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==Notes==
==Notes==
:'''^''' {{note label|note01|^|}} As Miss USA and Miss Universe were held jointly, candidates from both pageants were eligible for the special awards.
*'''^''' {{note label|note01|^|}} As Miss USA and Miss Universe were held jointly, candidates from both pageants were eligible for the special awards.


==Panel of Judges==
==Panel of Judges==

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Miss Universe 1956
Date20 July 1956
PresentersBob Russell
VenueLong Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA
Entrants30
WinnerCarol Morris
United States USA
CongenialityAnabella Granados
 Costa Rica
PhotogenicMarina Orschel
 Germany
Participating Nations and Results.

The fifth edition of the Miss Universe pageant was held on 20 July 1956, at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA. They had 30 young ladies in the competition. Miss USA, 20-year-old Carol Morris, won the competition. She became the second American to win the Miss Universe competition.

Results

Special Awards

  • Congeniality:  Costa Rica, Anabella Granados
  • Photogenic:  Germany, Marina Orschel
  • Most Popular Girl in Parade:  Iowa, Carol Ann Laverne Morris [^]

Contestants

  • Misses  Finland (Mirva Orvokki Arvinen) and  Philippines (Edith Noble Nakpil) did not compete.

Notes

  • ^ ^ As Miss USA and Miss Universe were held jointly, candidates from both pageants were eligible for the special awards.

Panel of Judges

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