Miss Universe 1958

Miss Universe 1958
Luz Marina Zuluaga
Date25 July 1958 (1958-07-25)
PresentersByron Palmer
VenueLong Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States
BroadcasterCBS
Entrants35
Placements15
Debuts
  • Colombia
  • Poland
  • Suriname
Withdrawals
  • Austria
  • Ceylon
  • Costa Rica
  • Iceland
  • Martinique
  • Morocco
  • Philippines
  • Puerto Rico
  • Turkey
Returns
  • Australia
  • British Guiana
  • Chile
  • Denmark
  • Holland
  • Norway
  • Singapore
  • United States
  • West Indies
Winner† Luz Marina Zuluaga
Colombia
CongenialityTomoko Moritake (Japan)
PhotogenicCorine Rottschäfer (Holland)
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Miss Universe 1958 was the seventh Miss Universe pageant, held at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States on 25 July 1958.

At the end of the event, Gladys Zender of Peru crowned Luz Marina Zuluaga of Colombia as Miss Universe 1958. Zuluaga was the first representative of Colombia to win the contest.[1]

Contestants from thirty-six countries and territories competed in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Byron Palmer.

  1. ^ "New Miss Universe Is Looking for Husband, Not Movie Glamour". Lakeland Ledger. July 27, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved May 8, 2022.