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Germany
Among the floats in the Miss Universe parade
Finland, Argentina & Uruguay

 


Efi Andoroulakakis was an alternate when she represented Greece during the first few days of the pageant.  She is on the left, posing with Misses Uruguay, France & West Indies
The two Miss Greeces
The real Miss Greece, Rika Dialyna (right), received her visa at the last minute and flew to Long Beach to represent Greece,  Andoroulakakis (left) was voted Miss Friendship by the other contestants. 

 

MISS UNIVERSE 1954

1954 July 24
Long Beach, California, U.S.A.
33 entries

Results
1  U.S.A.  Miriam Jacqueline Stevenson
2  Brazil  Maria Marta Hacker Rocha
3  Hong Kong  Virginia Lee Wai-Chun
4  Germany  Regina Ernst
5  Sweden  Ragnhild Olausson

Semi-finalists
Argentina  Ivana Olga Ana María Francisca Kislinger
Chile  Gloria Legisos
Costa Rica  Marian Esquivel McKeown
France  Jacqueline Beer
Greece  Rika Dialyna
Italy  Maria Teresa Paliani
Norway  Mona Stornes
Panama  Liliana Torre
Peru  Isabella León Velarde Dancuart
Philippines  Blesilda Mueler Ocampo
Uruguay  Ana Moreno

Remainder
Alaska  Charlein Lander
Australia  Shirley Bliss
Belgium  Christiane Darnay Neckaerts
Canada  Joyce Mary Landry
Cuba  Isis Margarita Finlay García
El Salvador  Myrna Ros Orozco
Finland  Lenita Airisto
Honduras  Lilliam Padilla
Israel  Aviva Pe’er
Japan  Mieko Kondo
Korea  Kae Sun-hae
Mexico  Elvira Castillo Olvera
New Zealand  Moananui Akiwa Manley
Puerto Rico  Lucy Santiago
Singapore  Marjorie Lee
Thailand  Am-mara At-savanon
West Indies  Evelyn Laura Andrade (Kingston, Jamaica)

Did not compete
British Guiana  Camila Rego
Greece  Efi Andoroulakakis (alternate)
Hawaii  Kapiolani Miller (no-show)
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Awards
Miss Friendship  Greece (Andoroulakakis)
Most Popular Girl  Brazil
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Guest
Miss Welcome to Long Beach  Marlene Becker
Norway, Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, Germany, Sweden, Greece (Andoroulakakis), France, Finland, Belgium & Italy

A staged photograph of Miriam Stevenson waking up to her Miss U.S.A. and Miss Universe trophies

Brazil (1st RU), U.S.A. (winner) & Hong Kong (2nd RU)