Miss Universe 1956

Miss Universe 1956
Date 20 July 1956
Presenters Bob Russell
Venue Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States
Entrants 30
Placements 15
Debuts British Guiana, Dominican Republic, Holland, Iceland
Withdrawals El Salvador, Finland, Honduras, Korea, Lebanon, Nicaragua, Norway, Ceylon, West Indies
Returns Peru, Turkey
Winner Carol Morris
 USA

Miss Universe 1956, the fifth beauty pageant of the Miss Universe franchise, was held on 20 July 1956 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California. There were thirty contestants on stage. The nineteen-year-old Carol Morris was the second American representative (styled as "Miss USA") to win the contest. As was normal for the event, she was crowned by her immediate predecessor, Hillevi Rombin of Sweden.

Results

Miss Universe 1956 participating nations and results

Placements

Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 1956
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
  •  England - Iris Alice Kathleen Waller
4th runner-up
Semi-finalists

Contestants

Miss Universe 1956 Top 15

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Last competed in 1953:

Last competed in 1954:

Replacement

Withdrawals

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