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Suomen Neito 1952 – winner. Miss Universe 1952 – winner. Armi Helena Kuusela-Williams (née Kuusela, formerly Kuusela-Hilario; born 20 August 1934) is a Finnish-American former beauty queen and philanthropist, best known for being the first-ever Miss Universe. In 1952, she gained national recognition by winning the Finnish beauty contest ...
1953 →. Miss Universe 1952 was the first Miss Universe pageant, held at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States on 28 June 1952. [2][3] At the end of the event, actress Piper Laurie crowned Armi Kuusela of Finland as Miss Universe 1952. [2][4] It was the first victory of Finland in the history of the pageant.
Miss Universe 1952 Armi Kuusela of Finland was not able to crown her successor after she chose to relinquish her crown in order to marry. [4] [5] Contestants from twenty-six countries and territories competed in this year's pageant, marking the smallest turnout to date for Miss Universe as of 2023. The pageant was hosted by Bob Russell.
Between 1952 and 1955 the winner of Suomen Neito went to Miss Universe, where Armi Kuusela was also crowned as the first Miss Universe in Long Beach by actress Piper Laurie in 1952. In 1956 due to lack of sponsorship, the national pageant of Suomen Neito was not held and made Finland withdraw from the competition.
Armi Kuusela [1] 17 Muhos: Suomen Neito 1952: 28 June 1952 30 1953 France: Christiane Martel [2] 18 Créteil: Miss Cinémonde 1953: 17 July 1953 26 1954 United States: Miriam Stevenson [3] 21 Winnsboro: Miss USA 1954: 24 July 1954 33 1955 Sweden: Hillevi Rombin [4] [5] 21 Uppsala: Fröken Sverige 1955: 22 July 1955 1956 United States: Carol ...
Suomen Neito (English: Maiden of Finland) was a traditional Finnish beauty pageant held in the 1950s, 1960s, 1986, and from 1990 to 2007. The pageant began in 1952 when Armi Kuusela was crowned as the first Suomen Neito, which qualified her for the inaugural Miss Universe pageant, where she became its first titleholder.
Malkat HaYofi 1976. Miss Universe 1976. Hair color. Dark blonde. Eye color. Blue. Rina Mor-Goder (Hebrew: רינה מור-גודר; née Messinger; February 16, 1956) is an Israeli lawyer, writer and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1976.
Christiane Martel (born Christiane Magnani on 18 January 1935) is a French actress, model and beauty queen. She became the second woman to win the Miss Universe beauty pageant in 1953. [2] She was the only French woman to hold the Miss Universe title until Iris Mittenaere in 2016. She is one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of ...