Miss Universe 1955
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Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
was held on 22 July 1955, at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
, USA. They had 33 young ladies in the competition. Miss Sweden
Miss Sweden
Miss Sweden , is the title of the Swedish beauty pageant, which ran from 1949-2003, by the female magazine VeckoRevyn and production company Strix in partnership with MTG. The competition qualified delegates to the global contests Miss Universe and first runner ups to Miss World...
, 21-year-old Hillevi Rombin
Hillevi Rombin
Hillevi Schine, , crowned as Miss Sweden and is the fourth winner of Miss Universe in 1955. She was the first deceased Miss Universe title holder since the pageant's inception.-Biography:...
, won the competition.
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 1955 |
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| 1st runner-up |
 El Salvador - Maribel Arrieta Gálvez |
| 2nd runner-up |
Maureen Hingert Maureen Neliya Hingert is a Sri Lankan model, dancer and actress. She is the only Sri Lankan representative to win an award at a Miss Universe pageant after finishing as second runner-up at the 1955 event.... |
| 3rd runner-up |
 Germany - Margit Nünke |
| 4th runner-up |
 Japan - Keiko Takahashi |
| Top 15 |
 Argentina - Hilda Isabel Sarli GorrindoIsabel Sarli Isabel Sarli is a retired Argentine actress, and model. She was a national sex-symbol of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.Born Hilda Isabel Sarli Gorrindo Tito in Concordia, Entre Ríos Province, Sarli was nicknamed "Coca Sarli", which comes from either her Coke-bottle-shaped figure, or from her...  Belgium - Nicole De Mayer Brazil - Emília Barreto Correia Lima Canada - Cathy Diggles Kingdom of England - Margaret Rowe Guatemala - María del Rosario Molina Chacón Honduras - Pastora Pagán Valenzuela Norway - Solveig Borstad United States - Carlene King JohnsonCarlene King Johnson Carlene King Johnson Drake was Miss USA 1955.After winning the Miss Vermont USA crown, Johnson, from Rutland, Vermont went on to become Vermont's only representative to achieve the title of Miss USA. Previously, she was Miss Vermont 1953.Johnson was born to Dr. Norman & Katherine King Johnson....  Venezuela - Carmen Susana Duijm ZubillagaCarmen Zubillaga Carmen Susana Duijm Zubillaga is a former model, actress and television presenter who was crowned Miss World in 1955.-Miss Universe:... |
Special awards
- Congeniality: El Salvador, Maribel Arrieta Gálvez
- Most Popular Girl in Parade: Kingdom of England, Margaret Rowe
Contestants
Alaska - Lorna McLeod- Argentina – Hilda Isabel Sarli Gorrindo
- Belgium - Nicole De Mayer
- Brazil - Emília Barreto Correia Lima
- Canada - Cathy Diggles
- ' - Maureen Neliya HingertMaureen HingertMaureen Neliya Hingert is a Sri Lankan model, dancer and actress. She is the only Sri Lankan representative to win an award at a Miss Universe pageant after finishing as second runner-up at the 1955 event....
Chile - Rosa Merello Catalán
Costa Rica - Clemencia Martínez de Montis
Cuba - Gilda Marín
Ecuador - Leonor Carcache Rodríguez- El Salvador - Maribel Arrieta Gálvez
- Kingdom of England - Margaret Rowe
Finland - Sirkku Talja
Early Modern France - Claude Petit- Germany - Margit Nünke
Greece - Sonia Zoidou- Guatemala - María del Rosario Molina Chacón
- Honduras - Pastora Pagán Valenzuela
Israel - Ilana Carmel
Italy - Elena Fancera- Japan - Keiko Takahashi
- ' - Kim Mee-Chong
Lebanon - Hanya Beydoun
Mexico - Yolanda Mayen
Nicaragua - Rosa Argentina Lacayo- Norway - Solveig Borstad
Philippines - Yvonne Berenguer de los Reyes
Puerto Rico - Carmen Laura Betancourt
Sweden - Hillevi RombinHillevi RombinHillevi Schine, , crowned as Miss Sweden and is the fourth winner of Miss Universe in 1955. She was the first deceased Miss Universe title holder since the pageant's inception.-Biography:...
Uruguay - Inge Hoffmann- United States - Carlene King JohnsonCarlene King JohnsonCarlene King Johnson Drake was Miss USA 1955.After winning the Miss Vermont USA crown, Johnson, from Rutland, Vermont went on to become Vermont's only representative to achieve the title of Miss USA. Previously, she was Miss Vermont 1953.Johnson was born to Dr. Norman & Katherine King Johnson....
(VT) - Venezuela - Carmen Susana Duijm ZubillagaCarmen ZubillagaCarmen Susana Duijm Zubillaga is a former model, actress and television presenter who was crowned Miss World in 1955.-Miss Universe:...
- ' - Noreen Campbell (Port-of-Spain, Trinidad)
Debuts
Returning countries and territories
- Cuba last competed in 1952Miss Universe 1952Miss Universe 1952, the very first Miss Universe pageant, was held on June 28, 1952 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, USA. 30 contestants competed for the crown...
- Venezuela last competed in 1953Miss Universe 1953Miss Universe 1953, the second Miss Universe pageant, was held on July 17, 1953 at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA. 27 contestants from 24 countries competed in the pageant, which was held concurrently with the Miss USA 1953 event. Miss France, 18-year-old Christiane...
.
Withdrawing countries and territories
Did not compete
Trivia
- Ceylon, El SalvadorEl SalvadorEl Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
, GuatemalaGuatemalaGuatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
, HondurasHondurasHonduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
, and VenezuelaMiss VenezuelaThe Miss Venezuela contest is the national beauty pageant of Venezuela and has been held since 1952. It is responsible for selecting the country's representatives to the Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss Earth and Miss International pageants .Under the direction of Osmel Sousa, Venezuela has...
placed for the first time. - SwedenMiss SwedenMiss Sweden , is the title of the Swedish beauty pageant, which ran from 1949-2003, by the female magazine VeckoRevyn and production company Strix in partnership with MTG. The competition qualified delegates to the global contests Miss Universe and first runner ups to Miss World...
won for the first time. - VenezuelaMiss VenezuelaThe Miss Venezuela contest is the national beauty pageant of Venezuela and has been held since 1952. It is responsible for selecting the country's representatives to the Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss Earth and Miss International pageants .Under the direction of Osmel Sousa, Venezuela has...
later won Miss World 1955Miss World 1955Miss World 1955, the fifth annual Miss World pageant, was held on October 20, 1955 at Lyceum Theatre, London, United Kingdom. 21 contestants competed for the Miss World. The winner was Susana Duijm, represented Venezuela...
in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. - GermanyMiss GermanyMiss Germany is a national beauty pageant for unmarried women in Germany. In 1927, the contest was held for the first time.In the past there were several organisations which claimed the title: In the 1920s already, German jurisdiction decided that the title Miss Germany could not be patented or...
later won Miss EuropeMiss EuropeMiss Europe is a popular regional beauty pageant among female contestants from the nations of the European continent established in 1928 and re-established at the end of World War II by Roger Zeiler of the French Committee of Elegance and Claude Berr...
in 1956.