Miss Universe 1957

Miss Universe 1957, the 6th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 19 July 1957 in Long Beach, California, United States. In this pageant, 32 contestants competed. Gladys Zender of Peru won the competition, becoming the first Latin American woman to be crowned as Miss Universe, and was crowned by Carol Morris of the United States.

Miss Universe 1957
Gladys Zender, Miss Universe 1957
Date19 July 1957
PresentersBob Russell
VenueLong Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States
BroadcasterCBS, KNXT
Entrants32
Placements15
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerGladys Zender
 Peru
CongenialityMapita Mercado Cordero
 Puerto Rico
PhotogenicGerti Daub
 Germany

Background

Disqualification of Miss USA

Leona Gage, Miss USA 1957, was announced as a semi-finalist, but was ejected from the pageant the afternoon before the final after it was discovered that she was married and the mother of two young children. Miss Argentina, Mónica Lamas, who had placed 16th in the preliminary, took over the spot vacated by Gage.

Gage was also stripped of her title and was replaced by Charlotte Sheffield of Utah, but Sheffield was unable to compete because the preliminary competition had already taken place, thus marking the first (and as of 2023 only) time that a Miss USA did not compete at Miss Universe. Sheffield competed at Miss World 1957, but was unplaced.[1]

Results

Placements
Placement Contestant
Miss Universe 1957
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 15

Contestants
Miss Universe 1957 participating nations and results

32 contestants competed for the title.

Notes

Withdrawals

Did not Compete

Returns

Last competed in 1953

Last competed in 1955

Awards

References
  1. "Former Miss USA Charlotte Sheffield Passes Away". tpnnews.one. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. "Miss Universe will tour world–With chaperone". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. 21 July 1957. p. 3. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Miss Canada in beauty finals". Nanaimo Daily News. Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. 19 July 1957. p. 1. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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