Miss USA 1958

Miss USA 1958
Eurlyne Howell, Miss USA 1958
DateJuly 23, 1958
VenueLong Beach, California
Entrants45
Placements15
Withdrawals
  • Kansas
  • Mississippi
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Wisconsin
WinnerEurlyne Howell
Louisiana Louisiana
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Miss USA 1958 was the seventh Miss USA pageant, held at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California on July 23, 1958.

At the end of the event, Charlotte Sheffield of Utah crowned Eurlyne Howell of Louisiana as Miss USA 1958.[1][2] It is the first victory of Louisiana in the pageant's history. Howell later competed at Miss Universe and was named as third runner-up to eventual winner, Luz Marina Zuluaga.[3]

Contestants from 45 states and cities competed in this year's pageant. The competition was hosted by Bob Russell.

  1. ^ "Louisiana beauty chosen Miss U.S.A." Independent. Long Beach, California. 24 July 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Blonde Miss Louisiana wins Miss U.S.A. title". Traverse City Record-Eagle. 24 July 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Elegida por Unanimidad; Miss Brasil Fue Segunda" [Elected Unanimously; Miss Brazil Was Second]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). July 26, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.