Miss International 1960
| Miss International 1960 | |
|---|---|
Stella Marquez | |
| Date | August 12, 1960 |
| Presenters | |
| Venue | Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States |
| Entrants | 52 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts |
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| Winner | Stella Márquez Colombia |
| Congeniality | Julia Ann Adamson British Guiana |
| Photogenic | Sigridur Geirsdottir Iceland |
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.[1]
At the end of the event, 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 |
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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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| Awards | Contestant |
|---|---|
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[b] |
| Awards | Contestant |
|---|---|
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
- Brazil – Magda Renate Pfrimer
- British Guiana – Julia Ann Adamson
- Canada – Margaret Powell
- Ceylon – Yvonne Eileen Gunawardene
- 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
- Lebanon – Juliana Reptsik
- Luxembourg – Liliane Mueller
- Malaya – Zanariak Zena Ahmad †
- Morocco – Raymonde Valle
- North Borneo – Elizabeth Voon
- Norway – Lise Hammer
- Paraguay – Gretel Hedger Carvallo[6]
- 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 Korea – Kim Chung-ja
- South Pacific – Patricia Apoliona (from Honolulu)
- Spain – Elena Herrera Dávila-Núñez
- Sweden – Gunilla Elm
- Switzerland – Mylene Delapraz
- Tahiti – Teura Marguerite Teuira
- Taiwan – Janet Lin Chin-Yi[c]
- Tunisia – Habiba Ben Abdallah
- Turkey – Guler Kivrak
- United States – Charlene Lundberg
- Uruguay – Beatriz Liñares
- 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
- ^ "Latin Lovely Ardent Yoga Enthusiastic". Press Telegram. August 8, 1960. Retrieved August 31, 2024.