{{Short description|5th Miss Universe pageant}} {{pp-sock|small=yes}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox beauty pageant | photo = Carol Morris Miss Universe 1956.jpg | caption = Carol Morris | date = {{Start date|1956|07|20|df=y}} | presenters = [[Bob Russell (television presenter)|Bob Russell]] | venue = [[Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center|Long Beach Municipal Auditorium]], [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]], California, United States | broadcaster = {{Hlist|[[CBS]]}} | entrants = 30 | placements = 15 | debuts = {{Hlist|British Guiana|Dominican Republic|Holland|Iceland}} | withdraws = {{Hlist|Ceylon|El Salvador|Finland|Honduras| Lebanon|Nicaragua|Norway|South Korea|West Indies}} | returns = {{Hlist|Peru|Turkey}} | winner = [[Carol Morris]] | represented = United States | congeniality = Anabella Granados (Costa Rica) | photogenic = [[Marina Orschel]] (West Germany) | before = [[Miss Universe 1955|1955]] | next = [[Miss Universe 1957|1957]] }}

'''Miss Universe 1956''' was the fifth [[Miss Universe]] pageant, held at the [[Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center|Long Beach Municipal Auditorium]] in [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]], California, on 20 July 1956.

At the conclusion of the event, [[Hillevi Rombin]] of Sweden crowned [[Carol Morris]] of the United States as Miss Universe 1956.<ref>{{Cite news|date=22 July 1956|title=Iowa preacher's daughter wins "Miss Universe"|language=en|page=10-A|work=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iq4xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J3YDAAAAIBAJ&dq=miss-universe&pg=7439%2C2101984|access-date=15 May 2023|via=[[Google News Archive]]|location=St. Petersburg, Florida}}</ref> It is the second victory of the United States in the history of the pageant.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|date=21 July 1956|title=Carol Morris, Iowa entry, wins Miss Universe title|language=en|page=2|work=[[Youngstown Vindicator]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N3E_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=rlQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3154%2C1183174|access-date=15 May 2023|via=[[Google News Archive]]|location=Warren, Ohio}}</ref>

Contestants from thirty countries and territories competed in this edition. The pageant was hosted by [[Bob Russell (television presenter)|Bob Russell]] for the fifth time.

== Background == [[File:LBarena.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, the venue of Miss Universe 1956]]

=== Selection of participants === Contestants from thirty countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. This is the last edition before [[Miss Universe 2023|2023]] where women who are married and have children can participate.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Vera |date=23 March 1952 |title=Pageant of Pulchritude |pages=50 |work=[[Long Beach Press-Telegram]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/long-beach-press-telegram-lb-pt-23-mar-1/78107882/ |access-date=7 July 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=19 July 1957 |title=Miss USA turns out to be a Mrs. |pages=1 |work=Park City Daily News |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7wgeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=30UEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5120%2C1553698 |access-date=19 July 2023 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 August 2022 |title=Miss Universe announces inclusive change to pageant after more than 70 years |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/miss-universe-2023-mothers-married-women-b2143616.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114161127/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/miss-universe-2023-mothers-married-women-b2143616.html |archive-date=14 November 2022 |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> Two contestants were selected to replace the original dethroned winner.

==== Replacements ==== Guðlaug Guðmundsdóttir, the first runner-up of Miss Iceland 1956, was appointed to replace Miss Iceland 1956 Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir after it was discovered that the latter was already married.<ref>{{Cite news|date=26 May 1985|title=Islenskar fegurðardrottningar í 34 ar|language=is|trans-title=Icelandic beauty queens for 34 years|pages=4B–5B|work=[[Morgunblaðið]]|url=https://timarit.is/page/1612494?iabr=on|access-date=26 July 2023|via=[[Tímarit.is]]}}</ref> Edith Noble Nakpil was replaced by Isabel Escobar Rodriguez as the representative of the Philippines due to undisclosed reasons.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dolor |first=Danny |date=16 December 2018 |title=Edith Nakpil: ‘Woman of grace and courage’ |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2018/12/16/1877281/edith-nakpil-woman-grace-and-courage |access-date=15 May 2023 |website=[[Philippine Star]]}}</ref>

==== Debuts, returns, and withdrawals ==== This edition saw the debuts of the British Guiana, the Dominican Republic, Holland, and Iceland,<ref>{{Cite news|date=6 April 1956|title=More nations enter Miss Universe Contest|language=en|pages=16|work=[[The Royal Gazette (Bermuda)|The Royal Gazette]]|url=https://bnl.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/BermudaNP02/id/170896/rec/13|access-date=26 July 2023|via=[[Bermuda National Library]]|location=Hamilton, Bermuda}}</ref> and the returns of Turkey and Peru, which last competed in [[Miss Universe 1953|1953]] and [[Miss Universe 1954|1954]], respectively. Mirva Arvinen of Finland withdrew for undisclosed reasons. Ceylon, El Salvador, Honduras, Lebanon, Nicaragua, Norway, South Korea, and the West Indies withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or designate a contestant.

