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Top Michigan, Florida,
Texas, Indiana, Missouri, Oregon, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Philadelphia
(PA), Nebraska, Utah, New Jersey, Louisiana, Rhode Island, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Arizona, Delaware, Miami Beach (FL), Georgia, St. Louis
(MO), Ohio, New York & Wyoming
Middle Venezuela, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Vermont,
Connecticut, Virginia, Colorado, Illinois, California, North Dakota, Iowa,
Greece, Alaska, Uruguay, British Guiana, Tennessee, New Mexico, Minnesota,
Massachusetts, Maryland, District of Columbia, West Virginia, Washington &
Nevada
Bottom Israel, Sweden, Holland, Mexico, Belgium, Peru,
Brazil, France, Chile, Italy, Germany, Philippines, England, Iceland,
Ecuador, Guatemala, Cuba, Japan, Dominican Rep., Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa
Rica & Turkey |
Miss Argentina arrived late because she won her national pageant without her
father knowing. Her aunt persuaded him to let her go to Long Beach by
being her chaperone. |
Miss Iceland got a sunburn from the 2 1/2-hour parade. Miss Germany
applied a soothing lotion.
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Miss Israel (left) at first refused to pose with Miss Germany because she
and her mother were the only ones in their family to survive the Nazi
occupation of Poland. Later, she relented and agreed to pose with Miss
Germany. |
Japan & Philippines |
Peru & Germany |
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1956 July 20
Long Beach, California, USA
30 entries
Results
1 USA Carol Laverne Morris
2 Germany Marina Orschel
3 Sweden Ingrid Goude (1st RU Europe 56)
4 England Iris Alice Kathleen Waller (World 56)
5 Italy Rossana Galli
Semi-finalists
Argentina Ileana Carré
Belgium Lucienne Auquier
Brazil Maria José Cardoso
Cuba Marcia Rodríguez
Echevarría
France Anita Treyens
Greece Rita Gouma
Israel Sara Tal
Mexico Erna Marta Bauman
Peru Lola Sabogal Morzán
Venezuela Blanquita Heredia Osío
Remainder
Alaska Barbara Maria Sellar
British Guiana Rosalind Iva Joan Fung
Canada Elaine Evelyn Bishenden
Chile Concepción Obach Chacana
Costa Rica Anabella Granados
Dominican Rep. Olga Fiallo Oliva
Ecuador Maria Mercedes Flores Espín
Guatemala Ileana Garlinger Díaz
Holland Rita Schmidt (4th RU Europe 56)
Iceland Gudlaug Gudmundsdóttir
Japan Yoshie Baba
Philippines Isabel Rodriguez
Puerto Rico Paquita Vivo
Turkey Can Uysal
Uruguay Titina Aguirre
Awards
Miss Friendship
1 Costa Rica
2 New Mexico (Jackie Brown)
Miss Photogenic
1 Germany
2 Sweden
3 Venezuela
4 Italy
5 California (Shurlee Witty)
Most Popular Girl
1 Iowa (Carol Morris)
2 Texas (Jo Dodson)
3 Germany
Did not compete
Finland Mirva Orvokki Arvinen
Philippines Edith Noble Nakpil (replaced)
Guest
Miss Welcome to Long Beach (Sibyl Smith) |
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Miss Photogenic (Germany) &
Most Popular Girl (Iowa) |
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Top 15
Top Italy, Mexico, Peru, Miss Universe 1955 (Hillevi
Rombin), Sweden,
USA & Venezuela
Middle Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Cuba, England, Israel
& France
Bottom Greece & Germany |
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England (4th), Germany (2nd), USA (winner), Sweden (3rd) & Italy (5th) |
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