The
Miss U.S.A. and Miss Universe pageants were held together, with the
Miss U.S.A. winner advancing directly into the Miss Universe pageant
at the same venue. Contestants from either group competed for
the special awards.
1952
June 27
Long
Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California
39
participants
Results
1
NEW YORK Jacqueleen “Jackie” Virginia Loughery (Top
10 Universe '52)
2
LOUISIANA Jeanne Vaughn Thompson
3
MISSOURI Carolyn Carlew
4
TENNESSEE Jean Harper
5
OKLAHOMA Trula Birchfield
Top
10
INDIANA
Virginia Ann Johnson
MICHIGAN
Judy Hatula
MINNESOTA
Jodell Stirmlinger
MONTANA
Valerie Jackson
NEW
JERSEY Ruth June Hampton
Award
Miss
Amity MONTANA
Remainder
ALABAMA
Doris Edwards
ARKANSAS
Barbara Wathen
CALIFORNIA
Gloria Maxwell
COLORADO
Joan Linn
CONNECTICUT
Jo Kuhlman
DELAWARE
Sue Langton
FLORIDA
Yvonne Peairs
GEORGIA
Betty Jane Wood
IDAHO
Cherie Jean Lindsey
ILLINOIS
Sherri Matulis
KANSAS
Betty Lou Renick
KENTUCKY
Jean Vawter Tingle
MAINE
Jean Marie Lemire
MASSACHUSETTS
Vel Dorne
MISSISSIPPI
Carolyn Thomas
NEVADA
Barbara Jean Clark
NEW
MEXICO Kay Nail
NORTH
CAROLINA Doris Stanley
NORTH
DAKOTA Gloria Jo Rowe
OHIO
Margie Broering
OREGON
Beth Bailey
PENNSYLVANIA
Jeanne Ferguson
RHODE
ISLAND Ana Dolores Selinder
SOUTH
CAROLINA Margie Allen
TEXAS
Charlene McClary
UTAH
Carol Jean Isbell
VERMONT
Elizabeth Whitcomb
VIRGINIA
Elizabeth Glenn
WASHINGTON
Adele Slaybaugh
Did
not compete
ARIZONA
Charlene Hendricks (she backed out at the last minute)
SOUTH
DAKOTA Marlene Margaret Reib (missed her train to Los Angeles)
WISCONSIN
Jeannie Huston (won Miss Wisconsin for America '52)
____________________
1953
July 15
Long
Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California
42
participants
Results
1
ILLINOIS Myrna Rae Hansen (1st RU Universe '53)
2
MYRTLE BEACH (SC) Mary Kemp Griffin (America '52, World
'53)
3
ALABAMA Doris Edwards
4
WASHINGTON Nancy Petraborg
5
UTAH Shauna Wood
Top
20
CALIFORNIA
Marcella Roulette
COLORADO
Jeanie Carroll
IOWA
Marilyn Shonka
KENTUCKY
Mary Ann Stice
LOUISIANA
Jeanne Vaughn Thompson
MAINE
Jackie Lee
MIAMI
BEACH (FL) Kay Duggar
MINNESOTA
Mary Ann Papke
NEBRASKA
Berneta Nelson
NEVADA
Earlene Whitt
NEW
YORK Reta Knapp
OHIO
Eleanor Mack
PENNSYLVANIA
Jeri Bauer
SOUTH
CAROLINA Susan Anthony Day
TEXAS
Joan Gail Bradshaw
Awards
Miss
Amity LOUISIANA
Miss
Photogenic ILLINOIS
Remainder
ARIZONA
Eleanor Ruth Cross
ARKANSAS
Jackie Stucker
CONNECTICUT
Beverlee Burlant
IDAHO
Patricia Rose Carter
INDIANA
Edith Mae Krumme
MARYLAND
Diane Gale Durham
MASSACHUSETTS
Joan Daly
MICHIGAN
Jo Ann Page
MISSOURI
Donna Gardner
MONTANA
Billie Jean Tyrrell
NEW
HAMPSHIRE Muriel Roy
NEW
JERSEY Susan Ruth Harris
NORTH
CAROLINA Libby Walker
NORTH
DAKOTA Marilyn Caufield
OKLAHOMA
Barbara Bond
RHODE
ISLAND Barbara Rose Deignan
SOUTH
DAKOTA Kathleen Herman
VERMONT
Kathleen Marie Eugenia Surrel
VIRGINIA
Dorothy Lee Bailey
WEST
VIRGINIA Fay Higley
WISCONSIN
Jacque Marie Kimmel
WYOMING
Nancy Rogers
____________________
1954
July 21
Long
Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California
44
participants
NOTE
1st runner-up from Virginia was 16, therefore disqualified; 2nd
to 4th runner-ups moved up one spot and Illinois advanced to 4th
runner-up from Top 20.
