Miss International 1960
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Miss International 1960, the 1st Miss International pageant, was held on August 12, 1960 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States.[1] 52 contestants competed for the title. Stella Márquez of Colombia was crowned as the first Miss International.[1]
Miss International was created due to internal conflicts with the Miss Universe pageant.[2]
Results
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss International 1960 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 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 |
|---|---|
Miss Friendship |  British Guiana – Julia Ann Adamson |
Miss Photogenic |  Iceland – Sigridur Geirsdóttir † |
Miss Popularity |  Belgium – Caroline Lecerf[b] |
| Awards | Contestant |
|---|---|
Best in Playsuit | Day 1: Iceland – Sigridur Geirsdóttir † Day 2:  England – Joyce KayDay 3:  United States – Charlene Lundberg |
Best in Evening Gown | Day 1:  Colombia – Stella MárquezDay 2:  Poland – Marzena MalinowskaDay 3:  Norway – Lise Hammer |
Best National Costume | Day 1:  Venezuela – Gladys AscanioDay 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[c]
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
- ^ a b c "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
External links
- Pageantopolis - Miss International 1960
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