| Miss International 1960 | |
|---|---|
 The pageant was held at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium | |
| 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 | |
| Winner | Stella Márquez Colombia |
| Congeniality | Julia Ann Adamson British Guiana |
| Photogenic | Sigridur Geirsdottir Iceland |
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]
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Transcription
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
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.svg/23px-Flag_of_British_Guiana_(1955–1966).svg.png){kind=small} 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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.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium – Caroline Lecerf[b]
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| Awards | Contestant |
|---|---|
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: .svg/23px-Flag_of_Ceylon_(1951–1972).svg.png){kind=small} Ceylon – Yvonne Gunawardene
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Contestants
Argentina – Slavica Lazaric.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_(converted).svg.png)
Australia – Joan Stanbury
Austria – Elizabeth Hodacs- Belgium – Caroline Lecerf
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Bolivia – Edmy Arana Ayala.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Borneo_(1902–1946).svg.png)
Borneo – Elizabeth Voon (from North Borneo).svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil_(1960–1968).svg.png)
Brazil – Magda Renate Pfrimer- British Guiana – Julia Ann Adamson
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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.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece_(1822-1978).svg.png)
Greece – Kiki Kotsaridou
Holland – Katinka Bleeker.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong_(1876–1955).svg.png)
Hong Kong – Lena Woo- Iceland – Sigridur Geirsdóttir †
India – Iona Pinto †
Indonesia – Wiana Sulastini
Israel – Lili Dajani
Italy – Maria Grazia Jacomelli.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan_(1870–1999).svg.png)
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.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Philippines_(navy_blue).svg.png)
Philippines – Edita Resurreccion Vital- Poland – Marzena Malinowska
Portugal – Maria Josabete Silva Santos
Puerto Rico – Carmen Sara Latimer
Singapore – Christl D’Cruz.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa_(1928-1982).svg.png)
South Africa – Nona Sherriff
South Pacific – Patricia Apoliona (from Honolulu)
Spain – Elena Herrera Dávila-Núñez
Sweden – Gunilla Elm.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_(Pantone).svg.png)
Switzerland – Mylene Delapraz
Tahiti – Teura Marguerite Teuira
Tunisia – Habiba Ben Abdallah
Turkey – Guler Kivrak
Uruguay – Beatriz Liñares- United States – Charlene Lundberg
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Venezuela – Gladys Ascanio
West Germany – Helga Kirsch
Did not compete
- Hawaii – Gordean Leilehua Lee (withdrew)
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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
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