Miss Universe/1953

Top 5

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  France
  Miss Cinémonde 1953
  Christiane Martel
  Miss Universe 1953
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  United States of America
  Miss USA 1953
  Myrna Hansen
  1st runner-up
  Most Popular Girl in Parade
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  Japan
  Miss Japan 1953
  Kinuko Ito
  2nd runner-up
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  Mexico
  Miss México 1953
  Ana Bertha Lepe
  3rd runner-up
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  Australia
  Miss Australia 1953
  Maxine Morgan
  4th runner-up

Top 16

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  Austria
  Miss Austria 1953
  Lore Felger
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  Canada
  Miss Toronto 1953
  Thelma Brewis
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  Denmark
  Frøken Danmark 1953
  Jytte Olsen
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  Federal Republic of Germany
  Miss Germany 1953
  Christel Schaack
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  Italy
  Miss Italia 1953
  Rita Stazzi
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  Norway
  Frøken Norge 1953
  Synnøve Gulbrandsen
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  Panama
  Miss Panamá 1953
  Emita Arosemena
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  Peru
  Miss Perú 1953
  Mary Ann Sarmiento
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  South Africa
  Miss Golden Jubilee 1953
  Ingrid Mills
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  Turkey
  Türkiye Güzellik Kraliçesi 1953
  Ayten Akyol
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  Uruguay
  Miss Uruguay 1953
  Alicia Ibáñez

Other

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  Alaska
  Miss Alaska Universe 1953
  Muriel Hagberg
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  Belgium
  Miss Belgique 1953
  Elayne Cortois
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  Finland
  Suomen Neito 1953
  Teija Sopanen
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  Greece
  Star Hellas 1953
  Doreta Xirou
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  Hawaii
  Miss Hawaii Universe 1953
  Aileen Lauwae Stone
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  Philippines
  Binibining Pilipinas 1953
  Cristina Pacheco
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  Puerto Rico
  Miss Puerto Rico 1953
  Wanda Irizarry
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  Sweden
  Fröken Sverige 1953
  Ulla Sandklef
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  Switzerland
  Miss Schweiz 1953
  Danielle Oudinet
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  Venezuela
  Miss Venezuela 1953
  Gisela Bolaños

Did not compete

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  India
  Femina Miss India 1953
  Peace Kanwal
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  Morocco
  Miss Maroc 1953
  Colette Ribes

Special Awards

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  Louisiana
  Miss Louisiana
  Jeanne Thompson
  Miss Friendship
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  Miss Welcome to Long Beach
  Joan Kelly

Withdrawals

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  Chile
  Miss Chile
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  Cuba
  Miss Cuba
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  Great Britain
  Miss Great Britain
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  Hong Kong
  Miss Hong Kong
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  Israel
  Malkat HaYōfî