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Miss Universe 1957

Miss Universe 1957 was the sixth Miss Universe pageant, held at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States on 19 July 1957.

Miss Universe 1957
Gladys Zender
Date19 July 1957 (1957-07-19)
PresentersBob Russell
VenueLong Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States
BroadcasterCBS
Entrants32
Placements15
Debuts
  • Martinique
  • Morocco
  • Paraguay
Withdrawals
  • British Guiana
  • Chile
  • Dominican Republic
  • Holland
  • United States
Returns
  • Austria
  • Ceylon
  • Hawaii
  • South Korea
WinnerGladys Zender
Peru
CongenialityMapita Mercado Cordero, Puerto Rico
PhotogenicGerti Daub, West Germany
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Gladys Zender of Peru won the contest, and was crowned by Carol Morris of the United States. Zender was the first representative of Peru to win the contest.

After her win, it was revealed that Zender was only seventeen years old, five months under the contest's minimum age requirement of eighteen. Pageant officials decided that she could keep the crown after they were told she was considered to be eighteen in her country due to an old custom explained to them by the then-Peruvian ambassador to the United States, Fernando Berckemeyer Pazos.[1]

Contestants from thirty-two countries and territories competed in the pageant. It was hosted by Bob Russell for the sixth time.

Background

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Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, the venue of Miss Universe 1957

Selection of participants

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Contestants from thirty-two countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. It was the first where women who were married and had children could not compete, which in turn became the reason why one candidate was disqualified after the preliminary competition.[2] One contestant was selected to replace the original winner.

Debuts, returns, and withdrawals

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This edition saw the debuts of Martinique, Morocco, and Paraguay, and the returns of Austria, Ceylon, Hawaii, and South Korea. Austria and Hawaii last competed in 1953, while Ceylon and South Korea last competed in 1955. British Guiana, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Holland, and the United States withdrew.[2] Corine Rottschäfer of Holland was due to compete, however she had just won another international contest that barred her entry. Rottschäfer competed the following year.[3] British Guiana, Chile, and the Dominican Republic withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.[citation needed]

Disqualification of Miss USA

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Leona Gage, Miss USA 1957, was announced as one of the fifteen semi-finalists, but was removed from the contest on the afternoon before the final after it was discovered that she was married and the mother of two young children.[4][5] Miss Argentina, Mónica Lamas, who was sixteenth in the preliminary competition, replaced Gage.[2] Gage was also stripped of her Miss USA title, and was replaced by Charlotte Sheffield of Utah. Sheffield was unable to compete because the preliminary competition had already taken place.[6][7] Sheffield competed at Miss World 1957, and was unplaced.[8]

Results

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Placements

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Placement Contestant
Winner
1st runner-up
  •   Brazil – Terezinha Morango[9]
2nd runner-up
  •   England – Sonia Hamilton[9]
3rd runner-up
  •   Cuba – María Gamio[9]
4th runner-up
Top 15
  •   Alaska – Martha Lehmann[10]
  •   Argentina – Mónica Lamas[10]
  •   Austria – Hannerl Melcher[10]
  •   Canada – Gloria Noakes[10]
  •   Greece – Ligia Karavia[10]
  •   Italy – Valeria Fabrizi[10]
  •   Japan – Kyoko Otani[10]
  •   Morocco – Jacqueline Bonilla[10]
  •   Sweden – Inger Jonsson[10]
  •   Uruguay – Gabriela Pascal[10]

Special awards

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Award Contestant
Miss Friendship
  •   Puerto Rico – Mapita Mercado[11][12]
Miss Photogenic
Miss Popular Girl

Pageant

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Format

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As with 1955, fifteen semi-finalists were chosen at the preliminary competition that consisted of a swimsuit and evening gown competition.[10] Each of the fifteen semi-finalists then gave a short speech during the final broadcast in their native language. Afterwards, the they paraded in their swimsuits and evening gowns, and the five finalists were chosen.[10]

Selection committee

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  • Earl Wilson – American journalist and columnist[14]
  • Alberto Vargas – Peruvian-American painter known for his "Vargas Girls"[14]
  • Vincent Trotta – American artist[14]
  • Lois J. Swanson
  • Roger Zeiler – French official from the Miss Europe Committee

Contestants

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Miss Universe 1957 participating countries and territories

Thirty-two contestants competed for the title.[15]

Country/Territory Contestant Age[a] Hometown
  Alaska Martha Lehmann[16] 18 Fairbanks
  Argentina Mónica Lamas[17] 20 Buenos Aires
  Austria Hannerl Melcher[18] 19 Vienna
  Belgium Janine Hanotiau[19] 19 Brussels
  Brazil Terezinha Morango[20] 20 São Paulo de Olivença
  Canada Gloria Noakes[10] 18 Toronto
  Ceylon Camellia Perera[18] 23 Colombo
  Costa Rica Sonia Cristina Icaza[21] 18 San José
  Cuba María Rosa Gamio[22] 19 Havana
  Ecuador Patricia Benítez[23] 19 Guayaquil
  England Sonia Hamilton[24] 23 London
  France Lisa Simon[25] 22 Argenteuil
  West Germany Gerti Daub[26] 19 Hamburg
  Greece Ligia Karavia[15] 18 Athens
  Guatemala Ana Walda Olyslager[15] 18 Guatemala City
  Hawaii Ramona Tong[27] 19 Honolulu
  Iceland Bryndís Schram[15] 19 Reykjavik
  Israel Atara Barzilay[28] 18 Tel Aviv
  Italy Valeria Fabrizi[29] 21 Bologna
  Japan Kyoko Otani[30] 21 Tokyo
 Martinique Ginette Cidalise-Montaise 18 Fort-de-France
  Mexico Irma Arévalo[31] 19 Mexico City
  Morocco Jacqueline Bonilla[32] 19 Casablanca
  Paraguay Lucy Montanero[33] 19 Asuncion
  Peru Gladys Zender[34] 17 Lima
  Philippines Mary Ann Corrales[35] 21 Manila
  Puerto Rico Mapita Mercado[11] 18 Santurce
  South Korea Park Hyun-ok[36] 21 Seoul
  Sweden Inger Jonsson 20 Malmö
  Turkey Güler Sirmen 18 Istanbul
  Uruguay Gabriela Pascal 18 Montevideo
  Venezuela Consuelo Nouel[37] 20 Caracas

Notes

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  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

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  22. ^ "Meet Miss Cuba". Franklin News-Post. 18 July 1957. pp. B-3. Retrieved 26 August 2023 – via Virginia Chronicle.
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  24. ^ "London beauty plans to make home in U. S." Suffolk News-Herald. 25 August 1957. p. 9. Retrieved 26 August 2023 – via Virginia Chronicle.
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