== Results == [[File:Miss Universe 1956 Top-15.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Miss Universe 1956 Top 15 semi-finalists together with Hillevi Rombin (center)]] === Placements === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Placement !! Contestant |- | Miss Universe 1956 | * {{flagu|United States|1912}} – [[Carol Morris]]<ref name=":4" /> |- | 1st Runner-Up | * {{flagu|West Germany}} – [[Marina Orschel]]<ref name=":4" /> |- | 2nd Runner-Up | * {{flagu|Sweden}} – [[Ingrid Goude]]<ref name=":4" /> |- | 3rd Runner-Up | * {{flagu|England}} – Iris Waller<ref name=":4" /> |- | 4th Runner-Up | * {{flagicon image|Flag of Italy (1946–2003).svg}} Italy – Rossana Galli<ref name=":4" /> |- | Top 15<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=20 July 1956 |title=Miss USA gets finalist spot |language=en |pages=1 |work=Lodi News-Sentinel |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=woYzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1-4HAAAAIBAJ&pg=6831%2C2018458 |access-date=19 July 2023 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> | * {{flagicon image|Flag of Argentina (1818–1819, 1820–1829, 1861–2010).svg}} Argentina – Ileana Carré * {{flagu|Belgium}} – Lucienne Auquier * {{flagu|Brazil|1889}} – Maria Cardoso * {{flagu|Cuba|1902}} – Marcia Rodríguez * {{flagu|France}} – Anita Treyens * {{flagicon image|Hellenic Kingdom Flag 1935.svg}} Greece – Rita Gouma * {{flagu|Israel}} – Sara Tal * {{flagu|Mexico|1934}} – Erna Bauman * {{flagu|Peru}} – Lola Sabogal * {{flagu|Venezuela|1954}} – [[Blanca Heredia]] |}

=== Special awards === {| class="wikitable sortable unsortable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Award !!Contestant |- | Miss Friendship | * {{flagu|Costa Rica}} – Anabella Granados<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|date=20 July 1956|title=She's friendliest|language=en|page=8|work=[[Toledo Blade]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cbpOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uwAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7521%2C6138838|access-date=26 July 2023|via=[[Google News Archive]]|location=Toledo, Ohio}}</ref> |- | Miss Photogenic | * {{flagu|West Germany}} – [[Marina Orschel]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=18 July 1956 |title=Miss America will be named today in world beauty test |pages=10 |work=[[Ocala StarBanner]] |location=Ocala, Florida |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1HRPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wgQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1529%2C2812112 |access-date=27 July 2023 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> |- | Miss Popular Girl | * {{flagu|United States|1912}} – [[Carol Morris]]<ref name=":2" /> |}

== Pageant == === Format === Same with 1955, fifteen semi-finalists were chosen at the preliminary competition that consists of the swimsuit and evening gown competition. Each of the fifteen semi-finalists gave a short speech during the final telecast using their native languages. Afterwards, the fifteen semi-finalists paraded again in their swimsuits and evening gowns, and the five finalists were eventually chosen.<ref name=":1" />

=== Selection committee === * Vincent Trotta – Artistic Director at [[Paramount Pictures]] * James H. Noguer – American professor of Foreign Languages * [[Tom Kelley (photographer)|Tom Kelley]] – American photographer * [[Dorothy Kirsten]] – American opera singer<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=7 July 1956 |title=Judges for Miss Universe named |pages=12 |work=Lodi News-Sentinel |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u4YzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1-4HAAAAIBAJ&pg=5337%2C630373 |access-date=19 July 2023 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> * [[Earl Wilson (columnist)|Earl Wilson]] – American journalist and columnist<ref name=":1" /> * [[Alberto Vargas]] – Peruvian-American painter known for his "Vargas Girls"<ref name=":1" /> * [[Max Factor Jr.|Max Factor]] – American businessman and make-up man<ref name=":1" /> * Claude Berr – Founder and president of the ''Comité International Pour L'election de Miss Europe<ref name=":1" />''

