What is Miriam Stevenson?
'''Miriam Jacqueline Stevenson''' (born July 4, 1933) is an American television host and beauty queen. She was born in [[Winnsboro, South Carolina]]. Stevenson won the [[Miss USA]] pageant as [[Miss South Carolina USA]] in 1954.<ref>{{cite web|title=Miss South Carolina|url=http://www.bookrags.com//wiki/Miss_South_Carolina|access-date=2018-12-17|archive-date=2020-10-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013004024/http://www.bookrags.com//wiki/Miss_South_Carolina/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was the first [[Miss USA]] to hold the [[Miss Universe]] crown.<ref>{{cite web|title=Miriam Setevenson (USA) 1954|url=http://www.globalbeauties.com/mbmu/2011/03/60th-place-miriam-stevenson-usa/|publisher=globalbeauties.com|access-date=2018-12-17|archive-date=2017-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330022615/http://www.globalbeauties.com/mbmu/2011/03/60th-place-miriam-stevenson-usa/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was crowned by Miss Universe 1953, [[Christiane Martel]] of France.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NywyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fOgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4085,1969331&dq=martha-rocha&hl=en|title=Judges are hep to hips|publisher=The Miami News|access-date=2011-08-01|archive-date=2020-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301201451/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NywyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fOgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4085,1969331&dq=martha-rocha&hl=en|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Stevenson, Miriam}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Miss Universe winners]] [[Category:Models from South Carolina]] [[Category:American television presenters]] [[Category:People from South Carolina]] [[Category:Miss USA]] {{US-bio-stub}}