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.

Results

• Miss USA 1956: Carol Morris, (Iowa)
  • 1st Runner up: Betty Cherry, (South Carolina)
  • 2nd Runner up: Nancy McCollum, (Arkansas)
  • 3rd Runner up: Shari Lewis, (Nebraska)
  • 4th Runner up: Jo Dobson, (Texas)

See also

• Miss Universe 1956

External links

• Miss USA official website