Miss Universe 1957

Contestants from thirty-two countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. It was the first where women who were married and had children could not compete, which in turn became the reason why one candidate was disqualified after the preliminary competition.^[2] One contestant was selected to replace the original winner.

This edition saw the debuts of Martinique, Morocco, and Paraguay, and the returns of Austria, Ceylon, Hawaii, and South Korea. Austria and Hawaii last competed in 1953, while Ceylon and South Korea last competed in 1955. The British Guiana, Chile, the Dominican Republic, and the United States withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.^[2] Corine Rottschäfer of Holland was set to compete, however she had just won another international contest that barred her entry. Rottschäfer competed the following year.^[3]

Leona Gage, Miss USA 1957, was announced as one of the fifteen semi-finalists, but was removed from the contest on the afternoon before the final after it was discovered that she was married and the mother of two young children.^[4][5] Miss Argentina, Mónica Lamas, who was sixteenth in the preliminary competition, replaced Gage.^[2] Gage was also stripped of her Miss USA title, and was replaced by Charlotte Sheffield of Utah. Sheffield was unable to compete because the preliminary competition had already taken place.^[6][7] Sheffield competed at Miss World 1957, and was unplaced.^[8]

As with 1955, fifteen semi-finalists were chosen at the preliminary competition that consisted of a swimsuit and evening gown competition.^[10] Each of the fifteen semi-finalists then gave a short speech during the final broadcast in their native language. Afterward, they paraded in their swimsuits and evening gowns, and the five finalists were chosen.^[10]

• Earl Wilson – American journalist and columnist^[14]
• Alberto Vargas – Peruvian-American painter known for his "Vargas Girls"^[14]
• Vincent Trotta – American artist^[14]
• Lois J. Swanson
• Roger Zeiler – French official from the Miss Europe Committee

Thirty-two contestants competed for the title.^[15]

Country/Territory	Contestant	Age[a]	Hometown
Alaska	Martha Lehmann[16]	18	Fairbanks
Argentina	Mónica Lamas[17]	20	Buenos Aires
Austria	Hannerl Melcher[18]	19	Vienna
Belgium	Janine Hanotiau[19]	19	Brussels
Brazil	Terezinha Morango[20]	20	São Paulo de Olivença
Canada	Gloria Noakes[10]	18	Toronto
Ceylon	Camellia Perera[18]	23	Colombo
Costa Rica	Sonia Icaza[21]	18	San José
Cuba	María Gamio[22]	19	Havana
Ecuador	Patricia Benítez[23]	19	Guayaquil
England	Sonia Hamilton[24]	23	London
France	Lisa Simon[25]	22	Argenteuil
Greece	Ligia Karavia[15]	18	Athens
Guatemala	Ana Olyslager[15]	18	Guatemala City
Hawaii	Ramona Tong[26]	19	Honolulu
Iceland	Bryndís Schram[15][27]	19	Reykjavík
Israel	Atara Barzilay[28]	18	Tel Aviv
Italy	Valeria Fabrizi[29]	21	Bologna
Japan	Kyoko Otani[30]	21	Tokyo
Martinique	Ginette Cidalise-Montaise[31]	18	Fort-de-France
Mexico	Irma Arévalo[32]	19	Mexico City
Morocco	Jacqueline Bonilla[33]	19	Casablanca
Paraguay	Lucy Montanero[34]	19	Asunción
Peru	Gladys Zender[35]	17	Lima
Philippines	Mary Ann Corrales[36]	21	Manila
Puerto Rico	Mapita Mercado[11]	18	Santurce
South Korea	Hyun-ok Park[37]	21	Seoul
Sweden	Inger Jonsson	20	Malmö
Turkey	Güler Sirmen[38][39]	18	Istanbul
Uruguay	Gabriela Pascal	18	Montevideo
Venezuela	Consuelo Nouel[40]	20	Caracas
West Germany	Gerti Daub[41]	19	Hamburg