Miss International 1960
Miss International 1960 was the first edition of the Miss International pageant, held at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States, on August 12, 1960.
At the end of the event, Stella Márquez of Colombia was crowned as the first Miss International. Miss International was created due to internal conflicts with the Miss Universe pageant.
Results
Placement | Contestant |
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Miss International 1960 | |
1st Runner-Up |
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2nd Runner-Up | |
3rd Runner-Up |
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4th Runner-Up |
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Top 15 |
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Awards | Contestant |
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Miss Friendship
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British Guiana – Julia Ann Adamson |
Miss Photogenic
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Iceland – Sigridur Geirsdóttir † |
Miss Popularity
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Belgium – Caroline Lecerf |
Awards | Contestant |
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Best in Playsuit
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Day 1: Iceland – Sigridur Geirsdóttir † Day 2: England – Joyce Kay Day 3: United States – Charlene Lundberg |
Best in Evening Gown
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Day 1: Colombia – Stella Márquez Day 2: Poland – Marzena Malinowska Day 3: Norway – Lise Hammer |
Best National Costume
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Day 1: Venezuela – Gladys Ascanio Day 2: Iceland – Sigridur Geirsdóttir † Day 3: Ceylon – Yvonne Gunawardene |
Contestants
- Argentina – Slavica Lazaric
- Australia – Joan Stanbury
- Austria – Elizabeth Hodacs
- Belgium – Caroline Lecerf
- Bolivia – Edmy Arana Ayala
- Borneo – Elizabeth Voon (from North Borneo)
- Brazil – Magda Renate Pfrimer
- British Guiana – Julia Ann Adamson
- Canada – Margaret Powell
- Ceylon – Yvonne Eileen Gunawardene
- China Rep. – Janet Lin Chin-Yi
- Colombia – Stella Márquez
- Denmark – Sonja Menzel
- Ecuador – Magdalena Dávila Varela
- England – Joyce Kay
- Finland – Marketta Nieminen
- France – Yvette Suzanne Degrémont
- Greece – Kiki Kotsaridou
- Holland – Katinka Bleeker
- Hong Kong – Lena Woo
- Iceland – Sigridur Geirsdóttir †
- India – Iona Pinto †
- Indonesia – Wiana Sulastini
- Israel – Lili Dajani
- Italy – Maria Grazia Jacomelli
- Japan – Michiko Takagi
- Jordan – Gulnar Tucktuck
- South Korea – Kim Chung-ja
- Lebanon – Juliana Reptsik
- Luxembourg – Liliane Mueller
- Malaya – Zanariak Zena Ahmad †
- Morocco – Raymonde Valle
- Norway – Lise Hammer
- Paraguay – Gretel Hedger Carvallo
- Peru – Irma Vargas Fuller
- Philippines – Edita Resurreccion Vital
- Poland – Marzena Malinowska
- Portugal – Maria Josabete Silva Santos
- Puerto Rico – Carmen Sara Latimer
- Singapore – Christl D’Cruz
- South Africa – Nona Sherriff
- South Pacific – Patricia Apoliona (from Honolulu)
- Spain – Elena Herrera Dávila-Núñez
- Sweden – Gunilla Elm
- Switzerland – Mylene Delapraz
- Tahiti – Teura Marguerite Teuira
- Tunisia – Habiba Ben Abdallah
- Turkey – Guler Kivrak
- Uruguay – Beatriz Liñares
- United States – Charlene Lundberg
- Venezuela – Gladys Ascanio
- West Germany – Helga Kirsch
Did not compete
- Hawaii – Gordean Leilehua Lee (withdrew)
- Yugoslavia – Tania Velic
Notes
References
- ^ "Srta. Colombia® 1959 María Stella Márquez" (in Spanish). Concurso Nacional de Belleza de Colombia. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ Associated Press (August 22, 1959). "Pageant shifted". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Long Beach, California. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "Current Events". Current Events. Vol. 6. 1960. p. 78-81.
- ^ "Miss Photogenic". Lawton Constitution. Lawton, Oklahoma. August 11, 1960. p. 12. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ Ofer Aderet, 'Half-Breed': The Secrets of Miss Israel Finalist Born to an Arab Father and Jewish Mother Haaretz 5 September 2021
- ^ "Latin Lovely Ardent Yoga Enthusiastic". Press Telegram. August 8, 1960. Retrieved August 31, 2024.