Miss Universe - From 1952 to 1959

1950s-The Golden Years!

1952 - Armi Kuusela (Finland)

For the primary time in records, the host Olympic united states of america- the games of the 15th Olympiad had been held at Helsinki in 1952-- earned the well-known trophy as Armi Kuusela triumphed within the first annual contest on July 28, 1952. no matter no longer being considered one of the heavy-favorites, amongst 30 entries, she have become the first omit Universe - the world's maximum 9aaf3f374c58e8c9dcdd1ebf10256fa5 beauty contest-- at long beach, CA. in the interim, pass over Kuusela changed into most of the countrywide idols from Finland such as Paavo Nurmi, Harry Larva and Hannes Kolehmainen.

1953 - Christiane Martel (France)

France has won reward for its pretty girls. An proof of this passed off in July 1953 when Christiane Martel -frequently referred to as one of the maximum beautiful queens in omit Universe history-placed France on the world map after being topped miss Universe by means of outgoing queen Armi Kuusela from Finland. omit France 1953 was elected omit Universe from a discipline of 26 entries. In fact, her win at long seaside, stimulated several girls to take part in the annual festival. She changed into the second local of Europe to win the occasion. clearly one can not discuss on pass over Universe without harking back to Christian Martel.

1954 - Miriam Stevenson (SCarolina/the usa)

In a memorable victory that seemed difficult a few years earlier, leave out u.s. of the united states, Miriam Stevenson, a blonde from Winnsboro (South Carolina), captured the identify, after beating other 33 country wide entries at long beach. united states of america had skilled a step forward year in 1953 while Mirna Rae Hansen, a native of Chicago (Illinois), got here close to winning the name. the brand new winner turned into crowned through last yr's winner, Christiane Martel from France. however that was no longer all, of course. Upon wearing the crown, omit Stevenson became the first North American beauty queen to win an global pageant in history. She is one in all South Carolina's high-quality-known stunning ladies alongside names like Shawn Weatherly and Lu Parker.

1955 -- Hillevi Rombin (Sweden)

in spite of her preliminary recognition and personal air of secrecy, the favorite Maribel Arrieta, who have been compared in her appearance with American actress Marilyn Monroe, did now not win the trophy. notably, the judges selected Hillevi Rombin of Sweden. In one of the maximum memorable finals, pass over Sweden, Hillevi Rombin, changed into crowned MU after defeating El Salvador's Maribel Arrieta Gálvez. In fact, Sweden had its golden age in the 50s. A year ago, the Scandinavian state had completed among the top 5 within the contest.

1956 - Carol Morris (Iowa/america)

After a disappointing participation in 1955, america made records in 1956 as Carol Morris, lived up to her repute like one of the most lovely girls within the global upon becoming omit Universe, an occasion which several people taken into consideration to be their birthright. pass over Morris correctly consolidated america's go back to MU identify. She became the second one americafemale to win the name within the contest's five-yr records. She, who hails from Otturnwa (Iowa), had been handpicked with the aid of a remarkable worldwide jury, among them Max aspect and Dorothy Kirsten.

1957 - Gladys Zender (Peru)

Peru came to world attention whilst its countrywide delegate, Gladys Zender, picked up the identify. Zender's win ended North Atlantic's five-yr domination of omit Universe. in the meantime, at that time, a Peruvian newspaper devoted an entire page inside the most important phase of the paper to miss Zender. She was the first female from her vicinity, Latin the usa, to win the world award. Upon prevailing the award, she made her first global speech and assumed the position of "Ambassador of the sector" journeying a bunch of towns in Latin america, Europe and the States. alternatively, Peru's Zender has preserved her picture as one of the most respected omit Universes in history.

1958 - Luz Marina Zuluaga (Colombia)

The judges chose a notably unwell-known beauty queen of Colombia, Luz Maria Zuluaga, as miss Universe. Upon her abrupt win, Colombia nearly declared Zuluaga a "national treasure". paradoxically, she came in 2nd area to miss Antioquia, Doris Gil de Santamaria, on the 1957 miss Colombia pageant. despite the fact that, Gil de Santamaria renounced her crown and was replaced by means of Zuluaga. She become elected miss Universe from a subject of 36 entries. in the direction of her reign, she modified her residence via the usa, however did now not changed her love for Colombia, the various maximum respected democracies in the developing world for the reason that overdue 50s. nowadays few Colombians will forget about Zuluaga's win.

1959 - Akiko Kojima (Japan)

omit Japan, Akiko Kojima, pulled off one of the finest upsets in leave out Universe records as she, who worked as a model in Tokyo, captured the title within the overdue 1950s. since then, Kojima's success become hailed as a win for Asia. although, Kojima's victory was not well obtained in Italy. at the same time as Japan celebrated her win, at Rome there have been protests in opposition to the effects after Italy's contestant Maria Grazia Buccella -the favourite at the eighth miss Universe splendor competition- were removed within the first spherical. without a doubt, Japan had "harm the satisfaction of Italy", domestic to a number of legendary beauties together with Gina Lollobrigida and Sofia Loren. omit Kojima was born on October 29, 1936 in the capital city of Japan.

Alejandro Guevara Onofre: Freelance author. Alejandro is creator of a host of articles/essays about over 220 countries and dependencies (and American States as properly), from ecology, history, tourism and countrywide heroes to Olympic sports, foreign relations, and wildlife. further, he has posted some books on ladies's rights, among them "records of the ladies in the usa" and "well-knownfamous individuals"