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Mauriziok/Miss Universe 1952
The winner of Miss Universe 1952, Armi Kuusela.
DateJune 28, 1952 (1952-06-28)
PresentersBob Russell
VenueLong Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States
Entrants30[1]
Placements10
Debuts
WinnerArmi Kuusela
 Finland
CongenialityMyriam Lynn
 Belgium
Valerie Johnson
 Montana
1953 →

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.

Results

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Miss Universe 1952 participating nations and results

Placements

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Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 1952  FinlandArmi Kuusela
1st Runner-Up  Hawaii – Elza Edsman
2nd Runner-Up  Greece – Ntaizy Mavraki
3rd Runner-Up  Hong KongJudy Dan
4th Runner-Up  GermanyRenate Hoy
Top 10  Mexico – Olga Llorens Pérez-Castillo

 South Africa – Catherine Edwina Higgins

 SwedenAnne Marie Thistler

 USAJackie Loughery

 Uruguay – Gladys Rubio Fajardo

Contestants

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Country/Territory Delegate
Alaska 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 (Daisy) Mavraki
Hawaii 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
 Sweden Anne Marie Thistler
 Turkey Gelengul Tayforoglu
 South Africa Catherine Edwina Higgins
 USA Jacqueleen "Jackie" Loughery
 Uruguay Gladys Rubio Fajardo
 Venezuela Sofía Silva Inserri

Notes

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Replacement

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  •  Uruguay - Rosa Adela "Nenela" Prunell was replaced by Gladys Rubio Fajardo.

Award

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  •  Montana - Miss Friendship (Valerie Johnson)

General references

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  • West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1952". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.

References

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  1. ^ "Blonde from Finland named Miss Universe". Ottawa Citizen. June 30, 1952. Retrieved 2 July 2011.