Miss USA 1956 | |
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Miss USA 1956 Carol Morris | |
Date | July 18, 1956 |
Presenters | Bob Russell |
Venue | Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California |
Entrants | 43 |
Winner | Carol Morris![]() |
Miss USA 1956 was the 5th Miss USA pageant, held on July 18, 1956, at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California. From the 43 contestants Miss Iowa USA, Carol Morris, won the competition and later became Miss Universe. She became the first contestant from Iowa to win the Miss USA competition. She was crowned by Miss USA 1955, Carlene King Johnson of Vermont.
One of the runners-up, Charlene Holt of Maryland, became an actress, appearing on television series and in films including El Dorado with John Wayne.
Final results | Contestant |
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Miss USA 1956 | |
1st Runner-Up | |
2nd Runner-Up |
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3rd Runner-Up |
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4th Runner-Up |
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Top 15 |
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Maija Bertulson | Tucson | ||||
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Nancy McCollum | 2nd runner-up | ||||
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Shirlee Witty | Los Angeles | ||||
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Karen Keeler | Top 15 | ||||
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Dorothy Bailey | Hartford | ||||
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Sandra McCabe | Selbyville | ||||
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Joanne Holler | |||||
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Kim Meyer | |||||
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Mary Ruff | |||||
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Muriel Blair | Chicago | 23 | |||
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Beverly Mattox | |||||
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Carol Morris | Ottumwa | 19 | Winner | Previously Miss Iowa 1954 | |
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Cecile Morris | Baton Rouge | ||||
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Charlene Holt | Annapolis | 28 | Top 15 | ||
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Elaine Murphy | Weston | ||||
Miami Beach, FL | Beverly Rogers | |||||
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Barbara Sias | Top 15 | ||||
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Marilyn Johnson | Minneapolis | ||||
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Carol Thrower | |||||
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Shari Lewis | 3rd runner-up | ||||
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Marley Sanderson | Las Vegas | ||||
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Rita Leclerc | Berlin | 21 | |||
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Delores Winfield | Cranford | 21 | Top 15 | ||
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Jackie Brown | Albuquerque | ||||
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Kay Douglas | New York City | ||||
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Shirley Bagwell | Raleigh | 18 | Top 15 | ||
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Mary Harroun | |||||
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Eleanor Wood | Canton | 18 | Top 15 | ||
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Maralyn Turner | Top 15 | ||||
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Serena Kifer | Philadelphia | ||||
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Miriam Uniman | |||||
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Sandra Vozella | Point Judith | ||||
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Betty Cherry | Columbia | 1st runner-up | Later Miss World United States 1956
1st runner-up at Miss World 1956 | ||
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Diana Stopke | |||||
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Stella Wilson | Memphis | 22 | Top 15 | ||
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Jo Dodson | Houston | 4th runner-up | |||
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Delores Wettack | Westminster | ||||
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Audra Stark | Virginia Beach | ||||
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June Svedin | Top 15 | ||||
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Janet Cardi | |||||
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Priscilla Perkins | Milwaukee | 23 | |||
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Marilyn Scott | Cheyenne |