1957 Gladys Zender PERU

Long Beach, California USA

1st runner-up     Terezinha Morango   BRAZIL 2nd runner-up     Sonia Hamilton   ENGLAND 3rd runner-up     Ma. Rosa Gamio   CUBA 4th runner-up     Gerti Daub   GERMANY SEMI-FINALISTS Martha Lehmann   ALASKA Hannerl Melcher   AUSTRIA Gloria Noakes   CANADA Ligia Karavia   GREECE Valeria Fabrizzi   ITALY Kyoko Otani   JAPAN Jacqueline Doreilla Bonilla   MOROCCO Inger Jonsson   SWEDEN Gabriela Pascal   URUGUAY Leona Gage   USA (disqualified) Monica Lamas   ARGENTINA  (enters the  semi-finals after Miss USA is dusqualified)

Miss USA 1957, Leona Gage qualified for the semi-finals of Miss Universe 1957.   But, it was discovered that she was married and had two children.  She was stripped of her crown and Charlotte Sheffield was awarded the title.  She did not make the semi-finals.  Argentina, Monica Lamas, who was 16th in the preliminary judging took the last semi-finals slot vacated by Gage.

Gladys Zender of PERU, Miss Universe 1957,  poses with the trophy she won

The 1958 Miss Universe program book featuring Gladys Zender

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