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gptkbp:instanceOf
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beauty pageant
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gptkbp:broadcasts
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gptkb:NBC
2 hours
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gptkbp:culturalImpact
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Influenced beauty standards.
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gptkbp:events
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gptkb:American_Beauty
1 day
Annual.
national pageant
live competition
July 11, 1955
Convention Center.
Promoted women's empowerment.
Miriam_Stevenson_crowned_Miss_USA.
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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Established in 1952.
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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First televised Miss USA pageant.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Miss USA pageant 1955
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gptkbp:judgingCriteria
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beauty
intelligence
poise
talent
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gptkbp:legacy
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Continues to be a prominent pageant.
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Long_Beach,_California
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gptkbp:mediaAppearances
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gptkb:Dinah_Shore
gptkb:Perry_Como
gptkb:Bob_Hope
gptkb:Pat_Boone
gptkb:Joan_Crawford
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage
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Extensive.
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gptkbp:notableContestants
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gptkb:Marilyn_Van_Derbur
gptkb:Linda_Bement
gptkb:Joan_Marie_Johnson
30
Patricia_Donnelly
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Carmen_Miranda
gptkb:Rita_Hayworth
gptkb:Bette_Davis
gptkb:Jack_Benny
gptkb:Zsa_Zsa_Gabor
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gptkbp:participants
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Top 10
Top 5
Top 15
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Miss_USA_pageant_1954
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gptkbp:relatedEvent
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gptkb:Miss_Universe_1954
gptkb:Miss_America_1955
Miss_USA_Organization.
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gptkbp:significance
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First pageant after the establishment of the Miss USA title.
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gptkbp:sponsor
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gptkb:Miss_Universe_Organization
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Miss_USA_pageant_1956
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gptkbp:viewership
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Millions
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gptkbp:winner
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gptkb:Miriam_Stevenson
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gptkbp:worship_style
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Swimsuit and evening gown.
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gptkbp:year
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1955
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