Until 1958, the Miss Universe title, like that of Miss America, was dated by the year following the contest, so at the time Ms. Kuusela's title was Miss Universe 1953.
Až do roku 1958 bola súťaž Miss Universe (rovnako aj Miss America) posunutá, to znamená, že v tom čase Kuusela bola držiteľkou titulu Miss Universe 1953.