Miss USA 1956 explained

Miss USA 1956 was the fifth Miss USA pageant, held at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California on 18 July 1956.

At the end of the event, Carlene King Johnson of Vermont crowned Carol Morris as Miss USA 1956.[1] It is the first victory of Iowa in the pageant's history. Morris later competed at Miss Universe and won.[2]

Contestants from forty-three states and cities competed in the pageant. The competition was hosted by Bob Russell.

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss USA 1956
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 15

Contestants

Forty-three contestants competed for the title.[4]

State/CityContestantAgeHometownNotes
ArizonaMaija Bertulson18Tucson
ArkansasNancy McCollum19Stuttgart
CaliforniaShirlee Witty20Wilmington
ColoradoKaren Keeler21Denver
ConnecticutDorothy Bailey19Bridgeport
DelawareSandra McCabe18Selbyville
District of ColumbiaJoanne Holler21Washington
FloridaKim Meyer26Oceanway
GeorgiaMary Ruff19Gainesville
IllinoisMuriel Blair23Chicago
IndianaBeverly Mattox19Milroy
IowaCarol Ann Laverne Morris19OttumwaPreviously Miss Iowa 1954
Late won Miss Universe 1956[5]
LouisianaCecile Morris19Greenwell Springs
MarylandCharlene Holt28Annapolis
MassachusettsElaine Murphy21Weston
Miami Beach, FloridaBeverly Rogers20Miami
MichiganBarbara Sias19Detroit
MinnesotaMarilyn Johnson18Minneapolis
MissouriCarol Thrower18Kemmett
NebraskaShari Lewis19Lincoln
NevadaMarley Sanderson21Las Vegas
New HampshireRita Leclerc21Berlin
New JerseyDelores Winfield21Cranford
New MexicoJackie Brown21Albuquerque
New YorkKay Douglas18New York City
North CarolinaShirley Bagwell18
North DakotaMary Harroun19Bismarck
OhioEleanor Wood18Canton
OregonMaralyn Turner19Portland
PennsylvaniaSerena Kifer20Monaca
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaMiriam Uniman18Philadelphia
Rhode IslandSandra Vozella18Point Judith
South CarolinaBetty Lane Cherry20OrangeburgLater Miss World United States 1956
1st runner-up at Miss World 1956[6]
St. Louis, MissouriDiana Stopke18St. Louis
TennesseeStella Wilson19Covington
TexasJo Dodson18Houston
UtahCheryl Brown18Spanish Fork
VermontDelores Wettack21Westminster
VirginiaAudra Stark[7] 21Virginia Beach
WashingtonJune Svedin20Seattle
West VirginiaJanet Cardi24Belle
WisconsinPriscilla Perkins[8] 20Milwaukee
WyomingMarilyn Scott19Cheyenne

Notes

  1. News: 19 July 1956 . Iowa beauty wins title of Miss U.S.A. . en . 2 . . . Toledo, Ohio . 15 May 2023 . Google News Archive.
  2. News: 21 July 1956 . Carol Morris, Iowa entry, wins Miss Universe title . en . 2 . . Warren, Ohio . 15 May 2023 . Google News Archive.
  3. News: 19 July 1956 . Minister's daughter is U.S. representative . 8 . The Altus Times-Democrat . 10 October 2023 . Google News Archive.
  4. News: 15 July 1956 . Globe's Most Beautiful Girls . 8 . . . 15 May 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  5. News: 22 July 1956 . Iowa preacher's daughter wins "Miss Universe" . en . 10-A . . St. Petersburg, Florida . 15 May 2023 . Google News Archive.
  6. Dale Linder-Altman, " It's happened before: Orangeburg queen also incorrectly labeled winner", The Times and Democrat, 22 December 2015.
  7. News: 18 June 1956 . Audra Stark is Miss Universe Entry . 1 . . . 17 May 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  8. News: 18 June 1956 . Wisconsin's Miss Universe . 6 . . . 17 May 2023 . Newspapers.com.

References

  1. News: 19 July 1956 . Iowa beauty wins title of Miss U.S.A. . en . 2 . . . Toledo, Ohio . 15 May 2023 . Google News Archive.
  2. News: 21 July 1956 . Carol Morris, Iowa entry, wins Miss Universe title . en . 2 . . Warren, Ohio . 15 May 2023 . Google News Archive.
  3. News: 19 July 1956 . Minister's daughter is U.S. representative . 8 . The Altus Times-Democrat . 10 October 2023 . Google News Archive.
  4. News: 15 July 1956 . Globe's Most Beautiful Girls . 8 . . . 15 May 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  5. News: 22 July 1956 . Iowa preacher's daughter wins "Miss Universe" . en . 10-A . . St. Petersburg, Florida . 15 May 2023 . Google News Archive.
  6. Dale Linder-Altman, " It's happened before: Orangeburg queen also incorrectly labeled winner", The Times and Democrat, 22 December 2015.
  7. News: 18 June 1956 . Audra Stark is Miss Universe Entry . 1 . . . 17 May 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  8. News: 18 June 1956 . Wisconsin's Miss Universe . 6 . . . 17 May 2023 . Newspapers.com.

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