Miss Universe 1956

Miss Universe 1956 was the 5th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States on 20 July 1956.

Miss Universe 1956
Carol Morris, Miss Universe 1956
Date20 July 1956
PresentersBob Russell
VenueLong Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States
BroadcasterCBS, KNXT
Entrants30
Placements15
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerCarol Morris
 United States
CongenialityAnabella Granados
 Costa Rica
PhotogenicMarina Orschel
 Germany

At the end of the event, Hillevi Rombin of Sweden crowned Carol Morris of the United States as Miss Universe 1956.[1] Morris was the second representative of the United States to win the contest.[2]

Contestants from 30 countries and territories competed in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Bob Russell for the 5th time.

Results
Miss Universe 1956 Top 15

Placements
Placement Contestant
Miss Universe 1956
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 15

Special awards
Award Contestant
Miss Friendship
Miss Photogenic
Miss Popular Girl

Contestants
Miss Universe 1956 participating countries and territories.

30 contestants competed for the title.[3]

Country/Territory Contestant Age[lower-alpha 1] Hometown
Alaska Alaska Barbara Sellar 18 Fairbanks
 Argentina Ileana Carré 19 Buenos Aires
 Belgium Lucienne Auquier 19 Brussels
 Brazil Maria José Cardoso 21 Porto Alegre
 British Guiana Rosalind Iva Joan Fung 20 Georgetown
 Canada Elaine Bishenden 18 Toronto
 Chile Concepción Obach 20 Santiago
 Costa Rica Anabella Granados 18 Alajuela
 Cuba Marcia Rodríguez 19 Havana
 Dominican Republic Olga Fiallo 22 Ciudad Trujillo
 Ecuador Mercedes Flores Espín 18 Guayaquil
 England Iris Waller 21 Gateshead
 France Anita Treyens 18 Paris
 Germany Marina Orschel 19 Berlin
 Greece Rita Gouma 20 Athens
 Guatemala Ileana Garlinger 21 Guatemala City
 Holland Rita Schmidt[4] 20 Alkmaar
 Iceland Guðlaug Guðmundsdóttir 19 Reykjavik
 Israel Sara Tal 22 Tel Aviv
 Italy Rossana Galli 21 Rome
 Japan Yoshie Baba 19 Aizuwakamatsu
 Mexico Erna Bauman 18 Mexico City
 Peru Lola Sabogal 21 Lima
 Philippines Isabel Rodriguez 19 Manila
 Puerto Rico Paquita Vivo 20 Santurce, San Juan
 Sweden Ingrid Goude 19 Stockholm
 Turkey Can Yusal 18 Istanbul
 United States Carol Morris[5] 20 Des Moines
 Uruguay Titina Aguirre 19 Montevideo
 Venezuela Blanca Heredia 22 Caracas

Notes
  1. Ages at the time of the pageant

Returns

Replacement
  •  Philippines - Edith Noble Nakpil was replaced by Isabel Escobar Rodriguez.[6]

Withdrawals

References
  1. "Iowa preacher's daughter wins "Miss Universe"". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. 22 July 1956. p. 10-A. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  2. "Carol Morris, Iowa entry, wins Miss Universe title". Youngstown Vindicator. Warren, Ohio. 21 July 1956. p. 2. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  3. "Globe's Most Beautiful Girls". Long Beach Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. 15 July 1956. p. 8. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Rita Schmidt werd uitgeschakeld" [Rita Schmidt was eliminated]. Friese Koerier (in Dutch). Leeuwarden, Netherlands. 21 July 1956. p. 2. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via Delpher.
  5. "Iowa beauty wins title of Miss U.S.A." Toledo Blade. Toledo, Ohio. Associated Press. 19 July 1956. p. 2. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  6. Dolor, Danny (16 December 2018). "Edith Nakpil: 'Woman of grace and courage'". Philippine Star. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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