User:Mauriziok/Miss Universe 1953

Miss Universe 1953, the 2nd Miss Universe pageant, was held on 17 July 1953 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States. Contestants from 26 countries competed in the pageant, which was held concurrently with the Miss USA 1953 event. 17-year-old Christiane Martel from France won the competition, becoming the second Miss Universe. The previous titleholder, Armi Kuusela, resigned before her reign ended, and therefore Martel was crowned by actress Julie Adams.

Contestants



 *  Alaska - Muriel Hagberg
 * 🇦🇺 Australia - Maxine Morgan
 * 🇦🇹 Austria - Lore Felger
 * 🇧🇪 Belgium - Elayne Cortois
 * 🇨🇦 Canada - Thelma Elizabeth Brewis
 * 🇩🇰 Denmark - Jytte Olsen
 * 🇫🇮 Finland - Teija Anneli Sopanen
 * 🇫🇷 France - Christiane Martel
 *  West Germany - Christel Schaack
 *  Kingdom of Greece - Doreta Xirou
 *  Hawaii - Aileen Lauwae Stone
 * 🇮🇹 Italy - Rita Stazzi
 * 🇯🇵 Japan - Kinuko Ito
 * 🇲🇽 Mexico - Ana Bertha Lepe Jiménez †
 * 🇳🇴 Norway - Synnøve Gulbrandsen
 * 🇵🇦 Panama - Emita Arosemena Zubieta
 * 🇵🇪 Peru - Mary Ann Sarmiento
 * 🇵🇭 Philippines - Cristina Monson Pacheco
 * 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico - Wanda Irizarry
 *  Union of South Africa - Ingrid Rita Mills
 * 🇸🇪 Sweden - Ulla Sandkler
 * 🇨🇭 Switzerland - Danielle Oudinet
 * 🇹🇷 Turkey - Ayten Akyol
 * 🇺🇸 United States - Myrna Rae Hansen
 * 🇺🇾 Uruguay - Ada Alicia Ibáñez Amengual
 * 🇻🇪 Venezuela - Gisela Bolaños Scarton †

Debuts

 * 🇦🇹 Austria
 * 🇨🇭 Switzerland

Withdrawals

 * 🇨🇱 Chile
 * 🇨🇺 Cuba
 *  Great Britain
 *  British Hong Kong
 * 🇮🇳 India
 * 🇮🇱 Israel

Did not compete

 *  Malaya - Violet Sleigh
 * 🇲🇦 Morocco - Colette Ribes

Awards

 *  Louisiana - Miss Friendship (Jeanne Vaughn Thompson)
 * 🇺🇸 United States - Miss Photogenic (Myrna Hansen)