Miss USA 1953

Miss USA 1953
Date	July 16, 1953
Presenters	Bob Russell
Venue	Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA
Entrants	43
Placements	20
Winner	Myrna Hansen Illinois
Congeniality	Jeanne Vaughn Thompson (Louisiana)

Miss USA 1953, the 2nd edition of Miss USA pageant, was held on July 16, 1953 at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California . Myrna Hansen of Illinois, won the competition and was crowned by outgoing titleholder, the very first Miss USA, Jackie Loughery of New York. Hansen was 1st runner-up to Christiane Martel of France at Miss Universe 1953.

Results

Final Results	Contestant
Miss USA 1953	Illinois - Myrna Hansen
1st runner-up	South Carolina - Mary Kemp Griffin
2nd runner-up	Alabama - Doris Edwards
3rd runner-up	Washington - Nancy Petraborg
4th runner-up	Utah - Shauna Wood
Top 20	California - Marcella Roulette Colorado - Jeanie Carroll Florida - Kay Duggar Iowa - Marilyn Shonka Kentucky - Mary Ann Stice Louisiana - Jeanne Vaughn Thompson Maine - Jackie Lee Minnesota - Mary Ann Papke Nebraska - Berneta Nelson Nevada - Earlene Whitt New York - Reta Knapp Ohio - Eleanor Mack Pennsylvania - Jeri Bauer South Carolina - Susan Anthony Day Texas - Joan Gail Bradshaw

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Louisiana - Jeanne Vaughn Thompson

Contestants

• Alabama - Doris Edwards
• Arizona - Eleanor Ruth Cross
• Arkansas - Jackie Stucker
• California - Marcella Roulette
• Colorado - Jeanie Carroll
• Connecticut - Beverlee Burlant
• Florida - Kay Duggar
• Idaho - Patricia Rose Carter
• Illinois - Myrna Hansen
• Indiana - Edith Mae Krumme
• Iowa - Marilyn Shonka
• Kentucky - Mary Ann Stice
• Louisiana - Jeanne Vaughn Thompson
• Maine - Jackie Lee
• Maryland - Diane Gale Durham
• Massachusetts - Joan Daly
• Michigan - Jo Ann Page
• Minnesota - Mary Ann Papke
• Mississippi - Jessie Wynn Morgan
• Missouri - Donna Gardner
• Montana - Billie Jean Tyrrell
• Nebraska - Berneta Nelson

• Myrtle Beach, South Carolina - Mary Kemp Griffin
• Nevada - Earlene Whitt
• New Hampshire - Muriel Roy
• New Jersey - Susan Ruth Harris
• New York - Reta Knapp
• North Carolina - Libby Walker
• North Dakota - Marilyn Caufield
• Ohio - Eleanor Mack
• Oklahoma - Barbara Bond
• Pennsylvania - Jeri Bauer
• Rhode Island - Barbara Deignan
• South Carolina - Susan Anthony Day
• South Dakota - Kathleen Herman
• Texas - Joan Gail Bradshaw
• Utah - Shauna Wood
• Vermont - Kathleen Surrel
• Virginia - Dorothy Lee Bailey
• Washington - Nancy Petraborg
• West Virginia - Fay Higley
• Wisconsin - Jacque Marie Kimmel
• Wyoming - Nancy Rogers

Panel of judges

• Jeff Chandler
• Rhonda Fleming
• Arlene Dahl
• Constance Moore

External links

• Miss USA official website
• Miss USA at Pageant Almanac