Top
19 (after the disqualification of Miss Virginia)
ARKANSAS
Waydine Nesbitt
CALIFORNIA
Sandra Lea Constance
CONNECTICUT
Andrea Todd
DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA Laura Farley
INDIANA
Cecilia Ann Dennis
IOWA
Ione Lukens
MEMPHIS
(TN) Janice Beverly Bowles
MINNESOTA
Dawn Joyce
MISSOURI
Alice Jean Porritt
MONTANA
Dawn Oney
NEBRASKA
Margie Winkhoff
NEW
JERSEY Evelyn Orowitz
OHIO
Barbara Joyce Randa
WISCONSIN
Rita Dolores Younger
Award
Miss
Amity Greece
Remainder
ARIZONA
Bonnie Omadee Johnson
COLORADO
Lorna Batterson
FLORIDA
Rosemary Talucci
FRONT
ROYAL (VA) Carol Hammarck
KANSAS
Sue Ravencroft
KENTUCKY
Nikki Horner
LOUISIANA
Sadie Marie Vinson
MASSACHUSETTS
Nan Cowan
MICHIGAN
Gerri Hoffman
NEVADA
Mary Jane Arnold
NEW
HAMPSHIRE Myrna Louise Smith
NORTH
CAROLINA Ann Pickett
NORTH
DAKOTA Priscella Jane Hewitt
OREGON
Charlotte Miller
PENNSYLVANIA
Helen Vidovich
PLEASURE
BEACH (CT) Violet Fuchs
RHODE
ISLAND Joyce Ann Sandberg
SOUTH
DAKOTA Barbara Ann Brown
ST.
LOUIS (MO) Jo Ann Lynde
TENNESSEE
Barbara Sue Holly
UTAH
Laverna Laub
VERMONT
GEORGIA Laurise
WASHINGTON
Darlene Gail Shride
WEST
VIRGINIA Sandra Waggy
WYOMING
Faith Adele Radenbaugh
Disqualified
MARYLAND
Barbara Ann Eschenburg (underage at 16)
PHILADELPHIA
(PA) Elaine DuFeen (withdrew after placing in Top 20)
VIRGINIA
Ellen Whitehead (underage at 16)
____________________
1955
July 20
Long
Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California
43
participants
Results
1
VERMONT Carlene King Johnson (America '53, Top 15
Universe '55)
2
ARKANSAS Margaret Ann Haywood
3
NEBRASKA Donna Jo Streever
4
CALIFORNIA Donna Schurr
5
GEORGIA Carolann Connor
Top
15
COLORADO
Dorothy Jean Bewley
FLORIDA
Marlies Gessler
ILLINOIS
Diane Daniggelis
NEW
MEXICO Joan Schwartz
NEW
YORK Janet Kadlecik
NEW
YORK City (NY) Patricia Ann O'Kane
SOUTH
CAROLINA Sara Ella Stone
TEXAS
Mary Miles Daughters
WASHINGTON
Shirley Jean Givins
WISCONSIN
Jeanne Marianne Boulay
Award
Miss
Amity EL SALVADOR
Remainder
ARIZONA
Patti Alexandria Marks
CONNECTICUT
Jane Louise Bartolotta
DELAWARE
Helen Denise Blackwell
INDIANA
Mary Ann Wasick
IOWA
Jerri Jean Cole
LOUISIANA
Merlin Grace Garcia
MARYLAND
Gloria Ruth King
MASSACHUSETTS
Jean Dernago
MIAMI
BEACH (FLORIDA) Beverly Masters
MICHIGAN
Martha Smith
MINNESOTA
Sally Ann Colombo
MISSOURI
Janet Coker
NEW
HAMPSHIRE Patricia Ann Mowry
NEW
JERSEY Beverly Rogers (USA '56 as Miss Miami Beach)
NORTH
CAROLINA Mary Grace Ratliffe
NORTH
DAKOTA Joan Roberta Smith
OHIO
Carol Hagerman
OREGON
Rose Karcha
PENNSYLVANIA
Marianne Marcus
PHILADELPHIA
(PA) Doris Sommer Klein
RHODE
ISLAND Beverly Jansen
SOUTH
DAKOTA Phyllis Elaine Choquette
ST.
