Miss Universe 1952

Miss Universe 1952, the 1st Miss Universe pageant, was held on June 28, 1952 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States. The pageant was held on the day following the first Miss USA pageant, at the same venue. Thirty contestants competed for the crown. The first winner of the pageant was 17-year-old Armi Kuusela of Finland, who was crowned by actress Piper Laurie.[2][3]

Miss Universe 1952
The winner of Miss Universe 1952, Armi Kuusela.
DateJune 28, 1952 (1952-06-28)
PresentersBob Russell
VenueLong Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States
Entrants30[1]
Placements10
Debuts
WinnerArmi Kuusela
 Finland
CongenialityMyriam Lynn
 Belgium
Valerie Johnson
 Montana

Results
Miss Universe 1952 participating countries and territories

Placements
Placement Contestant
Miss Universe 1952
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up
Top 10

Special awards
Award Contestant
Miss Friendship

Contestants

30 contestants competed for the title.[4]

Country/Territory Contestant Hometown
AlaskaShirley BurnettAnchorage
 AustraliaLeah MacCartneyMelbourne
 BelgiumMyriam LynnBrussels
 CanadaRuth CarrierOntario
 ChileEsther Saavedra Yoacham†Santiago
 CubaGladys LópezHavana
 DenmarkHanne SørensenCopenhagen
 FinlandArmi KuuselaMuhos
 FranceClaude GoddartParis
 GermanyRenate HoyLudwigshafen
 Great BritainAileen P. ChaseLondon
 GreeceNtaizy MavrakiAthens
HawaiiElza EdsmanHonolulu
 Hong KongJudy DanHong Kong
 IndiaIndrani Rahman †Chennai
 IsraelOra VeredTel Aviv
 ItalyGiovanna MazzottiLombardy
 JapanHimeko KojimaOsaka
 MexicoOlga Llorens PérezCiudad Juárez
 NorwayEva RøineOslo
 PanamaElzibir Gisela MalekCoclé
 PeruAda Gabriela BuenoApurímac
 PhilippinesTeresita SanchezMalolos
 Puerto RicoMarilia Levy BernalLares
 South AfricaCatherine Edwina HigginsTransvaal
 SwedenAnne Marie ThistlerStockholm
 TurkeyGelengul TayforogluAnkara
 United StatesJacqueleen LougheryBrooklyn
 UruguayGladys Rubio FajardoMontevideo
 VenezuelaSofía Silva InserriTumeremo

Notes

Replacement
  •  Uruguay - Rosa Adela "Nenela" Prunell was replaced by Gladys Rubio Fajardo.

References
  1. "Blonde from Finland named Miss Universe". Ottawa Citizen. June 30, 1952. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  2. Coetzee, Nikita (October 16, 2019). "PICS: This is what the very first Miss Universe pageant looked like 67 years ago!". Channel 24. Retrieved January 3, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Bell, Diane (September 5, 2014). "La Jollan was 1st 'Miss Universe'". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  4. Lo, Ricky (September 30, 2016). "The first (1952) Miss U pageant". Philippine Star. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
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