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Miss International 1960
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 was created due to internal conflicts with the Miss Universe pageant.[2]
Results
Miss International 1960 participating nations and results
Placement
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Contestant
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Miss International 1960
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1st Runner-Up
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2nd Runner-Up
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3rd Runner-Up
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4th Runner-Up
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Top 15
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Special Awards
Awards
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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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Contestants
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
Notes
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^ Sigridur was also named "Miss Photogenic".[4]
^ Voted by parade viewers.
^ Chin-Yi competed as "Miss China".
References
^ "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
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