LOUIS (MO) Bennie Joan Pritchard
TENNESSEE
Barbara Gurley
UTAH
Myrna Joy Rasmussen
VIRGINIA
Jeannie Asble
WEST
VIRGINIA Barbara Jean Tucker
WYOMING
Barbara Kaye Latta
____________________
1956
July 18
Long
Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California
43
participants
Results
1
IOWA Carol Laverne Morris (America '54, winner Universe
'56)
2
SOUTH CAROLINA Betty Lane Cherry (World '56)
3
ARKANSAS Nancy McCollum
4
NEBRASKA Shari Lewis (winner American Dairy Princess '56)
5
TEXAS Jo Dobson
Top
16
ARIZONA
Maija Bertulson
COLORADO
Karen Keeler
MARYLAND
Charlene Holt
MICHIGAN
Barbara Sias
NEW
JERSEY Dolores Winfield
NORTH
CAROLINA Shirley Bagwell
OHIO
Eleanor Wood
OREGON
Maralyn Turner
TENNESSEE
Stella Wilson
UTAH
Cheryl Brown
WASHINGTON
June Marie Svedin
Awards
Miss
Amity COSTA RICA
Miss
Photogenic GERMANY
Remainder
CALIFORNIA
Shirlee Garner Witty
CONNECTICUT
Dorothy Jean Bailey
DELAWARE
Sandra McCabe
DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA Joanne Holler
FLORIDA
Kim Meyer
GEORGIA
Mary Delleney Ruff
ILLINOIS
Mickey Blair
INDIANA
Beverly Mattox
LOUISIANA
Cecile Morris
MASSACHUSETTS
Elaine Murphy
MIAMI
BEACH (FL) Beverly Rogers (USA '55 as Miss New Jersey)
MINNESOTA
Marilyn Johnson
MISSOURI
Carol Rea Thrower
NEVADA
Marley Sanderson
NEW
HAMPSHIRE Rita Leclerc
NEW
MEXICO Jackie Brown
NEW
YORK Kay Douglas (married & mother of 10-month-old son)
NORTH
DAKOTA Mary Jane Harroun
PENNSYLVANIA
Serena Kifer
PHILADELPHIA
(PA) Miriam Uniman
RHODE
ISLAND Sandra Vozella
ST.
LOUIS (MO) Diana Stopke
VERMONT
Dolores Wettock
VIRGINIA
Audra Stark
WEST
VIRGINIA Janet Marilyn Cardi
WISCONSIN
Priscilla Perkins
WYOMING
Marilyn Scott
____________________
1957
July 17
Long
Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California
43
participants
NOTE
Winner was disqualified (she was married); 1st to 4th runner-ups
moved up one spot, and Ohio advanced to 4th runner-up from Top 15).
USA was not represented at the Miss Universe.
Results
1
UTAH Charlotte Sheffield (World '57)
2
WEST VIRGINIA Ruth Marie Parr
3
NEVADA Joan Adams
4
NEBRASKA Carolyn McGirr
5
OHIO Kathryn Gabriel
Top
14 (after the disqualification of Miss Maryland)
ARKANSAS
Helen Elizabeth Garrott
CALIFORNIA
Peggy Jacobson
ILLINOIS
Marianne Gaba
IOWA
Judith Ann Hall
MASSACHUSETTS
Sandra Ramsey
NEW
YORK Sanita Pelkey
SOUTH
CAROLINA Jean Spotts
TEXAS
Gloria Hunt
WASHINGTON
Diana Schafer
Awards
Miss
Amity PUERTO RICO
Miss
Photogenic GERMANY
Remainder
COLORADO
Mary Linda Clapham
CONNECTICUT
Rosemary Galliotti
DELAWARE
Patricia Ann Ellingsworth
FLORIDA
Deanie Cates
GEORGIA
Ruth Avanelle Lycan
INDIANA
Pat Dorsett
LOUISIANA
Earlyn Regouffre
MAINE
Roberta Aymie
MIAMI
BEACH (FL) Faye Ray
MICHIGAN
Sharon Moore
MINNESOTA
Mary Margaret Ford
MISSOURI
Judith Ann Murback
NEW
HAMPSHIRE Lyla Lee Moran
NEW
JERSEY Jeanne Lewis
NEW
MEXICO Patricia June Stafford
NORTH
CAROLINA Peggy Ann Dennis
NORTH
DAKOTA Anne-Marit Studness
OKLAHOMA
Rose Mary Raab
OREGON
Sonja Landsem
PENNSYLVANIA
Rosalie Culp
PHILADELPHIA
(PA) Barbara Miller
RHODE
ISLAND Myrna Altieri
SOUTH
DAKOTA Gay Marshall
ST.
