The title and the associated prize package automatically passed to the 1st runner-up , Charlotte Sheffield of Utah . The other three finalists were moved one place , and the highest-scoring semi-finalist , Kathryn Gabriel of Ohio , become the 4th runner-up . Unfortunately , by the time the scandal broke publicly , the Miss Universe preliminary judging had already taken place , with Gage chosen as a semi-finalist , and allowed to participate pending the results of the investigation . It was too late for Sheffield to compete , and it would be the only time the United States has not been represented at the Miss Universe pageant . Later that year , Sheffield was sent to London as the USA contestant for Miss World 1957 , but she failed to place
Miss World 1957
Miss World 1957
Miss USA 1957