The Miss Perú 1957 pageant was held on July 6, 1957. Fifteen candidates competed for the national crown. The winner represented Peru at the Miss Universe 1957. The rest of the finalists would enter different international pageants.
The winner, Gladys Zender, representing the region of Loreto, would become the first Latin-American woman to win Miss Universe.
Placements Final ResultsContestant Miss Peru Universe 1957 Loreto - Gladys Zender 1st Runner-Up Callao - Lucy Vargas Figallo 2nd Runner-Up Piura - Bertha Scarpatti Top 7 Lambayeque - Hella Aita Arequipa - Consuelo Rodríguez Distrito Capital - Carmela Berger Ayacucho - Bertha Elliot
Special awards
Best Regional Costume - Cuzco - María Luisa Aspiculeta Miss Photogenic - Piura - Bertha Scarpatti Miss Congeniality - Amazonas - Rosa María Arteaga Miss Elegance - Loreto - Gladys Zender
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Delegates
Amazonas - Rosa María Arteaga Arequipa - Consuelo Rodríguez Ayacucho - Bertha Elliot Callao - Lucy Vargas Figallo Cuzco - María Luisa Aspiculeta Distrito Capital - Carmela Berger Huancavelica - Maruja Vizquerra Junín - Rena Palacios
La Libertad - Mary Clark Lambayeque - Hella Aita Loreto - Gladys Zender Urbina Moquegua - Gilda Gugluth Piura - Bertha Scarpatti Puno - Carola Cortez Tacna - Rina Badarracco
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