The 1953 Miss Universe Memories!

**bonner** Fri Jan 20, 2012 4:25 pm

Christiane Martel, Miss Universe 1953 (France)
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For second time in history was celebrated the Miss Universe Pageant in Long Beach, California due tremendous success at past year, taking part 27 contenders for all the world, beside more than 40 contenders representing each State of United States.

For Long Beach this event represented an opportunity to promote for 2 weeks the beaches internationally, because the contenders walk by the beach, make parades, being Long Beach the center of attention indeed.

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Contenders of Miss Universe 1953 wearing National Costume at airport

- Arriving contenders at airport -

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Miss Austria Lore Felger and Miss Germany Christel Schaack

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Miss Belgium Elayne Cortois

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Miss Denmark Jytte Olsen

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from left to right the contenders of Denmark Jytte Olsen, Sweden Ulla Sandkler, Finland Teija Anneli Sopanen, South Africa Ingrid Rita Mills and Turkey Ayten Akyol

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Miss Finland Teija Anneli Sopanen

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Miss France Christiane Martel

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Miss France Christiane Martel and Miss Switzerland Danielle Oudinet

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Miss Greece Doretta Xirou

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Miss Greece Doretta Xirou welcomed by Greece's General Consul

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Miss Italy Rita Stazzi

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Miss Italy and Miss Greece

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Miss Norway Synnoeve Gulbrandsen

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Miss Puerto Rico Wanda Irizarry

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Miss South Africa Ingrid Rita Mills

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Miss Sweden Ulla Sandkler

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Miss Switzerland Danielle Oudinet

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Miss Turkey Ayten Akyol

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Miss Uruguay Ada Alicia Ibáñez Amengual

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**bonner** Fri Jan 20, 2012 4:32 pm

France’s Cristiane Martel, 1.67 mts. tall, 87 – 55 -87 measurements, she was chosen as Miss Universe 1953 on July 17th, consider one of the most beautiful Miss Universe because of her elegance, grace and owner of unique charisma and beauty.

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Christiane Martel poses with the Miss Universe 1953 trophy

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Miss Universe 1953 top 5

First runner up went to USA’s Myrna Hansen, second runner up Japan’s Kinuko Ito, third runner up Mexico’s Ana Bertha Lepe, four runner up Australia’s Maxine Morgan.

The rest of semifinalist were Ingrid Rita Mills, Miss South Africa; Synnove Guldbransen, Miss Norwey; Christel Schaack, Miss Germany; Gytte Olsen, Miss Denmark; Alicia Ibañez, Miss Uruguay; Ayten Akyol, Miss Turkey; Emita Arozamena, Miss Panama; Lore Felger, Miss Austria; Mary Ann Sarmiento, Miss Peru; Rita Stazzi, Miss Italy and Thelma Brewis, Miss Canada.

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Miss Austria Lore Felger, Miss France Christiane Martel, Miss USA Myrna Rae Hansen

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Miss Belgium Elayne Cortois and Miss Finland Teija Anneli Sopanen

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Miss Switzerland Danielle Oudinet and Miss Greece Doretta Xirou

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Miss France Christiane Martel

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Miss Germany Christel Schaack along her Miss Germany 1951 Erika Norden

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from left to right, Greece Doretta Xirou, Turkey Ayten Akyol, Venezuela Gisela Bolaños Scarton, Panama Emita Arosemena Zubieta and Peru Mary Ann Sarmiento

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wearing National Costume Miss Belgium Elayne Cortois, Puerto Rico Wanda Irizarry, France Christiane Martel and Australia Maxine Morgan

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Miss Mexico Ana Bertha Lepe

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contestants of Minnesota and Mexico

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Latinamerican group

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Miss France Christiane Martel and Miss Denmark Jytte Olsen

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Miss Peru Mary Ann Sarmiento and Miss South Africa Ingrid Rita Mills

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Miss Norway Synnoeve Gulbrandsen

**bonner** Fri Jan 20, 2012 4:35 pm

For the records; the winner was not crowned by her antecessor Finland’s Armi Kuusela, due she married before finish her reign, the winner was crowned by actress Julia Adams.

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Native of Nancy, France, Christiane Martel was a quite and disciplined girl even a little mischief, once during war in her grandparent’s house, her uncle was cutting wood in the garden and Christiane tried hug him by his back, his uncle without realize hurt her in the left eye. Today that scar is imperceptible.

Regarding beauty pageants, everything started when she wanted to enter the pageant “the most beautiful girl in Chantellerault”, she asked her uncle carries him to register to the contest, she would win eventually. Later she won Miss Vienne Province, Miss Centre-west of France, Most beautiful Italian girl of France, this because her last name is Italian, she was chosen as the most beautiful Italian in France also.

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