Miss Universe 1960

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Miss Universe 1960
Linda Bement Detroit News TV Magazine, edited (cropped).jpg
Linda Bement
Date7 July 1960 (1960-07-07)
Presenters Charles Collingwood
VenueMiami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Broadcaster CBS
Entrants43
Placements15
Debuts
  • Jordan
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Tunisia
Withdrawals
  • Guatemala
  • Hawaii
  • Mexico
  • Poland
  • Thailand
  • Turkey
Returns
  • Chile
  • Finland
  • Hong Kong
  • Lebanon
  • Morocco
  • New Zealand
  • Paraguay
  • South Africa
  • Suriname
  • Switzerland
  • Venezuela
Winner Linda Bement
United States
CongenialityMyint Myint May (Burma)
Photogenic Daniela Bianchi (Italy)
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Miss Universe 1960 was the ninth Miss Universe pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States on 9 July 1960.

Contents

At the end of the event, Akiko Kojima of Japan crowned Linda Bement of United States as Miss Universe 1960. [1] Bement was the third representative of the United States to win the contest.

Contestants from forty-three countries and territories competed in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Charles Collingwood.

Background

Selection of participants

Contestants from forty-three countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Two contestants were appointees to their national titles and another was selected after another national pageant was held to replace the original dethroned winner.

Appointments and replacements

Mary Quiróz, Miss Yaracuy 1957, was appointed as the representative of Venezuela at Miss Universe as the Miss Venezuela pageant was held weeks after Miss Universe. [2] Sonja Menzel was set to represent Denmark at Miss Universe, but withdrew due to undisclosed reasons. [3] Menzel was then replaced by Lizzie Hess as the representative of Denmark. [4]

Debuts, returns, and withdrawals

This edition saw the debuts of Jordan, Portugal, Spain, and Tunisia, and the returns of Chile, Finland, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Morocco, New Zealand, Paraguay, South Africa, Suriname, Switzerland, and Venezuela. South Africa and Switzerland last competed in 1953, Hong Kong and New Zealand last competed in 1954, Finland and Lebanon last competed in 1955, Morocco last competed in 1957, while the others last competed in 1958. [5]

Guatemala, Hawaii, Mexico, Poland, Thailand, and Turkey withdrew. Hawaii withdrew after becoming a state of the United States on 21 August 1959. [6] Lorena Velázquez of Mexico withdrew for personal reasons. [7] Marzena Malinowska of Poland withdrew after choosing to compete in another international beauty contest. [8] [9] Guatemala, Poland, Thailand, and Turkey withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate. Expected to debut in this edition are the countries of Cameroon, Haiti, and Tahiti, but all did not compete. Julienne Ayissi Eyenga Fouda was expected to be the first representative of Cameroon at the pageant, but was disqualified after it was discovered that she was underage. [10] She was then replaced by Sale Assouen, but withdrew due to undisclosed reasons. Cluadinette Fouchard was expected to be the first representative of Haiti at the pageant, but withdrew as she is going to be married. [11]

Results

Miss Universe 1960 participating countries and territories Miss Universe 1960 Map.PNG
Miss Universe 1960 participating countries and territories

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss Universe 1960
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
  • Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain – María Teresa del Río [1]
Top 15

Special awards

AwardContestant
Miss Amity
Miss Photogenic

Pageant

Format

Same with 1955, fifteen semi-finalists were chosen at the preliminary competition that consists of the swimsuit and evening gown competition. Each of the fifteen semi-finalists gave a short speech during the final telecast using their native languages. Afterwards, the fifteen semi-finalists paraded again in their swimsuits and evening gowns, and the five finalists were eventually chosen. [12] [14]

Contestants

Forty-three contestants competed for the title.

Country/TerritoryContestantAge [lower-alpha 1] Hometown
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Rose Marie Lincke [15] 22 Buenos Aires
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Elizabeth Hodacs [16] 18 Vienna
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Huberte Box [17] 19 Brussels
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia Nancy Aguirre [18] 19 La Paz
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil Gina MacPherson [19] 19 Guanabara
Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg  Burma Myint Myint May [20] 18 Rangoon
Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada Edna McVicar [21] 19 Galt
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Marinka Polhammer [22] 19 Santiago
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Stella Márquez [23] 21 Pasto
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Leila Rodríguez [24] 18 San José
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Flora Lauten [25] 18 Havana
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Lizzie Ellinor Hess [4] 20 Copenhagen
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador Isabel Rolando [26] 21 Quito
Flag of England.svg  England Joan Boardman [27] 22 Wallasey
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Maija-Leena Manninen [28] 21 Helsinki
Flag of France.svg  France Florence Eyrie [29] 21 Paris
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Ingrun Moeckel [30] 18 Düsseldorf
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Magda Passaloglou [17] 24 Athens
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Holland Carina Verbeek [27] 19 The Hague
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong Vivian Cheung [31] 20Hong Kong
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Svanhildur Jakobsdóttir [32] 19 Reykjavík
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Aliza Gur [33] 19 Haifa
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Daniela Bianchi [34] 18 Rome
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Yayoi Furuno [35] 19 Fukuoka
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Helen Giatanapoulus [31] – Amman
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Gladys Tabet [36] 18 Beirut
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Marie Venturi21Luxembourg
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Marilyn Escobar [37] 19 Rabat
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Lorraine Nawa Jones [38] 21 Wellington
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Ragnhild Aass [39] 19 Oslo
Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay Mercedes Ruggia [5] – Asunción
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Medallit Gallino [40] 19 Lambayeque
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Maria Teresa Motoa Cardoso [41] 19 Lisbon
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa Nicolette Caras [42] 19 Johannesburg
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea Sohn Miheeja [12] 19 Seoul
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain María Teresa del Río [12] 21 Madrid
Flag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg  Suriname Christine Jie Sam Foek [43] 21 Paramaribo
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Birgitta Öfling [4] 22 Uppsala
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Elaine Maurath [27] 19 Geneva
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia Marie Louise Carrigues [4] – Tunis
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Linda Bement [44] 18 Salt Lake City
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Iris Teresa Ubal [41] 22 Montevideo
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela Mary Quiróz [2] 21 Caracas

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant

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