Miss Universe 1957

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Miss Universe 1957
Gladys Zender Miss Universe 1957.jpg
Gladys Zender
Date19 July 1957 (1957-07-19)
Presenters Bob Russell
Venue Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States
Broadcaster CBS
Entrants32
Placements15
Debuts
  • Martinique
  • Morocco
  • Paraguay
Withdrawals
  • British Guiana
  • Chile
  • Dominican Republic
  • Holland
  • United States
Returns
  • Austria
  • Ceylon
  • Hawaii
  • South Korea
Winner Gladys Zender
Peru
CongenialityMapita Mercado Cordero, Puerto Rico
Photogenic Gerti Daub, West Germany
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Miss Universe 1957 was the sixth Miss Universe pageant, held at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States on 19 July 1957.

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Gladys Zender of Peru won the contest, and was crowned by Carol Morris of the United States. Zender was the first representative of Peru to win the contest.

After her win, it was revealed that Zender was only seventeen years old, five months under the contest's minimum age requirement of eighteen. Pageant officials decided that she could keep the crown after they were told she was considered to be eighteen in her country due to an old custom explained to them by the then-Peruvian ambassador to the United States, Fernando Berckemeyer Pazos. [1]

Contestants from thirty-two countries and territories competed in the pageant. It was hosted by Bob Russell for the sixth time.

Background

Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, the venue of Miss Universe 1957 LBarena.jpg
Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, the venue of Miss Universe 1957

Selection of participants

Contestants from thirty-two countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. It was the first where women who were married and had children could not compete, which in turn became the reason why one candidate was disqualified after the preliminary competition. [2] One contestant was selected to replace the original winner.

Debuts, returns, and withdrawals

This edition saw the debuts of Martinique, Morocco, and Paraguay, and the returns of Austria, Ceylon, Hawaii, and South Korea. Austria and Hawaii last competed in 1953, while Ceylon and South Korea last competed in 1955. British Guiana, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Holland, and the United States withdrew. [2] Corine Rottschäfer of Holland was due to compete, however she had just won another international contest that barred her entry. Rottschäfer competed the following year. [3] British Guiana, Chile, and the Dominican Republic withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.[ citation needed ]

Disqualification of Miss USA

Leona Gage, Miss USA 1957, was announced as one of the fifteen semi-finalists, but was removed from the contest on the afternoon before the final after it was discovered that she was married and the mother of two young children. [4] [5] Miss Argentina, Mónica Lamas, who was sixteenth in the preliminary competition, replaced Gage. [2] Gage was also stripped of her Miss USA title, and was replaced by Charlotte Sheffield of Utah. Sheffield was unable to compete because the preliminary competition had already taken place. [6] [7] Sheffield competed at Miss World 1957, and was unplaced. [8]

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss Universe 1957
1st runner-up
  • Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil – Terezinha Morango [9]
2nd runner-up
  • Flag of England.svg England – Sonia Hamilton [9]
3rd runner-up
  • Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba – María Gamio [9]
4th runner-up
Top 15
  • Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska – Martha Lehmann [10]
  • Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina – Mónica Lamas [10]
  • Flag of Austria.svg Austria – Hannerl Melcher [10]
  • Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada – Gloria Noakes [10]
  • Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece – Ligia Karavia [10]
  • Flag of Italy.svg Italy – Valeria Fabrizi [10]
  • Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan – Kyoko Otani [10]
  • Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco – Jacqueline Bonilla [10]
  • Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden – Inger Jonsson [10]
  • Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay – Gabriela Pascal [10]

Special awards

AwardContestant
Miss Friendship
  • Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico – Mapita Mercado [11] [12]
Miss Photogenic
Miss Popular Girl

Pageant

Format

As with 1955, fifteen semi-finalists were chosen at the preliminary competition that consisted of a swimsuit and evening gown competition. [10] Each of the fifteen semi-finalists then gave a short speech during the final broadcast in their native language. Afterwards, the they paraded in their swimsuits and evening gowns, and the five finalists were chosen. [10]

Selection committee

Contestants

Miss Universe 1957 participating countries and territories Miss Universe 1957 Map.PNG
Miss Universe 1957 participating countries and territories

Thirty-two contestants competed for the title. [15]

Country/TerritoryContestantAge [lower-alpha 1] Hometown
Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska Martha Lehmann [16] 18 Fairbanks
Flag of Argentina.svg ArgentinaMónica Lamas [17] 20 Buenos Aires
Flag of Austria.svg AustriaHannerl Melcher [18] 19 Vienna
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumJanine Hanotiau [19] 19 Brussels
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg BrazilTerezinha Morango [20] 20 São Paulo de Olivença
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg CanadaGloria Noakes [10] 18 Toronto
Flag of Ceylon (1951-1972).svg CeylonCamellia Perera [18] 23 Colombo
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa RicaSonia Cristina Icaza [21] 18 San José
Flag of Cuba.svg CubaMaría Rosa Gamio [22] 19 Havana
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg EcuadorPatricia Benítez [23] 19 Guayaquil
Flag of England.svg EnglandSonia Hamilton [24] 23London
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg FranceLisa Simon [25] 22 Argenteuil
Flag of Germany.svg West Germany Gerti Daub [26] 19 Hamburg
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg GreeceLigia Karavia [15] 18 Athens
Flag of Guatemala.svg GuatemalaAna Walda Olyslager [15] 18 Guatemala City
Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii Ramona Tong [27] 19 Honolulu
Flag of Iceland.svg IcelandBryndís Schram [15] 19 Reykjavik
Flag of Israel.svg Israel Atara Barzilay [28] 18 Tel Aviv
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Valeria Fabrizi [29] 21 Bologna
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg JapanKyoko Otani [30] 21Tokyo
Flag-of-Martinique.svg MartiniqueGinette Cidalise-Montaise18 Fort-de-France
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg MexicoIrma Arévalo [31] 19 Mexico City
Flag of Morocco.svg MoroccoJacqueline Bonilla [32] 19 Casablanca
Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg ParaguayLucy Montanero [33] 19 Asuncion
Flag of Peru.svg Peru Gladys Zender [34] 17 Lima
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg PhilippinesMary Ann Corrales [35] 21 Manila
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto RicoMapita Mercado [11] 18 Santurce
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg South KoreaPark Hyun-ok [36] 21 Seoul
Flag of Sweden.svg SwedenInger Jonsson20 Malmö
Flag of Turkey.svg TurkeyGüler Sirmen18 Istanbul
Flag of Uruguay.svg UruguayGabriela Pascal18 Montevideo
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg VenezuelaConsuelo Nouel [37] 20 Caracas

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant

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