# Miss Universe 1956

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5th Miss Universe pageant

Miss Universe 1956 Carol Morris Date 20 July 1956 (1956-07-20) Presenters Bob Russell Venue Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States Broadcaster CBS Entrants 30 Placements 15 Debuts British Guiana Dominican Republic Holland Iceland Withdrawals Ceylon El Salvador Finland Honduras Lebanon Nicaragua Norway South Korea West Indies Returns Peru Turkey Winner Carol Morris United States Congeniality Anabella Granados (Costa Rica) Photogenic Marina Orschel (West Germany) ← 1955 1957 →

**Miss Universe 1956** was the fifth [Miss Universe](/source/Miss_Universe) pageant, held at the [Long Beach Municipal Auditorium](/source/Long_Beach_Convention_and_Entertainment_Center) in [Long Beach](/source/Long_Beach%2C_California), California, on 20 July 1956.

At the conclusion of the event, [Hillevi Rombin](/source/Hillevi_Rombin) of Sweden crowned [Carol Morris](/source/Carol_Morris) of the United States as Miss Universe 1956.[1] It is the second victory of the United States in the history of the pageant.[2]

Contestants from thirty countries and territories competed in this edition. The pageant was hosted by [Bob Russell](/source/Bob_Russell_(television_presenter)) for the fifth time.

## Background

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 [2023](/source/Miss_Universe_2023) where women who are married and have children can participate.[3][4][5] 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.[6] Edith Noble Nakpil was replaced by Isabel Escobar Rodriguez as the representative of the Philippines due to undisclosed reasons.[7]

#### Debuts, returns, and withdrawals

This edition saw the debuts of the British Guiana, the Dominican Republic, Holland, and Iceland,[8] and the returns of Turkey and Peru, which last competed in [1953](/source/Miss_Universe_1953) and [1954](/source/Miss_Universe_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

Miss Universe 1956 Top 15 semi-finalists together with Hillevi Rombin (center)

### Placements

Placement Contestant Miss Universe 1956 United States – Carol Morris[2] 1st Runner-Up West Germany – Marina Orschel[2] 2nd Runner-Up Sweden – Ingrid Goude[2] 3rd Runner-Up England – Iris Waller[2] 4th Runner-Up Italy – Rossana Galli[2] Top 15[9] Argentina – Ileana Carré Belgium – Lucienne Auquier Brazil – Maria Cardoso Cuba – Marcia Rodríguez France – Anita Treyens Greece – Rita Gouma Israel – Sara Tal Mexico – Erna Bauman Peru – Lola Sabogal Venezuela – Blanca Heredia

### Special awards

Award Contestant Miss Friendship Costa Rica – Anabella Granados[10] Miss Photogenic West Germany – Marina Orschel[11] Miss Popular Girl United States – Carol Morris[11]

## 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.[12]

### Selection committee

- Vincent Trotta – Artistic Director at [Paramount Pictures](/source/Paramount_Pictures)

- James H. Noguer – American professor of Foreign Languages

- [Tom Kelley](/source/Tom_Kelley_(photographer)) – American photographer

- [Dorothy Kirsten](/source/Dorothy_Kirsten) – American opera singer[12]

- [Earl Wilson](/source/Earl_Wilson_(columnist)) – American journalist and columnist[12]

- [Alberto Vargas](/source/Alberto_Vargas) – Peruvian-American painter known for his "Vargas Girls"[12]

- [Max Factor](/source/Max_Factor_Jr.) – American businessman and make-up man[12]

- Claude Berr – Founder and president of the *Comité International Pour L'election de Miss Europe[12]*

## Contestants

Miss Universe 1956 participating countries and territories.

Thirty contestants competed for the title.[13]

Country/Territory Contestant Age[a] Hometown Alaska Barbara Sellar[14] 18 Fairbanks Argentina Ileana Carré 19 Buenos Aires Belgium Lucienne Auquier[15] 19 Brussels Brazil Maria Cardoso[16] 21 Porto Alegre British Guiana Joan Fung[17] 20 Georgetown Canada Elaine Bishenden[18] 18 Toronto Chile Concepción Obach[19] 20 Santiago Costa Rica Anabella Granados[20] 18 Alajuela Cuba Marcia Rodríguez[21] 19 Havana Dominican Republic Olga Fiallo[22] 22 Ciudad Trujillo Ecuador Mercedes Flores[13] 18 Guayaquil England Iris Waller[23] 21 Gateshead France Anita Treyens[24] 18 Paris Greece Rita Gouma[13] 20 Athens Guatemala Ileana Garlinger[13] 21 Guatemala City Holland Rita Schmidt[25] 20 Alkmaar Iceland Guðlaug Guðmundsdóttir[26] 19 Kópavogur Israel Sara Tal[27] 22 Tel Aviv Italy Rossana Galli[28] 21 Rome Japan Yoshie Baba[29] 19 Aizuwakamatsu Mexico Erna Bauman[30] 18 Mexico City Peru Lola Sabogal[31] 21 Lima Philippines Isabel Rodriguez[32] 19 Manila Puerto Rico Paquita Vivo[18] 20 Santurce, San Juan Sweden Ingrid Goude[33] 19 Stockholm Turkey Can Uysaloğlu[34][35] 18 Istanbul United States Carol Morris[36] 20 Des Moines Uruguay Titina Aguirre[21] 19 Montevideo Venezuela Blanca Heredia[37] 22 Caracas West Germany Marina Orschel[38] 19 Berlin

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Ages at the time of the pageant

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## External links

- [Miss Universe official website](http://www.missuniverse.com/)

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v t e Miss Universe 1956 national titleholders SWE: Ingrid Goude USA: Carol Morris VEN: Blanca Heredia

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