Miss Perú 1957

Miss Perú 1957
Date	July 6, 1957
Presenters	Pepe Ludmir
Venue	Teatro Municipal, Lima
Entrants	15
Winner	Gladys Zender Urbina Loreto

The Miss Perú 1957 pageant was held on July 6, 1957. That year, 15 candidates were competing for the national crown. The chosen winner represented Peru at the Miss Universe 1957.^[1] The rest of the finalists would enter in different pageants.^[2]

Placements

Final Results	Contestant
Miss Peru Universe 1957	Loreto - Gladys Zender
1st Runner-Up	Callao - Lucy Vargas Figallo
2nd Runner-Up	Piura - Bertha Scarpatti
Top 7	Lambayeque - Hella Aita Arequipa - Consuelo Rodríguez Distrito Capital - Carmela Berger Ayacucho - Bertha Elliot

Special Awards

• Best Regional Costume - Cuzco - María Luisa Aspiculeta
• Miss Photogenic - Callao - Lucy Vargas Figallo
• Miss Elegance - Loreto - Gladys Zender Urbina
• Most Beautiful Face - Amazonas - Rosa María Arteaga

Delegates

Amazonas - Rosa María Arteaga Arequipa - Consuelo Rodríguez Ayacucho - Bertha Elliot Callao - Lucy Vargas Figallo Cuzco - María Luisa Aspiculeta Distrito Capital - Carmela Berger Huancavelica - Maruja Vizquerra Junín - Rena Palacios

La Libertad - Mary Clark Lambayeque - Hella Aita Loreto - Gladys Zender Urbina Moquegua - Gilda Gugluth Piura - Bertha Scarpatti Puno - Carola Cortez Tacna - Rina Badarracco

Trivia

• Gladys Zender became the first Latin American woman to win the Miss Universe title. And to present day is the highest position of a peruvian girl placed in this Pageant.

References

1. http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/Universe_lists_p.htm
2. http://www.caretas.com.pe/Main.asp?T=3082&idE=874&idA=45849#.VAHAs8VdXSE