Miss Venezuela is a Venezuelan beauty pageant operated by the Cisneros Group. Founded in 1952, it currently selects Venezuelan representatives to Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International. The current national director of Miss Venezuela is Miss Universe 2013 Gabriela Isler.
Miss International is a Japan-based international major beauty pageant organized by the International Culture Association. First held in 1960, it is the fourth largest pageant in the world in terms of the number of national winners participating in the international contest.
María Stella Márquez de Araneta, often styled as Madame Stella de Araneta, is a Colombian-Filipino pageant director and beauty queen. She grew up in New York City and moved back to Colombia, where she became a pageant titleholder. As Miss Colombia, she was crowned the first Miss International in 1960. She obtained her Filipino citizenship via naturalization in 1970.
The Miss Florida USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Florida in the Miss USA pageant.
Mirta Teresita Massa is an Argentine actress, model and beauty queen who was the first Argentine winner of the Miss International 1967.
Miss Universe 1985 was the 34th Miss Universe pageant, held on 15 July 1985 at the James L. Knight Convention Center in Miami, Florida, United States. Seventy-nine contestants competed in the pageant. Deborah Carthy-Deu of Puerto Rico was crowned by Yvonne Ryding of Sweden.
Ingrid Finger is a German beauty queen who became the first representative from her country to win the Miss International 1965.
Miss International 1968, the 8th Miss International pageant, was held on October 9, 1968, at the Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan, marking the first overseas hosting of the Miss International pageant after staging in Long Beach, California since its inception in 1960. Maria Carvalho from Brazil was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder, Mirta Massa from Argentina.
Miss World 1974 was the 24th edition of the Miss World pageant, held on 22 November 1974 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom. The event was viewed by an estimated 30 million people, and was a "Wide World Special" on the ABC Television Network.
The United States has continuously sent a representative to Miss World since its inception in 1951. The United States has won the Miss World crown three times in 1973, 1990 and 2010. Currently, Miss World America is the official national pageant that selects the contestant from the United States to Miss World.
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.
Miss U.S. International is the official United States preliminary to the Miss International Beauty Pageant. The United States has sent a representative to the Miss International pageant since its inception in 1960. The only year a representative was not sent was in 2006.
Miss International 1962 was the 3rd Miss International pageant, held on August 18, 1962 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States. 50 contestants competed for the pageant. Finally, Tania Verstak from Australia was crowned as Miss International 1962 by outgoing titleholder, Stam van Baer from Holland.
Miss International 1965, the 6th Miss International pageant, was held on August 13, 1965 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States. 44 contestants competed for the pageant. Finally, Ingrid Finger from Germany was crowned as Miss International 1965 by outgoing titleholder, Gemma Cruz from Philippines.
Miss International 1969 was the 9th Miss International pageant, held on September 13, 1969 at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan for the second time. 48 contestants competed for the pageant. Finally, Valerie Holmes from Britain was crowned as Miss International 1969 by outgoing titleholder Maria Carvalho from Brazil.
Miss International 1971, the 11th Miss International pageant, was held on May 26, 1971 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States once more. 50 contestants competed for the pageant. At the end of the contest, Jane Hansen from New Zealand was crowned as Miss International 1971 by outgoing titleholder, Aurora Pijuan from the Philippines.
Miss International 1974, the 14th Miss International pageant, was held on October 9, 1974 at the Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 45 contestants competed for the title. Brucene Smith from United States, representing American Beauty, was crowned Miss International 1974 by the outgoing titleholder, Tuula Bjorkling from Finland.
Miss Argentina is a national beauty pageant in Argentina, founded in 1928. In 1962, Norma Nolan of Santa Fe became the first, and only, Miss Argentina to win the title of Miss Universe. Currently, the competition is managed by Keno Manzur, a beauty pageant entrepreneur.
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