Miss Universe 1955. Photo 33.

Miss Universe 1955. Photo 33.
 
This photo was published on 19^th July, three days before the final night. Ooooooh, it’s cold! That was the reaction of Miss Lebanon, Hanya Beydoun (left) and Miss Georgia, Carolann Connor (right), who went wading at Long Beach, California, to compete for the title of Miss Universe 1955.
 

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Miss Universe 1955. Photo 34. 


This photo was published on 19^th July, three days before the final night. Miss Brazil, Emilia Correa Lima, poses for photographers wearing the bathing suit she will wear while competing in the Miss Universe 1955.
 

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Miss Universe 1955. Photo 35.
 
This photo was published on 19^th July, three days before the final night. Miss Italy, Elena Fancera, waves to the crowds lining the sidewalks as she rides as her individual float in the Miss Universe parade in Long Beach.
 

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Miss Universe 1955. Photo 36.
 
This photo was published on 20^th July, two days before the final night. Miss Mexico, Yolanda Mayén, waves to the crowds lining the sidewalks as she rides as her individual float in the Miss Universe parade in Long Beach.
 
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Miss Universe 1955. Photo 37.
 
This photo was published on 20^th July, two days before the final night. Miss Cuba, Hilda Marin, rewards with a kiss the sailor who navigated her float in the parade. Devotion to beauty caused him to volunteer.
 

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Miss Universe 1955. Photo 38.
 
This photo was published on 20^th July, two days before the final night. Miss Japan, Keiko Takahashi (left), and Miss England, Margaret Rowe (right), pose on the beach at Long Beach, California. 
 

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Miss Universe 1955. Photo 39.
 
This photo was published on 20^th July, two days before the final night. Linked arm in arm are four beauty queens gathered to compete in the annual Miss Universe contest. From left to right: Miss Chile, Rosa Merello; Miss Ecuador, Leonor Carcache; Miss Guatemala, Maria del Rosario Molina; and Miss Trinidad & Tobago (West Indies), Noreen Campbell.
 

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Miss Universe 1955. Photo 40.
 
This photo was published on 20^th July, two days before the final night. Alfred Patricelli, New England director of the Miss Universe contest, poses with six contestants. From left to right, Miss New Hampshire, Patricia Ann Mowry; Miss Italy, Elena Fancera; Miss Vermont, Carlene King Johnson; Miss Connecticut, Jane Louise Bartolotta; Miss Massachusetts, Jean Dernago; and Miss Rhode Island, Beverly Jansen.
 

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Miss Universe 1955. Photo 41.
 
This photo was published on 20^th July, two days before the final night. Miss Universe 1954, Miriam Stevenson (second left), tries on a hat given to her by Miss Puerto Rico, Carmen Laura Betancourt (first left), as other contestants look on in Long Beach, California. The others are Miss France, Claudie Pettit (second right), and Miss Cuba, Hilda Marin (first right).   
 

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Miss Universe 1955. Photo 42.
 
This photo was published on 20^th July, two days before the final night. Miss Japan, Keiko Takahashi, gets some fine points in the art of shooting as the contestants of Miss Universe 1955 visit a Hollywood movie studio. Actor Rory Calhoun is showing her to aim straight.
 
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Miss Universe 1955. Photo 43.
 
This photo was published on 20^th July, two days before the final night. Miss Canada, Cathy Diggles (left); and Miss England, Margaret Rowe (right); get an autograph from actress Mamie Van Doren during lunch at studio commissary in Hollywood. They, along with all the other Miss Universe contestants, spend the afternoon visiting the Universal-International Studios.
 

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Miss Universe 1955. Photo 44.
 
This photo was published on 21st July, one day before the final night. Miss Canada, Cathy Diggles, stops to give her autograph to a member of the U.S. Navy Color Guard as she entered Long Beach, California, Municipal Auditorium. She is wearing a costume inspired by the dress of her country’s mounted police. All contestants paraded last night in native costumes, but judging was confined to preliminary selection of a Miss U.S.A., who will then compete against the foreign entrants.
 

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Miss Universe 1955. Photo 45.
 
This photo was published on 21st July, one day before the final night. Miss Italy, Elena Fancera (left), spins her full skirt in a final twirl just before walking onto the stage for the opening night of the Miss Universe contest. All foreign contestants wore native costumes. Judging was confined, however, to preliminary selection of a Miss U.S.A. Miss England, Margaret Rowe (right), 19, who is described as having the kind of figure sailors whistle at, holds the trophy she won for being the most popular girl in a parade of Miss Universe contestants. The parade was witnessed by half a million people.
 

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Miss Universe 1955. Photo 46.
 