== Contestants == [[Image:Miss Universe 1956 Map.PNG|right|thumb|250px|Miss Universe 1956 participating countries and territories.]]Thirty contestants competed for the title.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |date=15 July 1956 |title=Globe's Most Beautiful Girls |pages=8 |work=[[Long Beach Press-Telegram]] |location=[[Long Beach, California]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/long-beach-press-telegram-july-15-1956/124707230/ |access-date=15 May 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Country/Territory !! Contestant !! Age{{efn|Ages at the time of the pageant}} !! Hometown |- | {{flagdeco|AK}} [[Miss Alaska USA|Alaska]] || {{sortname|Barbara|Sellar|nolink=1}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 March 1956|title=Barbara Sellar crowned queen|language=en|pages=1|work=[[Fairbanks Daily News-Miner]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83628219/newsminer-mar-12-1956/|access-date=26 July 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|location=Fairbanks, Alaska}}</ref> || 18 || [[Fairbanks, Alaska|Fairbanks]] |- | {{flagicon image|Flag of Argentina (1818–1819, 1820–1829, 1861–2010).svg}} [[Miss Argentina|Argentina]] || {{sortname|Ileana|Carré|nolink=1}} || 19 || [[Buenos Aires]] |- | {{flagdeco|BEL}} [[Miss Belgium|Belgium]] || {{sortname|Lucienne|Auquier|nolink=1}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=8 September 1959|title=A role in a cast|language=en|pages=2|work=The Daily Notes|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13352547/the-daily-notes/|access-date=25 August 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> || 19 || [[Brussels]] |- | {{flagdeco|BRA|1889}} [[Miss Brazil|Brazil]] || {{sortname|Maria|Cardoso|nolink=1}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lobel|first=Fabrício|date=31 May 2019|title=Mortes: Miss Brasil de 1956 esteve a dois passos do Universo|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/cotidiano/2019/05/mortes-miss-brasil-de-1956-esteve-a-dois-passos-do-universo.shtml|access-date=25 August 2023|website=[[Folha de S. Paulo]]|language=pt-BR|trans-title=Deaths: Miss Brazil 1956 was two steps away from the Universe}}</ref> || 21 || [[Porto Alegre]] |- | {{flagdeco|British Guiana}} [[Miss Guyana|British Guiana]] || {{sortname|Joan|Fung|nolink=1}}<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 October 2011|title=Beauty pageants – a look back|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2011/10/08/the-scene/beauty-pageants-–-a-look-back/|access-date=25 August 2023|website=[[Stabroek News]]|language=en-us}}</ref> || 20 || [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]] |- | {{flagdeco|CAN|1921}} [[Miss Universe Canada|Canada]] || {{sortname|Elaine|Bishenden|nolink=1}}<ref name=":12">{{Cite news|date=13 July 1956|title=Miss Universe hopefuls arrive at California battle site|language=en|page=2|work=[[Youngstown Vindicator]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PYc_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=UVUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=707%2C3700589|access-date=25 August 2023|via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> || 18 || [[Toronto]] |- | {{flagdeco|CHL}} [[Miss Chile|Chile]] || {{sortname|Concepción|Obach|nolink=1}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Abreu|first=Veronica|date=23 December 2020|title=Legendary actress Conchita Obach passed away|url=https://en.ultimasnoticias.com.ve/noticias/chevere/fallecio-la-legendaria-actriz-conchita-obach/|access-date=25 August 2023|website=[[Últimas Noticias]]|language=en}}</ref> || 20 || [[Santiago]] |- | {{flagdeco|CRI}} [[Miss Costa Rica|Costa Rica]] || {{sortname|Anabella|Granados|nolink=1}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 July 1956|title="Miss Costa Rica" en el salon de belleza oriental|language=es|pages=26|work=La Nación|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RvgcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MHwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2070%2C4633606|access-date=25 August 2023|trans-title=Miss Costa Rica in the oriental beauty salon|via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> || 18 || [[Alajuela]] |- | {{flagdeco|CUB|1902}} [[Miss Cuba|Cuba]] || {{sortname|Marcia|Rodríguez|nolink=1}}<ref name=":22">{{Cite news|date=16 July 1956|title=Beauties from many lands join in opening Miss Universe Contest|language=en|page=13|work=[[Youngstown Vindicator]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MnE_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=rlQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=687%2C77332|access-date=25 August 2023|via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> || 19 || [[Havana]] |- | {{flagdeco|DOM}} [[Miss Dominican Republic|Dominican Republic]] || {{sortname|Olga|Fiallo|nolink=1}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 July 1956 |title=La Srita. República