Miss USA 1955 was the fourth Miss USA pageant, held at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California on July 20, 1955.

At the end of the event, Miriam Stevenson of South Carolina crowned Carlene King Johnson of Vermont as Miss USA 1955. It is the first victory of Vermont in the pageant's history. Johnson later competed at Miss Universe and was named one of the 15 semi-finalists.

Contestants from 43 states and cities competed in the pageant. The competition was hosted by Bob Russell.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss USA 1955	Vermont – Carlene King Johnson
1st runner-up	Arkansas – Margaret Anne Haywood
2nd runner-up	Nebraska – Donna Streever
3rd runner-up	California – Donna Schurr
4th runner-up	Georgia – Carolann Connor
Top 15	Colorado – Dorothy Bewley Florida – Marlies Gessler Illinois – Diane Daniggelis New Mexico – Joan Schwartz New York – Janet Kadlecik New York City – Patricia O'Kane South Carolina – Sara Stone Texas – Mary Daughters Washington – Shirley Givins Wisconsin – Jeanne Boulay

Contestants

43 contestants competed for the title.

State/City	Contestant	Age	Hometown	Notes
Arizona	Patti Alexandria Marks	19	Glendale
Arkansas	Margaret Anne Haywood	19	Jonesboro	Later Miss World United States 1955 1st runner-up at Miss World 1955
California	Donna Schurr	18	Garden Grove
Colorado	Dorothy Jean Bewley	19	Denver
Connecticut	Jane Louise Bartolotta	23	Middletown
Delaware	Helen Denise Blackwell	21	Wilmington	Previously Miss Delaware 1952
Florida	Mariles Gessler	20	Tallahassee
Georgia	Carolann Connor	19	Atlanta
Illinois	Betty Diane Daniggelis	18	Chicago	Winner of the 1955 National Press Photographers Pageant
Indiana	Mary Ann Wasick	19	Gary
Iowa	Jerri Jean Cole	–	Holstein
Louisiana	Merlin Grace Garcia	19	Gretna
Maryland	Gloria Ruth King	19	Baltimore
Massachusetts	Jean Dernago	18	Springfield
Miami Beach, Florida	Beverly Masters	18	Miami Beach
Michigan	Martha Smith	18	Detroit
Minnesota	Sally Ann Colombo	18	Stillwater
Missouri	Janet Coker	18	Caruthersville
Nebraska	Donna Jo Streever	21	Grand Island
New Hampshire	Patricia Ann Mowry	22	Manchester
New Jersey	Beverly Rogers	19	Maywood
New Mexico	Joan Schwartz	19	Albuquerque
New York	Janet Kadlecik	18	Johnson City
New York City, New York	Patricia Anne O'Kane	19	Valley Stream
North Carolina	Mary Grace Ratliffe	18	Wadesboro
North Dakota	Joan Roberta Smith	19	Bismarck
Ohio	Carol Hagerman	20	Columbus
Oregon	Rose Karcha	20	Salem
Pennsylvania	Marianne Marcus	–	McKees Rocks
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Doris Sommer Klein	21	Philadelphia
Rhode Island	Beverly Jansen	20	Providence
South Carolina	Sara Ella Stone	20	Florence
South Dakota	Phyllis Elaine Choquette	19	Jefferson
St. Louis, Missouri	Bennie Joan Pritchard	20	University City
Tennessee	Barbara Gurley	24	Memphis
Texas	Mary Miles Daughters	19	Kingsville
Utah	Myrna Joy Rasmussen	21	Salt Lake City
Vermont	Carlene King Johnson	22	Rutland	Top 15 at Miss Universe 1955 Previously Miss Vermont 1953
Virginia	Jeannie Asble	19	Portsmouth
Washington	Shirley Jean Givins	20	Seattle
West Virginia	Barbara Jean Tucker	19	St. Albans
Wisconsin	Jeanne Marianne Bouley	19	Fond du Lac
Wyoming	Barbara Kaye Latta	18	Casper