This photo was published on 21st July, one day before the final night. Miss Vermont, Carlene King Johnson, named Miss U.S.A. Wednesday night in the annual Miss Universe contest at Long Beach, California, is a second cousin of Mayor. She poses with her royal adornments after winning the title, will compete against girls from over the world on Thursday and Friday nights in the selection of Miss Universe 1955.
 

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Miss Universe 1955. Photo 47.
 
This photo was published on 22nd July, the day of the final night. This is the first time that the top 15 was announced the night before of the election of Miss Universe. This is the top 15 of Miss Universe 1955. Front row from left to right: Miss Argentina, Isabel Sarli; Miss Belgium, Nicole de Meyer; Miss Brazil, Emilia Correa Lima; Miss Canada, Cathy Diggles and Miss Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Maureen Hingert. Second row from left to right: Miss El Salvador, Maribel Arrieta; Miss England, Margaret Rowe; Miss Germany, Margit Nunke; Miss Guatemala, Maria del Rosario Molina; Miss Honduras, Pastora Pagan Valenzuela. The last two rows from left to right: Miss Japan, Keiko Takahashi, Miss Norway, Solveig Borstad; Miss Sweden, Hillevi Rombin; Miss U.S.A., Carlene King Johnson and Miss Venezuela, Susana Duijm.
 

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Miss Universe 1955. Photo 48.
 
This photo was published on 22nd July, the day of the final night. Miss Canada, Cathy Diggles waves in a parade. She is one of the 15 contestants who Thursday night won their way into the Miss Universe 1955 beauty contest semi-finals. The other semi-finalists are from Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), El Salvador, England, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, Norway, Sweden, U.S.A. and Venezuela.
 
A reporter asked all 15 in the group for their choice as winner. The answer was practically unanimous: Miss Sweden because she is the pattern of the previous Miss Universe winners.
 

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Miss Universe 1955. Photo 49.
 
This photo was published on 22nd July, the day of the final night. Miss El Salvador, Maribel Arrieta is a blonde, blue-eyed Latin who bears a resemblance to Marilyn Monroe. She holds trophy she won as most popular girl among contestants at Miss Universe 1955 contest.  
 

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Miss Universe 1955. Photo 50.
 
This photo was published on 22nd July, the day of the final night. Miss Chile, Rosa Merello (left) draws an assault in a coiffure problem from Miss Ecuador, Leonor Carcache (right) in preparation for tonight’s competition.
 
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Miss Universe 1955. Photo 51.
 
This photo was published on 22nd July, the day of the final night. These five international beauties were among the semifinalists competing for the world’s beauty crown and the title of Miss Universe at Long Beach, California. From left to right: Miss Sweden, Hillevi Rombin; Miss U.S.A., Carlene King Johnson; Miss England, Margaret Rowe; Miss Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Maureen Hingert and Miss El Salvador, Maribel Arrieta. The girls themselves voted Miss El Salvador the most popular girl in the contest.
 

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Miss Universe 1955. Photo 52.
 
This photo was published on 23rd July, a day after the final night. Miss Sweden, Hillevi Rombin is crowned as Miss Universe 1955 by Miriam Stevenson Miss Universe 1954.
 

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Miss Universe 1955. Photo 53.
 
This photo was published on 23rd July, a day after the final night. Miss Sweden, Hillevi Rombin, was crowned Miss Universe 1955. She is tall, blonde, 5 feet 7 inches, 21-year old and speaks six languages.
 

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Miss Universe 1955. Photo 54.
 
This photo was published on 23rd July, a day after the final night. Miss Sweden, Hillevi Rombin is Miss Universe 1955. The five most beautiful girls of the world are from left to right: Miss Germany, Margit Nunke was the third runner-up; Miss El Salvador, Maribel Arrieta was the first runner-up; Miss Sweden, Hillevi Rombin is Miss Universe 1955; Miss Sri Lanka, Maureen Hingert was second runner-up; and Miss Japan, Keiko Takahashi was fourth runner-up.
 

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Miss Universe 1955. Photo 55.
 
This photo was published on 23rd July, a day after the final night. Miss Sweden, Hillevi Rombin is Miss Universe 1955. She is five feet seven inches tall, weighs 130 pounds, her measurements are 36-23-36, she was the choice not only of the judges, but of the contestants themselves. She poses with one of her prizes: her trophy.
 
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Miss Universe 1955. Photo 56.
 
This photo was published on 23rd July, a day after the final night. Miss Sweden, Hillevi Rombin is crowned as Miss Universe 1955. She was judged the winner among 15 semifinalists.
 

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Miss Universe 1955. Photo 57.
 
This photo was published on 23rd July, a day after the final night. Hillevi Rombin, 21, a blonde from Upsala, Sweden, is shown after she was chosen Miss Universe 1955 from among 33 contestants from all over the world.
 

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