Dominicana llego ya a Los Angeles |language=es |trans-title=Miss Dominican Republic arrived in Los Angeles |pages=7 |work=La Opinion |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GV5EAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E7IMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5313%2C3620594 |access-date=25 August 2023 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> || 22 || [[Santo Domingo|Ciudad Trujillo]] |- | {{flagdeco|ECU|1900}} [[Miss Ecuador|Ecuador]] || {{sortname|Mercedes|Flores|nolink=1}}<ref name=":5" /> || 18 || [[Guayaquil]] |- | {{flagdeco|ENG}} [[Miss England|England]] || {{sortname|Iris|Waller|nolink=1}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=10 July 1956|title=Teamed up in this act|language=en|page=4|work=[[Toledo Blade]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z7pOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uwAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7464%2C3168575|access-date=25 August 2023|via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> || 21 || [[Gateshead]] |- | {{flagdeco|FRA}} France || {{sortname|Anita|Treyens|nolink=1}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 July 1956 |title=Foreign beauties are seeking title of Miss Universe |language=en |page=2 |work=[[Youngstown Vindicator]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NHE_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=rlQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=602%2C365485 |access-date=11 October 2022 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> || 18 || [[Paris]] |- | {{flagicon image|Hellenic Kingdom Flag 1935.svg}} [[Star Hellas|Greece]] || {{sortname|Rita|Gouma|nolink=1}}<ref name=":5" /> || 20 || [[Athens]] |- | {{flagdeco|GTM}} [[Miss Guatemala|Guatemala]] || {{sortname|Ileana|Garlinger|nolink=1}}<ref name=":5" /> || 21 || [[Guatemala City]] |- | {{flagdeco|NLD}} [[Miss Holland|Holland]] || {{sortname|Rita|Schmidt|nolink=1}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 July 1956|title=Rita Schmidt werd uitgeschakeld|language=nl|pages=2|work=[[Friese Koerier]]|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=%22Rita+Schmidt%22&coll=ddd&page=1&facets%5Bperiode%5D%5B%5D=2%7C20e_eeuw%7C1950-1959%7C1956%7C&identifier=ddd:010687091:mpeg21:a0028&resultsidentifier=ddd:010687091:mpeg21:a0028&rowid=1|access-date=15 May 2023|via=[[Delpher]]|trans-title=Rita Schmidt was eliminated|location=Leeuwarden, Netherlands}}</ref> || 20 || [[Alkmaar]] |- | {{flagdeco|ISL}} [[Miss Iceland|Iceland]] || {{sortname|Guðlaug|Guðmundsdóttir|nolink=1}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=11 July 1956|title=International figures pool resources|language=en|page=2|work=[[Toledo Blade]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aLpOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uwAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7412%2C3378367|access-date=26 August 2023|via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> || 19 || [[Kópavogur]] |- | {{flagdeco|ISR}} [[Miss Israel|Israel]] || {{sortname|Sara|Tal|nolink=1}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=10 July 1956|title=Choice beauties from Israel|language=en|page=3|work=[[Youngstown Vindicator]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ooc_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=UVUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=810%2C2915639|access-date=26 August 2023|via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> || 22 || [[Tel Aviv]] |- | {{flagicon image|Flag of Italy (1946–2003).svg}} [[Miss Italia|Italy]] || {{sortname|Rossana|Galli|nolink=1}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=8 July 1956|title=Italy's choice for "Miss Universe" - You can see why|language=en|page=A15|work=[[Youngstown Vindicator]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OIc_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=UVUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=757%2C2137364|access-date=26 August 2023|via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> || 21 || [[Rome]] |- | {{flagdeco|JPN|1870}} [[Miss Japan|Japan]] || {{sortname|Yoshie|Baba|nolink=1}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 July 1956 |title=Japanese beauty specifies a tall spouse |pages=6 |work=[[The Calgary Herald]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sjBkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=73sNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5449%2C4456328 |access-date=26 August 2023 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> || 19 || [[Aizuwakamatsu]] |- | {{flagdeco|MEX|1934}} [[Señorita México|Mexico]] || {{sortname|Erna|Bauman|nolink=1}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Orona|first=Karla|date=17 March 2022|title=Actriz que fue reina de belleza triunfó en el Cine Mexicano como mujer