Miss Perú 1953

Miss Perú 1953
Date	June 26, 1953
Venue	Teatro Municipal, Lima
Entrants	37
Winner	Mary Ann Sarmiento Ucayali

The first participation of Peru in Miss Universe pageant created great expectations for the following year among the Peruvians, the newspaper La Crónica takes the rights over the MU franchise and the private clubs and associations from different districts, cities and regions of Peru start to choose candidates for Miss Peru Pageant 1953.

After casting in many different Peruvian cities the 37 ladies started to compete, 15 survived the first cut and past to the semi-finals. Following that they were narrowed down to six finalist, the runners-up and winner were called from this group, then proceeded to crowing and award show.

The Miss Perú 1953 pageant was held on June 26, 1953. The chosen winner represented Peru at the Miss Universe 1953.^[1]

Placements

Final Results	Contestant
Miss Peru Universe 1953	Ucayali - Mary Ann Sarmiento
1st Runner-Up	Trujillo - Lidia Mantilla Mayer
2nd Runner-Up	La Punta - Zoila Lyons
Top 6	Tingo María Pisco Chaclacayo - María Luisa de la Borda

Trivia

Despite the fact that Ucayali is an official region of Peru since 1980, The Rotary Club of Pucallpa sponsors Mary Ann's participation in Miss Peru Pageant. For this reason she is considerate the first Miss Ucayali (and the most successful one at the National Pageant to the present day).

References

↑ http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/Universe_lists_p.htm

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