LOUIS (MO) Carole Learn
TENNESSEE
Patricia Prather
VERMONT
Marjorie Link
VIRGINIA
Patricia Jean Bush
WISCONSIN
Natalie Faye Lueck
WYOMING
Marilyn Hawkins
Disqualified
MARYLAND
Leona Mary Gage (a day after winning the Miss U.S.A. title)
____________________
1958
July 23
Long
Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California
45
participants
Results
1
LOUISIANA Eurlyne Howell (3rd RU universe '58)
2
FLORIDA Marcia Valibus
3
ALABAMA Judith Lucille Carlson
4
ILLINOIS June Pickney
5
GEORGIA Diane Gail Austin
Top
15
CALIFORNIA
Donna Kay Brooks
MONTANA
Sharon Diane Tietjen
NEBRASKA
Dee Kjeldgaard
NEW
YORK Virginia Fox
SOUTH
CAROLINA Patricia Ann Moss
SOUTH
DAKOTA Helen Youngquist
TENNESSEE
Martha Nelle Boales
TEXAS
Linda Ann Daugherty
UTAH
Sandra Pugh
WASHINGTON
Rose Marie Nielsen
Awards
Miss
Amity JAPAN
Miss
Photogenic HOLLAND
Remainder
ARIZONA
Shirlee Fox
ARKANSAS
Nancy Hill
COLORADO
Devona Hubka
CONNECTICUT
Dorothy Elizabeth Dillen
DELAWARE
VIRGINIA Jefferson
DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA Betty Sue Robertson
IDAHO
Jeanette Ashton
INDIANA
Shirley Ann Ball
IOWA
Sandra Mary Olsen
KENTUCKY
Shannon Beasley
MAINE
Karen Louise Hanson
MARYLAND
Patricia Marie Vogts
MASSACHUSETTS
Sally Ann Freedman (Sun Fun '61)
MICHIGAN
Shirley Ann Black
MINNESOTA
Sue Bouchard
MISSOURI
Beverly Sue Wright
NEVADA
Terry Lee Jeffers
NEW
HAMPSHIRE Patricia Gail Larrabee
NEW
JERSEY Faye Hasenauer
NEW
MEXICO Sandi Lin Bullis
NORTH
CAROLINA Carol Jean Edwards
NORTH
DAKOTA Diana Spidahl
OHIO
Cindy Ann Garrison
PENNSYLVANIA
Natalie Dee
PHILADELPHIA
(PA) Kathleen Conyers
RHODE
ISLAND Claire di Paolo
VERMONT
Doreen Patricia McNamee (Sun Fun '60)
VIRGINIA
Betty Marsh
WEST
VIRGINIA Mary Ann Guthrie
WYOMING
Dorothy Kochiras
____________________
1959
July 22
Long
Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California
46
participants
Results
1
CALIFORNIA Terry Lynn Huntingdon (2nd RU Universe '59)
2
TEXAS Carelgean Douglas
3
FLORIDA Nanita Greene
4
GEORGIA Dorothy Gladys Taylor
5
NEW YORK Arlene Nesbitt
Top
15
ALABAMA
Pat Sullivan (Dixie '60)
ARKANSAS
Donna Sue Needham
COLORADO
Dianne Lee Gardner
IOWA
Kay Nielson (America '58 as Miss Nebraska)
LOUISIANA
Mary Margaret Lo-Bianco
MAINE
Carolyn Komant
MARYLAND
Diane Dolores White (3rd RU World-USA '61)