Miss USA 1956

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Miss USA 1956
Carol Morris (cropped).jpg
Miss USA 1956 Carol Morris
DateJuly 18, 1956
Presenters Bob Russell
VenueLong Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California
Entrants43
Winner Carol Morris
Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
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Miss USA 1956 was the fifth Miss USA pageant, held at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California on 18 July 1956.

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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/CityContestantAge [lower-alpha 1] HometownNotes
Arizona Maija Bertulson18 Tucson
Arkansas Nancy McCollum19 Stuttgart
California Shirlee Witty20Wilmington
Colorado Karen Keeler21 Denver
Connecticut Dorothy Bailey19 Bridgeport
Delaware Sandra McCabe18 Selbyville
District of Columbia Joanne Holler21 Washington
Florida Kim Meyer26 Oceanway
Georgia Mary Ruff19 Gainesville
Illinois Muriel Blair23 Chicago
Indiana Beverly Mattox19 Milroy
Iowa Carol Ann Laverne Morris 19 Ottumwa Previously Miss Iowa 1954
Late won Miss Universe 1956 [5]
Louisiana Cecile Morris19 Greenwell Springs
Maryland Charlene Holt 28 Annapolis
Massachusetts Elaine Murphy21 Weston
Miami Beach, Florida Beverly Rogers20 Miami
Michigan Barbara Sias19 Detroit
Minnesota Marilyn Johnson18 Minneapolis
Missouri Carol Thrower18Kemmett
Nebraska Shari Lewis19 Lincoln
Nevada Marley Sanderson21 Las Vegas
New Hampshire Rita Leclerc21 Berlin
New Jersey Delores Winfield21 Cranford
New Mexico Jackie Brown21 Albuquerque
New York Kay Douglas18 New York City
North Carolina Shirley Bagwell18 Raleigh
North Dakota Mary Harroun19 Bismarck
Ohio Eleanor Wood18 Canton
Oregon Maralyn Turner19 Portland
Pennsylvania Serena Kifer20 Monaca
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Miriam Uniman18 Philadelphia
Rhode Island Sandra Vozella18 Point Judith
South Carolina Betty Lane Cherry 20 Orangeburg Later Miss World United States 1956
1st runner-up at Miss World 1956 [6]
St. Louis, Missouri Diana Stopke18 St. Louis
Tennessee Stella Wilson19 Covington
Texas Jo Dodson18 Houston
Utah Cheryl Brown18 Spanish Fork
Vermont Delores Wettack21 Westminster
Virginia Audra Stark [7] 21 Virginia Beach
Washington June Svedin20 Seattle
West Virginia Janet Cardi24 Belle
Wisconsin Priscilla Perkins [8] 20 Milwaukee
Wyoming Marilyn Scott19 Cheyenne

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant

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References

  1. ↑ "Iowa beauty wins title of Miss U.S.A." Toledo Blade . Toledo, Ohio. Associated Press. 19 July 1956. p. 2. Retrieved 15 May 2023– via Google News Archive.
  2. ↑ "Carol Morris, Iowa entry, wins Miss Universe title". Youngstown Vindicator . Warren, Ohio. 21 July 1956. p. 2. Retrieved 15 May 2023– via Google News Archive.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Minister's daughter is U.S. representative". The Altus Times-Democrat. 19 July 1956. p. 8. Retrieved 10 October 2023– via Google News Archive.
  4. ↑ "Globe's Most Beautiful Girls". Long Beach Press-Telegram . Long Beach, California. 15 July 1956. p. 8. Retrieved 15 May 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Iowa preacher's daughter wins "Miss Universe"". St. Petersburg Times . St. Petersburg, Florida. 22 July 1956. p. 10-A. Retrieved 15 May 2023– via 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. ↑ "Audra Stark is Miss Universe Entry". The Virginian-Pilot . Norfolk, Virginia. 18 June 1956. p. 1. Retrieved 17 May 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Wisconsin's Miss Universe". Green Bay Press-Gazette . Green Bay, Wisconsin. 18 June 1956. p. 6. Retrieved 17 May 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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