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| Miss Universe 1952 | |
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 The winner of Miss Universe 1952, Armi Kuusela. | |
| Date | June 28, 1952 |
| Presenters | Bob Russell |
| Venue | Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States |
| Entrants | 30[1] |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts | |
| Winner | Armi Kuusela Finland |
| Congeniality | Myriam Lynn BelgiumValerie Johnson  Montana |
Note: This is my own version of Miss Universe 1952 article. If you found this page, this is not the real page. Check this when you get here. Thank you.
Miss Universe 1952, the 1st Miss Universe pageant, was held on June 28, 1952 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States. The pageant was held on the day following the first Miss USA pageant, at the same venue. Thirty contestants competed for the crown. The first winner of the pageant was 17-year-old Armi Kuusela of Finland, who was crowned by actress Piper Laurie.[2]
Results
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Placements
[edit]| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss Universe 1952 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up | |
| 4th Runner-Up | |
| Top 10 |
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Contestants
[edit]30 contestants competed for the title.
Alaska - Shirley Burnett
Australia - Leah MacCartney
Belgium - Myriam Lynn
Canada - Ruth Carrier
Chile - María Esther Saavedra Yoacham †
Cuba - Gladys López
Denmark - Hanne Sørensen
Finland - Armi Kuusela
France - Claude Goddart
Germany - Renate Hoy
Great Britain - Aileen P. Chase
Greece - Ntaizy Mavraki
Hawaii - Elza Kananionapua Edsman
Hong Kong - Judy Dan
India - Indrani Rahman †
Israel - Ora Vered
Italy - Giovanna Mazzotti
Japan - Himeko Kojima
Mexico - Olga Llorens Pérez-Castillo
Norway - Eva Røine
Panama - Elzibir Gisela Malek
Peru - Ada Gabriela Bueno
Philippines - Teresita Torralba Sanchez
Puerto Rico - Marilia Levy Bernal
South Africa - Catherine Edwina Higgins
Sweden - Anne Marie Thistler
Turkey - Gelengul Tayforoglu
United States - Jackie Loughery
Uruguay - Gladys Rubio Fajardo
Venezuela - Sofía Silva Inserri
† – Deceased
Notes
[edit]Debuts
[edit]- Alaska
- Australia
- Belgium
- Canada
- Chile
- Cuba
- Denmark
- Finland
France- Germany
- Great Britain
- Greece
- Hawaii
- Hong Kong
- India
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Mexico
- Norway
- Panama
- Peru
- Philippines
- Puerto Rico
- South Africa
- Sweden
- Turkey
- United States
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
Replacement
[edit]- Uruguay - Rosa Adela "Nenela" Prunell was replaced by Gladys Rubio Fajardo.
Awards
[edit]- Belgium - Miss Congeniality (Myriam Lynn)
- Chile - Most Popular Girl (María Esther Saavedra Yoacham) †
Montana - Miss Friendship (Valerie Johnson)
General references
[edit]- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1952". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
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References
[edit]- ^ "Blonde from Finland named Miss Universe". Ottawa Citizen. June 30, 1952. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ Coetzee, Nikita (October 16, 2019). "PICS: This is what the very first Miss Universe pageant looked like 67 years ago!". Channel 24. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
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