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Miss USA 1956
5th Edition
Miss USA 1956
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Host City
Long Beach, United States
Long Beach Municipal Auditorium
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Dates
Jul 18, 1956
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Participation
43 Contestants
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Winner
Carol Morris
Iowa
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Miss USA 1956 was the fifth Miss USA pageant, held on 1956-07-18 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California. Forty-three contestants competed. At the end of the event, Carlene King Johnson of Vermont crowned Carol Morris of Iowa as Miss USA 1956, marking Iowa’s first win. Morris later competed at Miss Universe 1956 and won.

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Carol Morris
Winner
Miss USA 1956•Edition 5
Carol Morris
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2
Betty Lane Cherry
Betty Lane Cherry
1st Runner-up
3
Nancy McCollum
Nancy McCollum
2nd Runner-up
4
Shari Lewis
Shari Lewis
3rd Runner-up
5
Jo Dodson
Jo Dodson
4th Runner-up
Top Finalists
Karen Keeler
Karen Keeler
1
Charlene Holt
Charlene Holt
2
Barbara Sias
Barbara Sias
3
Delores Winfield
Delores Winfield
4
Shirley Bagwell
Shirley Bagwell
5
Eleanor Wood
Eleanor Wood
6
Maralyn Turner
Maralyn Turner
7
Stella Wilson
Stella Wilson
8

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Happy 86th birthday on April 8th, Carol Morris! Autograph on Picturegoer magazin
@thepicturegoer3y ago
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Happy 86th birthday on April 8th, Carol Morris! Autograph on Picturegoer magazine (UK), 3 August 1957. . "Carol Ann Laverne Morris (born April 8, 1936

🇺🇸Carol Laverne Morris #MissUniverse 1956 from Iowa #UnitedStatesofAmerica •
@celt_fans4y ago
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🇺🇸Carol Laverne Morris #MissUniverse 1956 from Iowa #UnitedStatesofAmerica • 🇺🇸แครอล ลาแวร์น มอร์ริส #นางงามจักรวาล ปี ๒๔๙๙ จาก รัฐไอโอวา ประเทศส

Carol Laverne Morris - USA Miss Universe 1956 Winner www.allthatbeauty.blogspo
@allthatbeauty_since20045y ago
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Carol Laverne Morris - USA Miss Universe 1956 Winner www.allthatbeauty.blogspot.com #MissUniverse1956 #MissUniverseUSA #MissUniverseUSA1956 #MissUS

Contestants

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Carol Morris
Carol Morris
Participated Miss USA 1956 • Winner
Iowa
19 years old
Miss Universe 1956 · Winner
Betty Lane Cherry
Betty Lane Cherry
Participated Miss USA 1956 • 1st runner-up
South Carolina
20 years old
Miss World 1956 · 1st runner-up
Nancy McCollum
Nancy McCollum
Participated Miss USA 1956 • 2nd runner-up
Arkansas
19 years old
Shari Lewis
Shari Lewis
Participated Miss USA 1956 • 3rd runner-up
Nebraska
19 years old
Jo Dodson
Jo Dodson
Participated Miss USA 1956 • 4th runner-up
Texas
18 years old
Barbara Sias
Barbara Sias
Participated Miss USA 1956 • Finalist
Michigan
19 years old
Charlene Holt
Charlene Holt
Participated Miss USA 1956 • Finalist
Maryland
28 years old
Cheryl Brown
Cheryl Brown
Participated Miss USA 1956 • Finalist
Utah
18 years old
Delores Winfield
Delores Winfield
Participated Miss USA 1956 • Finalist
New Jersey
21 years old
Eleanor Wood
Eleanor Wood
Participated Miss USA 1956 • Finalist
Ohio
18 years old
June Svedin
June Svedin
Participated Miss USA 1956 • Finalist
Washington
20 years old
Karen Keeler
Karen Keeler
Participated Miss USA 1956 • Finalist
Colorado
21 years old
Maralyn Turner
Maralyn Turner
Participated Miss USA 1956 • Finalist
Oregon
19 years old
Shirley Bagwell
Shirley Bagwell
Participated Miss USA 1956 • Finalist
North Carolina
18 years old
Stella Wilson
Stella Wilson
Participated Miss USA 1956 • Finalist
Tennessee
19 years old
Audra Stark
Audra Stark
Participated Miss USA 1956
Virginia
21 years old
Beverly Mattox
Beverly Mattox
Participated Miss USA 1956
Indiana
19 years old
Beverly Rogers
Beverly Rogers
Participated Miss USA 1956
Miami Beach, Florida
20 years old
Miss USA 1955
Carol Rhea Thrower
Carol Rhea Thrower
Participated Miss USA 1956
Missouri
18 years old
Cecile Morris
Cecile Morris
Participated Miss USA 1956
Louisiana
19 years old
Delores Wettack
Delores Wettack
Participated Miss USA 1956
Vermont
21 years old
Diana Stopke
Diana Stopke
Participated Miss USA 1956
St. Louis, Missouri
18 years old
Dorothy Lee Bailey
Dorothy Lee Bailey
Participated Miss USA 1956
Connecticut
19 years old
Miss USA 1953
Elaine Murphy
Elaine Murphy
Participated Miss USA 1956
Massachusetts
21 years old
Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown
Participated Miss USA 1956
New Mexico
21 years old
Janet Cardi
Janet Cardi
Participated Miss USA 1956
West Virginia
24 years old
Joanne Holler
Joanne Holler
Participated Miss USA 1956
District of Columbia
21 years old
Kay Douglas
Kay Douglas
Participated Miss USA 1956
New York
18 years old
Kim Meyer
Kim Meyer
Participated Miss USA 1956
Florida
26 years old
Maija Bertulson
Maija Bertulson
Participated Miss USA 1956
Arizona
18 years old
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