Miss USA 1952 was the first Miss USA pageant, held at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California on June 27, 1952.
At the end of the event, American actress and Miss America 1941 Rosemary LaPlanche crowned Jackie Loughery of New York as Miss USA 1952. It is the first victory of New York in the pageant's history. Contestants from 42 states competed in this year's pageant.
Results Placements PlacementContestant Miss USA 1952 New York – Jackie Loughery 1st Runner-up Louisiana – Jeanne Thompson 2nd Runner-up Missouri – Carolyn Corlew 3rd Runner-up Tennessee – Jean Harper 4th Runner-up Oklahoma – Trula Birchfield Top 10 Indiana – Virginia Johnson Michigan – Judy Hatula Minnesota – Jodell Stirmlinger Montana – Valerie Jackson New Jersey – Ruth Hampton
Special awards AwardContestant Miss Congeniality Montana – Valerie Jackson
Contestants 42 contestants competed for the title. StateNameAgeHometownNotes AlabamaDoris Edwards23Gadsden ArizonaCharlene Hendricks18Tempe ArkansasBarbara Wathen20Jonesboro CaliforniaGloria Maxwell20Los Angeles ColoradoJosephine Barbie22Colorado Springs ConnecticutJo Kuhlmann22Hartford DelawareSue Langton23Wilmington FloridaYvonne Pearis23Jacksonville GeorgiaBetty Jane Wood18Decatur IdahoCherrie Jean Lindsey20Idaho Falls IllinoisSherry Matulis19Peoria IndianaVirginia Johnson19Indianapolis KansasBette Renick18Liberal KentuckyJean Tingle19Lexington LouisianaJeanne Thompson21Baton RougeLater competed at Miss USA 1953.Previously Miss Louisiana 1951 MaineJean Marie Lemire20Old Town MassachusettsVel Dorne24Boston MichiganJudy Hatula19Detroit MinnesotaJodell Stirmlinger20St. Paul MississippiCarolyn Thomas20Jackson MissouriCarolyn Corlew18Sikeston MontanaPatricia McGinty21Missoula NevadaBarbara Jean Clark19Las Vegas New JerseyRuth Jane Hampton20Merchantville New MexicoKay Nail20Albuquerque New YorkJackie Loughery21BrooklynSemi-finalist at Miss Universe 1952 North CarolinaDoris Stanley23Greensboro North DakotaGloria Rowe26Fargo OhioMargie Broering18Cincinnati OklahomaTrula Birchfield21Oklahoma City OregonBeth Bailey27La Grande PennsylvaniaJeanne Ferguson22Philadelphia Rhode IslandDelores Selinder22Providence South CarolinaMargie Allen–Spartanburg South DakotaMarlene Rieb20Parkston TennesseeJean Harper18MemphisPreviously Miss Tennessee 1951Top 15 at Miss America 1952 TexasCharlene McClary25Houston UtahCarol Jean Isbell20Salt Lake City VermontElizabeth Whitcomb18Essex Junction VirginiaElizabeth Glenn24Roanoke WashingtonAdele Slaybaugh18Kennewick WisconsinJeannie Eleanor Huston20Milwaukee
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External links Miss USA official website