1954 Miss Universe

1954 Miss Universe Beauty PageantLong Beach Municipal Auditorium
Long Beach, California, USA
July 24 
Winner: UNITED STATES - Miriam Stevenson
1st Runner Up: BRAZIL - Maria Marta Hacker Rocha
2nd Runner Up: HONG KONG - Virginia June Lee
3rd Runner Up: GERMANY - Regina Ernst
4th Runner Up: SWEDEN - Ragnhild Olausson
16 SEMI-FINALISTS:
ARGENTINA - Ivana Olga Kinslinger
BRAZIL - Maria Marta Hacker Rocha
CUBA - Isis Margarita Finlay
COSTA RICA - Marian Esquivel McKeown
FRANCE - Jacqueline Beer
GERMANY - Regina Ernst
*GREECE - Rika Diallina
HONG KONG - Virginia June Lee
ITALY - Maria Teresa Paliani
NORWAY - Mona Stormes
PANAMA - Liliana Torre
PERU - Isabella Leon Velarde Dancuart
PHILIPPINES - Blesilda Mueler Ocampo
SWEDEN - Ragnhild Olausson
URUGUAY - Ana Moreno
U.S.A. - Miriam Stevenson
AWARDS:
Miss Friendship: *GREECE - Effie Androulakakis ( Rika Diallina's first runner-up )
Most Popular in the Parade (Public Favorite): MONTANA, Dawn Oney