Miss Universe 1958

Miss Universe 1958, the 7th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 25 July 1958 in Long Beach, California, United States. 36 contestants competed where finally, Miss Colombia, 19-year-old Luz Marina Zuluaga won the competition, and was crowned by Gladys Zender of Peru.^[1]

Miss Universe 1958
Luz Marina Zuluaga, Miss Universe 1958
Date	25 July 1958
Presenters	Byron Palmer
Venue	Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States
Broadcaster	CBS, KNXT
Entrants	36
Placements	15
Debuts	Colombia Poland Suriname
Withdrawals	Austria Ceylon Iceland Martinique Morocco Philippines Puerto Rico Turkey
Returns	Australia British Guiana Chile Denmark Holland Norway Singapore United States West Indies
Winner	Luz Marina Zuluaga †  Colombia
Congeniality	Tomoko Moritake  Japan
Photogenic	Corine Rottschäfer  Holland
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Results

 

Miss Universe 1958 participating nations and results

Placements

Placement^[2]	Contestant
Miss Universe 1958	Colombia – Luz Marina Zuluaga †
1st Runner-up	Brazil – Adalgisa Colombo †
2nd Runner-up	Hawaii – Geri Hoo †
3rd Runner-up	United States – Eurlyne Howell
4th Runner-up	Poland – Alicja Bobrowska
Top 15	Chile – Raquel Molina Urrutia †   Denmark – Evy Norlund   Germany – Marlies Jung Behrens   Greece – Marily Kalimopoulou   Holland – Corine Rottschäfer †   Israel – Miriam Hadar   Japan – Tomoko Moritake   Peru – Beatriz Boluarte   Suriname – Gertrud Gummels   Sweden – Birgitta Elisabeth Gårdman

Contestants

•   Alaska - Eleanor Moses
•   Argentina - Celina Mercedes Ayala
•   Australia - Astrid Tanda Lindholm
•   Belgium - Liliane Taelemans †
•   Brazil - Adalgisa Colombo †
•   British Guiana - Clyo Fernandes
•   Canada - Eileen Cindy Conroy
•   Chile - Raquel Molina Urrutia †
•   Colombia - Luz Marina Zuluaga †
•   Costa Rica - Eugenia María Valverde Guardia
•   Cuba - Arminia Pérez y González
•   Denmark - Evy Norlund
•   Ecuador - Alicia Vallejo Eljuri
•   England - Dorothy Hazeldine
•   France - Monique Boulinguez
•   Germany - Marlies Jung Behrens
•   Greece - Marily Kalimopoulou
•   Guatemala - Maya Glinz
•   Hawaii - Geri Hoo †
•   Holland - Corine Rottschäfer †
•   Israel - Miriam Hadar
•   Italy - Clara Copella
•   Japan - Tomoko Moritake
•   Korea - Oh Geum-soon
•   Mexico - Elvira Leticia Risser Corredor
•   Norway - Greta Andersen^[3]
•   Paraguay - Graciela Scorza Leguizamón
•   Peru - Beatriz Boluarte
•   Poland - Alicja Bobrzowska
•   Singapore - Marion Willis
•   Suriname - Gertrud Gummels
•   Sweden - Birgitta Elisabeth Gårdman
•   Uruguay - Irene Augustyniak
•   United States - Eurlyne Howell^[4]
•   Venezuela - Ida Margarita Pieri
•   West Indies - Angela Tong

Notes

Did not compete

•   Austria - Hanni Ehrenstrasser
•   Burma - Louisa Benson Craig
•   Philippines - Carmen Remedios Tuazon

Awards

•   Japan - Miss Friendship (Tomoko Moritake)
•   Holland - Miss Photogenic (Corine Rottschäfer)
•   Australia - Most Popular Girl (Astrid Tanda Lindholm)

References

1. "New Miss Universe Is Looking for Husband, Not Movie Glamour". Lakeland Ledger. July 27, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
2. "Elegida por Unanimidad; Miss Brasil Fue Segunda". El Tiempo. July 26, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
3. "Three Beauties Cross Their Fingers for Good Luck". Youngstown Vindicator. July 19, 1958. p. 2. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
4. "Louisiana Belle Captures Miss U.S.A. Title". Lakeland Ledger. July 24, 1958. p. 20. Retrieved May 8, 2022.

External links

• Miss Universe official website