Miss USA 1954

Miss USA 1954
Presenters	Bob Russell
Venue	Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California
Winner	Miriam Stevenson South Carolina

Miss USA 1954, the 3rd Miss USA pageant, was held on July 24, 1954 at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California. Miriam Stevenson, won the competition and later became Miss Universe. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder Myrna Hansen of Illinois.

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss USA 1954 Later crowned Miss Universe 1954	South Carolina – Miriam Stevenson
1st runner-up Later dethroned	Virginia – Ellen Whitehead
2nd runner-up	New York – Karin Hultman
3rd runner-up	Texas – Betty Lee
4th runner-up	Illinois – Celeste Ravel
Top 19	Arkansas – Waydine Nesbitt California – Sandra Lea Constance Connecticut – Andrea Todd District of Columbia – Laura Farley Indiana – Cecilia Ann Dennis Iowa – Ione Lukens Minnesota – Dawn Joyce Missouri – Alice Jean Porritt Montana – Dawn Oney Nebraska – Margie Winkhoff New Jersey – Evelyn Orowitz Ohio – Barbara Joyce Randa Tennessee – Janice Beverly Bowles Wisconsin – Rita Dolores Younger

The Miss USA 1954 delegates were:

Disqualified
- Maryland - Barbara Ann Eschenburg
- Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) - Elaine DuFeen
- Virginia - Ellen Whitehead

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