Miss Universe 1956
Miss Universe 1956, the 5th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 20 July 1956 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States. There were thirty contestants on stage. The nineteen-year-old Carol Morris was the second American representative (styled as "Miss USA") to win the contest. As was normal for the event, she was crowned by her immediate predecessor, Hillevi Rombin of Sweden.
Miss Universe 1956 | |
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![]() Carol Morris, Miss Universe 1956 | |
Date | 20 July 1956 |
Presenters | Bob Russell |
Venue | Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States |
Broadcaster | CBS, KNXT |
Entrants | 30 |
Placements | 15 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Carol Morris![]() |
Congeniality | Anabella Granados![]() |
Photogenic | Marina Orschel ![]() |
Results

Miss Universe 1956 participating nations and results
Contestants

Miss Universe 1956 Top 15
Alaska - Barbara Maria Sellar
Argentina – Ileana Carré
Belgium - Lucienne Auquier
Brazil - Maria José Cardoso
British Guiana - Rosalind Iva Joan Fung
Canada - Elaine Bishenden
Chile - Concepción Obach Chacana
Costa Rica - Anabella Granados
Cuba - Marcia Rodríguez
Dominican Republic - Olga Fiallo Oliva
Ecuador - Mercedes Flores Espín
England - Iris Alice Kathleen Waller
France - Anita Treyens
Germany - Marina Orschel
Greece - Rita Gouma
Guatemala - Ileana Garlinger Díaz
Holland - Rita Schmidt
Iceland - Guðlaug Guðmundsdóttir
Israel - Sara Tal
Italy - Rossana Galli
Japan - Yoshie Baba
Mexico - Erna Marta Bauman
Peru - Lola Sabogal
Philippines - Isabel Escobar Rodriguez
Puerto Rico - Paquita Vivo
Sweden - Ingrid Goude
Turkey - Can Yusal
Uruguay - Titina Aguirre
United States - Carol Morris
Venezuela - Blanca Heredia
Notes
Replacement
Philippines - Edith Noble Nakpil was replaced by Isabel Escobar Rodriguez.
Withdrawals
Ceylon
El Salvador
Finland - Mirva Orvokki Arvinen
Honduras
Korea
Lebanon
Nicaragua
Norway
West Indies
Awards
Costa Rica - Miss Friendship (Anabella Granados)
Germany - Miss Photogenic (Marina Orschel)
United States - Most Popular Girl (Carol Morris)
General References
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1956". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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