Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States
Broadcaster
CBS
Entrants
33
Placements
15
Debuts
Ceylon
Ecuador
England
Guatemala
Lebanon
Nicaragua
Withdrawals
Australia
Hong Kong
New Zealand
Panama
Peru
Singapore
Thailand
Returns
Venezuela
Winner
Hillevi Rombin Sweden
Congeniality
Maribel Arrieta El Salvador
← 1954
1956 →
Miss Universe 1955 was the fourth Miss Universe pageant, held at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States on 22 July 1955.[1] This is the first time that the pageant was televised.
At the end of the event, Miriam Stevenson of the United States crowned Hillevi Rombin of the Sweden as Miss Universe 1955.[2] It is the first victory of Sweden in the history of the pageant.[3]
Contestants from thirty-three countries and territories competed in this edition. The pageant was hosted by Bob Russell.
^"'Miss Universe' crowned tonight". The Pittsburgh Press. 22 July 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 18 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.
^"They're favored in Miss Universe Contest". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 23 July 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 28 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.
^Cite error: The named reference :5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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