Miss International 1960, the 1st Miss International pageant, was held on August 12, 1960 at the Long Beach Municipal AuditoriuminLong Beach, California, United States.[1] 52 contestants competed for the title. Stella MárquezofColombia was crowned as the first Miss International.[1]
| Miss International 1960 | |
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The pageant was held at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium
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| Date | August 12, 1960 |
| Presenters | Byron Palmer |
| Venue | Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States |
| Entrants | 52 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts |
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| Withdrawals |
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| Winner | Stella Márquez Colombia |
| Congeniality | Julia Ann Adamson British Guiana |
| Photogenic | Sigridur Geirsdottir Iceland |
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Miss International was created due to internal conflicts with the Miss Universe pageant.[2]
| Placement | Contestant |
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| 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 |
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Miss Friendship
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 British Guiana – Julia Ann Adamson
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Miss Photogenic
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 Iceland – Sigridur Geirsdóttir †
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Miss Popularity
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 Belgium – Caroline Lecerf[b]
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| Awards | Contestant |
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Best in Playsuit
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Day 1: Iceland – Sigridur Geirsdóttir † Day 2:  England – Joyce KayDay 3:  United States – Charlene Lundberg
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Best in Evening Gown
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Day 1:  Colombia – Stella MárquezDay 2:  Poland – Marzena MalinowskaDay 3:  Norway – Lise Hammer
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Best National Costume
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Day 1:  Venezuela – Gladys AscanioDay 2: Iceland – Sigridur Geirsdóttir † Day 3:  Ceylon – Yvonne Gunawardene
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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 Hawaii – Gordean Leilehua Lee (withdrew)
Yugoslavia – Tania Velic
