Miss USA 1956

Miss USA 1956
Date	18 July 1956
Presenters	Bob Russell
Venue	Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California
Entrants	43
Winner	Carol Morris Iowa

The fifth edition of Miss USA was held on 18 July 1956, at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California. They had 43 young ladies in the competition. Miss Iowa USA, Carol Morris, won the competition and later became Miss Universe. She became the first contestant from Iowa to win the Miss USA competition. She was crowned by Miss USA 1955, Carlene King Johnson of Vermont.

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss USA 1956	Iowa – Carol Morris
1st runner-up	South Carolina – Betty Cherry
2nd runner-up	Arkansas – Nancy McCollum
3rd runner-up	Nebraska – Shari Lewis
4th runner-up	Texas – Jo Dobson
Top 15	Colorado – Karen Keeler Maryland – Charlene Holt Michigan – Barbara Sias New Jersey – Dolores Winfield North Carolina – Shirley Bagwell Ohio – Eleanor Wood Oregon – Maralyn Turner Tennessee – Stella Wilson Utah – Cheryl Brown Washington – June Svedin

See also

• Miss Universe 1956
• Miss World 1956

External links

• Miss USA official website