Miss International 1961 | |
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Date | July 28, 1961 |
Venue | Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States |
Entrants | 52 |
Placements | 15 |
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Withdrawals | |
Winner | Stanny van Baer Holland |
Congeniality | Mónica Moore Davie Uruguay |
Photogenic | Stanny van Baer Holland |
Miss International 1961, the 2nd Miss International was held on July 28, 1961 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States. 52 contestants competed in the pageant. Stanny van Baer from Holland was crowned as Miss International 1961 by outgoing titleholder, Stella Marquez from Colombia.
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Miss International 1961 | |
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Top 15 |
Awards | Contestant |
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Miss Friendship | Uruguay – Mónica Moore Davie |
Miss Photogenic | Holland – Stanny van Baer |
Miss Popularity | Tahiti – Tahia Piehi [a] |
Awards | Contestant |
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Best in Playsuit | Day 1 — Holland – Stanny van Baer Day 2 — Spain – Carmen Cervera Day 3 — Austria – Iris Kosch |
Best in Evening Gown | Day 1 — Canada – Edna MacVicar Day 2 — Iceland – Sigrun Ragnarsdóttir Day 3 — Paraguay – Gladys Fernández |
Best National Costume | Day 1 — Panama – Angela Alcové Day 2 — Brazil – Vera Menezes Day 3 — Malaya – Helen Tan |
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