Miss Universe 1952
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Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
pageant, was held on June 28, 1952 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach
Long Beach, California
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, California
California
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, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 30 contestants competed for the crown. The winner was 18-year-old Armi Kuusela
Armi Kuusela
3. ; Victoria Advocate, 5 May, 19534. ; Owosso Argus-Press, 30, June 1952-External links:*...
of Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, who was crowned by actress Piper Laurie
Piper Laurie
Piper Laurie is an American actress of stage and screen known for her roles in the television series Twin Peaks and the films The Hustler, Carrie, and Children of a Lesser God, all of which brought her Academy Award nominations...
.
Results
| Final Results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 1952 |
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| 1st Runner-Up |
 Hawaii - Elza Kananionapua Edsman |
| 2nd Runner-Up |
 Greece - Ntaizy (Daisy) Mavraki |
| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up |
 Germany - Renate HoyRenate Hoy Renate Hoy, also credited as Renate Huy and Erika Nordin, was an actress. After winning the title of Miss Nürnberg, she was crowned Miss Germany of 1952... |
| Top 10 |
 Mexico - Olga Llorens Pérez-Castillo South Africa - Catherine Edwina Higgins Sweden - Anne Marie ThistlerAnne Marie Thistler Anne-Marie Tistler, is a former Miss Sweden titleholder and semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1952, top model and actress. Emigrated to Mexico and called herself Anne-Marie de Bosques. Appeared in films during the 1950s.-Appearances in films:...  Uruguay - Gladys Rubio Fajardo United States - Jacqueleen "Jackie" LougheryJackie Loughery Jacqueline "Jackie" Loughery is best known as the first Miss New York USA and winner of the first Miss USA beauty pageant, in Long Beach, California. In 1952, she won the title only after a second ballot broke a first-place tie... |
Special awards
- Miss Congeniality: Myriam Lynn (Belgium) and Valerie Johnson (Montana)^
- Most Popular Girl in Parade: Esther Saavedra (Chile)
^Since Miss Universe and Miss USA were held jointly, candidates from both pageants were eligible for the special awards.
Contestants
Alaska - Shirley Burnett
Australia - Leah MacCartney
Belgium - Myriam Lynn (Marianne Mullender)
Canada - Ruth Carrier
Chile - María Esther Saavedra Yoacham
Cuba - Gladys López
Denmark - Hanne Sørensen
Finland - Armi Helena KuuselaArmi Kuusela3. ; Victoria Advocate, 5 May, 19534. ; Owosso Argus-Press, 30, June 1952-External links:*...
Early Modern France - Claude Goddart- Germany - Renate HoyRenate HoyRenate Hoy, also credited as Renate Huy and Erika Nordin, was an actress. After winning the title of Miss Nürnberg, she was crowned Miss Germany of 1952...
Great BritainGreat BritainGreat Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
- Aileen P. Chase- Greece - Ntaizy (Daisy) Mavraki
- Hawaii - Elza Kananionapua Edsman
- ' - Judy Dan
India - Indrani RahmanIndrani RahmanIndrani Rahman was an Indian classical dancer, of Bharata Natyam, Kuchipudi, Kathakali and Odissi, which she popularized in the west, and later settled in New York in 1976....
Israel - Ora Vered
Italy - Giovanna Mazzotti
Japan - Himeko Kojima- Mexico - Olga Llorens Pérez-Castillo
Norway - Eva Røine
Panama - Elzibir Gisela Malek
Peru - Ada Gabriela Bueno
Philippines - Teresita Torralba Sanchez
Puerto Rico - Marilia Levy Bernal- South Africa - Catherine Edwina Higgins
- Sweden - Anne Marie ThistlerAnne Marie ThistlerAnne-Marie Tistler, is a former Miss Sweden titleholder and semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1952, top model and actress. Emigrated to Mexico and called herself Anne-Marie de Bosques. Appeared in films during the 1950s.-Appearances in films:...
Turkey - Gelengul Tayforoglu- Uruguay - Gladys Rubio Fajardo
- United States - Jacqueleen "Jackie" LougheryJackie LougheryJacqueline "Jackie" Loughery is best known as the first Miss New York USA and winner of the first Miss USA beauty pageant, in Long Beach, California. In 1952, she won the title only after a second ballot broke a first-place tie...
Venezuela - Sofía Silva Inserri
Panel of Judges
- Milo Anderson
- Arlene DahlArlene DahlArlene Carol Dahl is an American actress and former MGM contract star, who achieved notability during the 1950s. She is the mother of actor Lorenzo Lamas.-Early years:...
- Robert Goldstein
- Samuel Heavenrich
- Tom KelleyTom Kelley (photographer)Tom Kelley was an American photographer. Tom photographed the Hollywood celebrities throughout the 1940s and 1950s in Hollywood. David O...
- Constance MooreConstance MooreConstance Moore was a singer and actress. Her most noted work was in wartime musicals such as Show Business and Atlantic City and the classic 1939 movie serial Buck Rogers, in which she played Wilma Deering, the only female character in the serial.-Life and career:Moore was born in Sioux...
- Robert Palmer
- Gilbert RolandGilbert RolandGilbert Roland was a Mexican-born American film actor.He was born Luis Antonio Dámaso de Alonso in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico and originally intended to become a bullfighter like his father. When the family moved to the United States, however, he became interested in acting when he was...
- Yucca Salamunich
- Vincent Trotta