vampiro|url=https://heraldodemexico.com.mx/espectaculos/2022/3/17/actriz-que-fue-reina-de-belleza-triunfo-en-el-cine-mexicano-como-mujer-vampiro-387620.html|access-date=26 August 2023|website=[[El Heraldo de México]]|language=es|trans-title=Actress who was a beauty queen triumphed in Mexican cinema as a vampire woman}}</ref> || 18 || [[Mexico City]] |- | {{flagdeco|PER}} [[Miss Peru|Peru]] || {{sortname|Lola|Sabogal|nolink=1}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=12 November 2017|title=Miss Perú: las peruanas más bellas de las últimas décadas|url=https://elcomercio.pe/tvmas/farandula/miss-peru-peruanas-bellas-ultimas-decadas-noticia-473145-noticia/|access-date=26 August 2023|website=[[El Comercio (Peru)|El Comercio]]|language=es|trans-title=Miss Peru: the most beautiful Peruvians of the last decades}}</ref> || 21 || [[Lima]] |- | {{flagdeco|PHL|1936}} [[Binibining Pilipinas|Philippines]] || {{sortname|Isabel|Rodriguez|nolink=1}}<ref name=":03">{{Cite web |last=Lo |first=Ricky |author-link=Ricky Lo |date=12 February 2010 |title=Misses RP for Miss U pageant, 1952-'63 |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2010/02/12/548556/misses-rp-miss-u-pageant-1952-63 |access-date=11 May 2023 |website=[[Philippine Star]]}}</ref> || 19 || [[Manila]] |- | {{flagdeco|PRI}} [[Miss Puerto Rico|Puerto Rico]] || {{sortname|Paquita|Vivo|nolink=1}}<ref name=":12" /> || 20 || [[Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico|Santurce, San Juan]] |- | {{flagdeco|SWE}} [[Miss Sweden|Sweden]] || {{sortname|Ingrid|Goude}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=10 July 1957|title=Lovely blonde|language=en|pages=5|work=The Singapore Free Press|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/freepress19570710-1.2.36?ST=1&AT=search&SortBy=Oldest&K=Miss+Universe&P=37&Display=0&filterS=0&QT=miss,universe&oref=article|access-date=26 August 2023|via=[[National Library Board]]}}</ref> || 19 || [[Stockholm]] |- | {{flagdeco|TUR}} [[Miss Turkey|Turkey]] || {{sortname|Can|Uysaloğlu|nolink=1}}<ref name=":02">{{Cite news|date=9 July 1956|title=European entries in Miss Universe Contest beautify skyline|page=5|work=[[Youngstown Vindicator]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OYc_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=UVUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=687%2C2747836|access-date=26 August 2023|via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=4 May 2020|last=Tarihi|first=Güncelleme|title=Güzeller canlı yayında buluştu|trans-title=Beauties met on live broadcast|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/galeri-1929dan-gunumuze-turkiye-guzelleri-41508916|access-date=29 April 2025|website=[[Hürriyet]]|language=Turkish|archive-date=2 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102125519/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/galeri-1929dan-gunumuze-turkiye-guzelleri-41508916|url-status=live}}</ref> || 18 || [[Istanbul]] |- | {{flagdeco|USA|1912}} [[Miss USA|United States]] || {{sortname|Carol|Morris}}<ref name="tolb560719">{{cite news|date=19 July 1956|title=Iowa beauty wins title of Miss U.S.A.|language=en|page=2|newspaper=[[Toledo Blade]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19560719&id=cLpOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uwAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5210,5829290|access-date=15 May 2023|via=[[Google News Archive]]|location=Toledo, Ohio}}</ref> || 20 || [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] |- | {{flagdeco|URY}} [[Miss Uruguay|Uruguay]] || {{sortname|Titina|Aguirre|nolink=1}}<ref name=":22" /> || 19 || [[Montevideo]] |- | {{flagdeco|VEN|1954}} [[Miss Venezuela|Venezuela]] || {{sortname|Blanca|Heredia}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hidalgo |first=Carla |date=18 December 2022 |title=Falleció Miss Venezuela 1956, Blanca Heredia, a sus 88 años |url=https://ultimasnoticias.com.ve/noticias/en-boga/fallecio-miss-venezuela-1956-blanca-heredia-a-sus-88-anos/ |access-date=16 April 2025 |website=Últimas Noticias |language=es}}</ref> ||22 || [[Caracas]] |- | {{flagdeco|DEU}} [[Miss Germany|West Germany]] || {{sortname|Marina|Orschel}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=17 July 1956|title=Miss Germany cries|language=en|page=7|work=[[The Brownsville Herald]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1410142/mo-w-beauty-con-t/|access-date=26 July 2023|location=Brownsville, Texas|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> || 19 || [[West Berlin|Berlin]] |}

== Notes == <references group="lower-alpha" responsive="1"></references>

== References == {{Reflist}} <references responsive="1"></references>

== External links ==

* [http://www.missuniverse.com/ Miss Universe official website] {{Miss Universe}} {{Miss Universe 1956 delegates}}

[[Category:Miss Universe by year|1956]] [[Category:1956 in California]] [[Category:1956 beauty pageants]] [[Category:Beauty pageants in the United States]] [[Category:July 1956 in the United States]]