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Participating Nations and Results.
The third edition of Miss Universe was held on 24 July 1954, at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA. They had 33 young ladies in the competition. Miss USA, Miriam Stevenson, won the competition. She became the first American to win the Miss Universe competition.
[edit] Results
[edit] Placements
- Miss Universe 1954: Miriam Stevenson, (USA)
- The runners-up were:
- 1st Runner-up: Maria Marta Hacker Rocha, (Brazil)
- 2nd Runner-up: Virginia Lee Wai-Chun, (Hong Kong)
- 3rd Runner-up: Regina Ernst, (Germany)
- 4th Runner-up: Ragnhild Olausson, (Sweden)
- The semi-finalists were:
- Ivana Olga Kislinger, (Argentina)
- Gloria Legisos, (Chile)
- Marian Esquivel McKeown, (Costa Rica)
- Jacqueline Beer, (France)
- Rika Diallina, (Greece)
- Maria Teresa Paliani, (Italy)
- Mona Stornes, (Norway)
- Liliana Torre, (Panama)
- Isabella León Velarde Dancuart, (Peru)
- Blesilda Mueler Ocampo, (Philippines)
- Ana Moreno, (Uruguay)
[edit] Special Award
- Congeniality: Effie Androulakaki ^, (Greece)
[edit] Delegates
^ Miss Greece Rika Dialina was unable to enter the United States due to passport problems. Effie Androulakaki was sent to replace her. Androulakaki managed to win the award before Dialina's problems were sorted out. Androulakaki withdrew from the pageant after Dialina's arrival; turning down the suggestion from pageant officials that she continue to compete in the contest as "Miss Crete".
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