Miss Universe 1955

Miss Universe 1955
Date 22 July 1955
Presenters Bob Russell
Venue Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA United States
Entrants 33
Placements 15
Debuts Ecuador, England, Guatemala, Lebanon, Nicaragua, Ceylon
Withdrawals Australia, Denmark, Egypt, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey
Returns Venezuela
Winner Hillevi Rombin
 Sweden
Congeniality Maribel Arrieta
 El Salvador

Miss Universe 1955, the 4th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 22 July 1955 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, USA, with 22 female competitors. Miss Sweden, 21-year-old Hillevi Rombin, won the competition and was crowned by outgoing titleholder Miriam Stevenson from USA.

Results

Participating Nations and Results
Miss Universe 1955 Top 5

Placements

Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 1955
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
  •  Japan - Keiko Takahashi
Semi-finalists

Special awards

Awards Contestant
Miss Congeniality
Most Popular Girl in Parade

Contestants

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Last competed in 1953:

Withdrawals

Did not compete

Crossovers

Miss World

Miss Europe

External links

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