Miss USA 1953

Miss USA 1953
Miss USA 1953
date	July 16, 1953
Location	California
TV channel	NBC
Participants	43
Winner	Myrna, Hansen Illinois
City	Long beach
Site	Miss USA official website

Miss USA 1953 - the second Miss USA beauty contest held July 16, 1953, in Long Beach Municipal Auditorium , Long Beach . Representatives of 43 states participated in the inauguration of the winner of the competition. The winner of the competition was Myrna, Hansen from Illinois .

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Results

Final place	Participant
Miss USA 1953	Illinois - Myrna, Hansen
1st Vice Miss	South Carolina ^[1] - Mary Kemp Griffin
2nd Vice Miss	Alabama - Doris Edwards
3rd Vice Miss	Washington - Nancy Petraborg
4th Vice Miss	Utah - Shauna Wood
Top 20	California - Marcella Roulette Colorado - Jeanie Carroll Florida - Kay Duggar Iowa - Marilyn Shonka Kentucky - Mary Ann Stice Louisiana - Jeanne Vaughn Thompson Maine - Jackie Lee Minnesota - Mary Ann Papke Nebraska - Berneta Nelson Nevada - Earlene Whitt New York - Reta Knapp Ohio - Eleanor Mack Pennsylvania - Jeri Bauer South Carolina - Susan Anthony Day Texas - Joan Gail Bradshaw

Special Awards

Reward	Participant
Miss Congeniality	Louisiana - Jeanne Vaughn Thompson

Participants

Alabama - Doris Edwards
Arizona - Eleanor Ruth Cross
Arkansas - Jackie Stucker
Idaho - Patricia Rose Carter
Iowa - Marilyn Shonka
Wyoming - Nancy Rogers
Washington - Nancy Petraborg
Vermont - Kathleen Surrel
Virginia - Dorothy Lee Bailey
Wisconsin - Jacque Marie Kimmel
West Virginia - Fay Higley
California - Marcella Roulette
Kentucky - Mary Ann Stice
Colorado - Jeanie Carroll
Connecticut - Beverlee Burlant
Illinois - Myrna Hansen
Indiana - Edith Mae Krumme
Louisiana - Jeanne Vaughn Thompson
Maine - Jackie Lee
Maryland - Diane Gale Durham
Massachusetts - Joan Daly
Michigan - Jo Ann Page

Minnesota - Mary Ann Papke
Mississippi - Jessie Wynn Morgan
Missouri - Donna Gardner
Montana - Billie Jean Tyrrell
Nebraska - Berneta Nelson
Nevada - Earlene Whitt
New Hampshire - Muriel Roy
New Jersey - Susan Ruth Harris
New York - Reta Knapp
North Dakota - Marilyn Caufield
North Carolina - Libby Walker
Ohio - Eleanor Mack
Oklahoma - Barbara Bond
Pennsylvania - Jeri Bauer
Rhode Island - Barbara Deignan
Texas - Joan Gail Bradshaw
Utah - Shauna Wood
South Dakota - Kathleen Herman
South Carolina - Susan Anthony Day
South Carolina - Mary Kemp Griffin
Florida - Kay Duggar

Panel of Judges

Jeff chandler
Rhonda fleming
Arlene Dahl
Constance moore

Notes

↑ Chicago Model to Compete for Miss Universe , Warsaw Times-Union (July 16 1953).

Links

[1] Chicago Model to Compete for Miss Universe , Warsaw Times-Union (July 16 1953).