Miss Universe 1957. Interesting Facts 7.

Miss Universe 1957. Interesting Facts 7.
 
Miss Universe 1957, Miss Peru Gladys Zender, will keep the highly coveted title even though it was established today that she is not yet 18 years old. The announcement that Miss Peru will retain the crown despite the fact that contest rules require entrants to be from 18 to 28 years of age was made by Lawrence Collins Jr., president of the sponsoring Long Beach International Beauty Confress. The word came after a tense-hour-long session with other beauty contest officials in a hotel room. An embarrassing situation had developed meanwhile at the Coronation Ball on the Lafayette Hotel’s first floor because Miss Peru was kept in her room on the third floor until the perspiring committee members reached their decision.
 
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