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Revision as of 07:28, 28 July 2023

Miss Universe 1955
Hillevi Rombin, Miss Universe 1955
Date22 July 1955
PresentersBob Russell
VenueLong Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States
BroadcasterCBS
Entrants33
Placements15
Debuts
Withdrawals
ReturnsVenezuela
WinnerHillevi Rombin
 Sweden
CongenialityMaribel Arrieta
 El Salvador
← 1954
1956 →

Miss Universe 1955 was the 4th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States on 22 July 1955.[1] This is the first edition that the pageant was televised.

At the end of the event, Miriam Stevenson of the United States crowned Hillevi Rombin of the Sweden as Miss Universe 1955.[2] It is Sweden's first victory in the pageant's history.[3]

Contestants from 33 countries and territories competed in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Bob Russell.

Background

Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, the venue of Miss Universe 1955

Selection of participants

Contestants from 33 countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant.

The 1955 edition saw the debuts of Ceylon, Ecuador, England, Guatemala, Lebanon, and Nicaragua, and the return of Venezuela who last competed in 1953.[4] Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Singapore, and Thailand withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.

Expected to compete are Karin Rasmussen of Denmark, Gladir Leopardi of Egypt, Angelina Kalkhoven of Holland, and Suna Soley of Turkey. However, these women withdrew due to undisclosed reasons.[5]

Results

Miss Universe 1955 and her court (from left to right): Margit Nünke, Maribel Arrieta, Maureen Hingert, and Keiko Takahashi.

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss Universe 1955
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 15

Special awards

Award Contestant
Miss Friendship
Miss Popular Girl
Best Dressed Girl

Pageant

Format

From sixteen, fifteen semi-finalists were chosen at the preliminary competition that consists of the swimsuit and evening gown competition. Each of the fifteen semi-finalists gave a short speech during the final telecast using their native languages. Afterwards, the fifteen semi-finalists paraded again in their swimsuits and evening gowns, and the five finalists were eventually chosen.

Selection committee

Contestants

Miss Universe 1955 participating countries and territories

33 contestants competed for the title.[8]

Country/Territory Contestant Age[a] Hometown
Alaska Alaska Lorna McLeod[9] 22 Fairbanks
 Argentina Isabel Sarli[10] 25 Buenos Aires
 Belgium Nicole De Mayer[11] 19 Ghent
 Brazil Emília Barreto Correa Lima[12] 21 Fortaleza
Canada Canada Cathy Diggles[13] 20 Toronto
 Ceylon Maureen Hingert[14] 18 Colombo
 Chile Rosa Merello[15] 18 Santiago
 Costa Rica Clemencia Martínez 22 San José
 Cuba Gilda Marín 26 Havana
 Ecuador Leonor Carcache 21 Guayaquil
 El Salvador Maribel Arrieta 19 San Salvador
 England Margaret Rowe 19 London
 Finland Sirkku Talja 19 Helsinki
 France Claude Petit 18 Aulnay-sous-Bois
 Greece Sonia Zoidou[16] 18 Athens
 Guatemala María del Rosario Molina 18 Guatemala City
 Honduras Pastora Pagán 18 San Pedro Sula
 Israel Ilana Carmel 19 Bat Yam
 Italy Elena Fancera 20 Rome
 Japan Keiko Takahashi 20 Tokyo
 Lebanon Hanya Beydoun 18 Beirut
 Mexico Yolanda Mayen 18 Tijuana
 Nicaragua Rosa Argentina Lacayo 19 Managua
 Norway Solveig Borstad 23 Oslo
 Philippines Yvonne de los Reyes 19 Manila
 Puerto Rico Carmen Laura Betancourt 20 Rio Piedras
 South Korea Kim Mee-chong 22 Busan
 Sweden Hillevi Rombin 21 Uppsala
 United States Carlene King Johnson[17] 22 Rutland
 Uruguay Inge Hoffmann 19 Montevideo
 Venezuela Susana Duijm 18 Caracas
 West Germany Margit Nünke 24 Cologne
Trinidad and Tobago West Indies Noreen Campbell 18 Port-of-Spain, Trinidad

Notes

  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

  1. ^ "'Miss Universe' crowned tonight". The Pittsburgh Press. 22 July 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 18 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ "They're favored in Miss Universe Contest". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 23 July 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 28 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Mosby, Aline (23 July 1955). "Swedish beauty wins "Miss Universe" title". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 1. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "Miss Ceylon is Dutch". The Straits Times. 27 June 1955. p. 2. Retrieved 18 July 2023 – via National Library Board.
  5. ^ "Miss Holland trok aller aandacht" [Miss Holland attracted everyone's attention]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1 June 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 18 July 2023 – via Delpher.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Finalists". The Logan Daily News. 23 July 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Bacon, James (23 July 1955). "Judges pick Swedish beauty for '55 Miss Universe title". The Day. p. 1. Retrieved 25 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  8. ^ "Here's official list of Miss Universe charmers". Long Beach Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. 17 July 1955. p. 8. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "First "Universe" aspirants named". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. 19 May 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 18 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Beauty seeking guy who bathes". Daily News. New York, New York. 12 July 1955. p. 269. Retrieved 26 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "It might be sex appeal, Sonia says". The Singapore Free Press. 12 July 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 26 July 2023 – via National Library Board.
  12. ^ "Corpo de ex-miss Brasil Emília Barreto vai ser cremado neste sábado no Rio". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  13. ^ "43 Miss United States candidates start prancing for judges tonight". Panama American. 20 July 1955. p. 10. Retrieved 28 July 2023 – via Digital Library of the Caribbean.
  14. ^ "Ceylonese beau-tea". The News-Dispatch. 14 July 1955. p. 10. Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  15. ^ "Two are lucky". The Daily News. Perth, Australia. 19 July 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 28 July 2023 – via Trove.
  16. ^ "Life's darkest hour; she has to go home". The Los Angeles Times. 18 December 1955. p. 165. Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ Bacon, James (21 July 1955). "Miss Vermont named Miss U.S.A." The Boston Globe. p. 1. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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