| Miss USA 1954 | |
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| Date | July 24, 1954 |
| Presenters | Bob Russell |
| Venue | Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California |
| Entrants | 44 |
| Placements | 21 |
| Winner | Miriam Stevenson South Carolina |
Miss USA 1954 was the 3rd Miss USA pageant, held on July 24, 1954 at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California. Miriam Stevenson, won the competition and later became Miss Universe. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder Myrna Hansen of Illinois.
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss USA 1954 | |
| 1st Runner-up |
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| 2nd Runner-up |
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| 3rd Runner-up |
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| 4th Runner-up |
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| Top 21 |
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44 contestants competed for the title.
| State/City | Name | Age[a] | Hometown | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Arizona
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Bonnie Johnson | – | Glendale | |
 Arkansas
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Jineane Marie Ford | – | – | |
 California
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Sandra Constance | – | Los Angeles | |
 Colorado
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Jeanie Carroll | – | – | |
 Connecticut
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Andrea Todd | – | Hartford | |
 District of Columbia
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Laura Farley | 21 | Washington, D.C. | |
 Florida
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Rosemary Talucci | – | – | |
| Front Royal | Carol Hammarck | – | – | |
 Illinois
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Celeste Ravel | 23 | Chicago | |
 Indiana
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Cecilia Dennis | – | Milan | |
 Iowa
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Ione Lucken | – | Le Mars | |
 Kansas
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Sue Ravencroft | – | – | |
 Kentucky
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Nikki Horner | – | – | |
 Louisiana
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Sadie Vinson | – | New Orleans | |
 Maryland
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Barbara Eschenburg | – | Berlin | Later disqualified for being underage |
 Massachusetts
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Nan Cowan | – | Sterling | |
 Memphis
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Janice Beverly Bowles | – | – | |
 Michigan
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Gerri Hoffman | – | – | |
 Minnesota
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Dawn Joyce | – | Minneapolis | |
 Missouri
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Alice Porritt | – | – | |
 Nebraska
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Margie Winkhoff | – | – | |
 Nevada
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Mary Jane Arnold | – | Las Vegas | |
 New Hampshire
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Myrna Louise Smith | – | – | |
 New Jersey
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Evelyn Orowitz | 20 | Collingswood | |
 New York
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Karin Hultman | – | New York City | Became 1st Runner-up after Miss Virginia USA was disqualified. Later becames Miss World United States 1954 1st Runner-up at Miss World 1954 |
 New York City
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Renee Roy | – | New York City | |
 North Carolina
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Ann Pickett | – | Charlotte | |
 North Dakota
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Jane Hewitt | – | – | |
 Ohio
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Barbara Randa | 19 | Painesville | |
 Oregon
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Charlotte Miller | – | – | |
 Pennsylvania
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Helen Vidovich | – | Philadelphia | |
 Philadelphia
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Elaine DuFeen | – | – | Later disqualified for the national pageant |
| Pleasure Beach | Violet Fuchs | – | – | |
 Rhode Island
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Joyce Anne Sandberg | – | Warwick | Previously Miss Rhode Island 1953 Later served as the First Lady of Rhode Island from 1973 to 1977 |
| South Carolina
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Miriam Stevenson | 20 | Winnsboro | Miss Universe 1954 Previously Miss South Carolina 1953 Top 10 at Miss America 1954 |
 South Dakota
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Barbara Ann Brown | – | – | |
 St. Louis
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Jo Ann Lynde | – | – | |
 Tennessee
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Barbara Holly | 21 | Nashville | |
 Texas
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Betty Lee | – | Houston | |
 Utah
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Laverna Laub | 22 | Salt Lake City | |
 Vermont
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Georgia Laurise | 24 | New Haven | |
 Virginia
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Ellen Whitehead | – | Chatham | Later disqualified due to being underage |
 Washington
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Darlene Shride | – | – | |
 West Virginia
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Sandra Waggy | – | – | |
 Wisconsin
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Rita Delores Younger | 21 | Baraboo | |
 Wyoming
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Faith Radenbaugh | Heart Mountain |
