Miss Universe 1956

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Miss Universe 1956
File:Carol Morris at the Miss Universe 1956.jpg
Date	20 July 1956
Presenters	Bob Russell
Venue	Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA
Entrants	30
Placements	15
Debuts	British Guiana, Dominican Republic, Holland, Iceland
Withdrawals	El Salvador, Finland, Honduras, Korea, Lebanon, Nicaragua, Norway, Ceylon, West Indies
Returns	Peru, Turkey
Winner	Carol Morris  USA
Congeniality	Anabella Granados  Costa Rica
Photogenic	Marina Orschel  Germany

Miss Universe 1956, the 5th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 20 July 1956 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, USA. They had 30 young ladies in the competition. Miss USA, 19-year-old Carol Morris, won the competition, becoming the second American to win the Miss Universe competition. She was crowned by Miss Universe 1955, Hillevi Rombin of Sweden.

^ ^{^} As Miss Universe and Miss USA were held jointly, candidates from both pageants were eligible for the special awards.

• British Guiana
•  Dominican Republic
•  Holland
•  Iceland

Last competed in:

• 1953:  Turkey
• 1954:  Peru

• Miss  Finland (Mirva Orvokki Arvinen) did not compete.
• Instead of the crowned Miss  Philippines (Edith Noble Nakpil) competed, she was replaced by Isabel Escobar Rodriguez.

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