Miss Universe 1958, the 7th

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pageant, was held on 25 July 1958 in

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. 36 contestants competed where finally,

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, 19-year-old

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won the competition, and was crowned by

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Results

Placements

Contestants

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- Eleanor Moses * - Celina Mercedes Ayala * - Astrid Tanda Lindholm * -

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† * - Adalgisa Colombo † * - Clyo Fernandes * - Eileen Cindy Conroy * - Raquel Molina Urrutia † * -

† * - Eugenia María Valverde Guardia * - Arminia Pérez y González * - Evy Norlund * - Alicia Vallejo Eljuri * - Dorothy Hazeldine * - Monique Boulinguez * - Marlies Jung Behrens * - Marily Kalimopoulou * - Maya Glinz *

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† * -

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† * - Miriam Hadar * - Clara Copella * - Tomoko Moritake * - Oh Geum-soon * - Elvira Leticia Risser Corredor * - Greta Andersen * - Graciela Scorza Leguizamón * - Beatriz Boluarte * - Alicja Bobrzowska *

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- Marion Willis * - Gertrud Gummels * - Birgitta Elisabeth Gårdman * - Irene Augustyniak * - Eurlyne Howell * - Ida Margarita Pieri * - Angela Tong

Notes

Did not compete

* - Hanni Ehrenstrasser * -

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* - Carmen Remedios Tuazon

Awards

* - Miss Friendship (Tomoko Moritake) * - Miss Photogenic (

) * - Most Popular Girl (Astrid Tanda Lindholm)

References

External links

Miss Universe official website
{{Miss Universe 1958 delegates 1958 1958 in California 1958 beauty pageants Beauty pageants in the United States July 1958 events in the United States