Sunday, May 9, 2010

Miss Universe 1957 - Gladys Zender

The 6th Miss Universe pageant, Miss Universe 1957 was held in Long Beach, CaliforniaUSA for the 6th time. In this pageant thirty two contestants competed. Miss Peru, 17-year-old Gladys Zender won the competition.



Final resultsContestant
Miss Universe 1957
1st runner-up
  •  Brazil - Teresinha Gonçalves Morango
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
  •  Cuba - María Rosa Gamio Fernández
4th runner-up
Top 15



Miss USALeona Gage (MD), was announced as a semi-finalist, but she was ejected from the pageant the day before the final after it was discovered that she was married and the mother of two young children; Miss Argentina, Monica Lamas, who had placed 16th in the preliminary, took over the vacated spot.


Special Awards


AwardContestant
Miss Congeniality
Miss Photogenic
Most Popular Girl in Parade

Contestants





Did Not compete

 Australia (June Finlayson),
 Colombia (Yolanda Pulecio Vélez),
 Finland (Marita Lindahl)

Some Picturtes:



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Saturday, May 8, 2010

Mis Universe 1956 - Carol Morris


The fifth edition of the Miss Universe pageant was held on 20 July 1956, at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long BeachCaliforniaUSA. They had 30 young ladies in the competition. Miss USA, 20-year-old Carol Morris, won the competition. She became the second American to win the Miss Universe competition.


Result




Final resultsContestant










Miss Universe 1956










1st runner-up










2nd runner-up










3rd runner-up
  •  England - Iris Alice Kathleen Waller











4th runner-up
  •  Italy - Rossana Galli











Top 15






Special Awards



AwardContestant










Miss Congeniality










Miss Photogenic










Most Popular Girl in Parade









Contestant





Did not compete.

 Finland (Mirva Orvokki Arvinen)
 Philippines (Edith Noble Nakpil)






Some Photos: