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Alaska, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hawaii, Italy, Japan, Norway, Philippines,
Puerto Rico, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey & Uruguay
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1953 July 17
Long Beach, California, USA
26 entries
Results
1 France Christiane Martel (real surname: Magnani)
2 USA Myrna Rae Hansen
3 Japan Kinuko Ito
4 Mexico Ana Bertha Lepe Jiménez
5 Australia Maxine Morgan
Semi-finalists
Austria Lore Felger (Europe 53)
Canada Thelma Elizabeth Brewis
Denmark Jytte Olsen
Germany Christel Schaack (Miss Europe 1954)
Italy Rita Stazzi
Norway Synnöve Gulbrandsen
Panama Emita Arosemena Zubieta
Peru Mary Ann Sarmiento
South Africa Ingrid Rita Mills
Turkey Ayten Akyol
Uruguay Ada Alicia Ibáñez Amengual
Remainder
Alaska Muriel Hagberg
Belgium Elayne Cortois
Finland Teija Anneli Sopanen
Greece Doretta Xirou
Hawaii Aileen Lauwae Stone
Philippines Cristina Monson Pacheco
Puerto Rico Wanda Irizarry
Sweden Ulla Sandkler
Switzerland Danielle Oudinet
Venezuela Gisela Bolaños Scarton
Awards
Miss Friendship Louisiana (Jeanne Vaughn Thompson)
Miss Photogenic USA
Did not compete
Morocco Colette Ribes
Guest
Miss Welcome to Long Beach (Joan Kelly) |

Puerto Rico, Norway, Belgium, Uruguay, South
Africa, Denmark, Sweden, Finland & Turkey |

Top 5
USA, Mexico, Japan, France & Australia |
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Mexico (4th), USA (2nd), France (winner), Japan
(3rd) & Australia (5th) |

Belgium & Austria |

France, Philippines & Greece with actor Jeff Chandler |

Miss Italy (centre) couldn't watch the nurse tend to Miss Nebraska's
sprained finger |

Mexico, Puerto Rico & Panama |
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