Miss Universe 1965

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Miss Universe 1965
Apasra Hongsakula crowned Miss Universe 1965.jpg
Apasra Hongsakula being crowned Miss Universe 1965
Date24 July 1965
Presenters Jack Linkletter
Venue Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Broadcaster CBS
Entrants56
Placements15
Debuts Bermuda
Withdrawals
Returns
Winner Apasra Hongsakula
Thailand
Congeniality Ingrid Bethke (West Germany)
Best National Costume Sue Downey (United States)
PhotogenicKarin Ingberg Schmidt (Austria)
←  1964
1966  →

Miss Universe 1965 was the 14th Miss Universe pageant, held on 24 July 1965 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Apasra Hongsakula of Thailand was crowned by Corinna Tsopei of Greece. [1]

Contents

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss Universe 1965
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 15

Contestants

Miss Universe 1965 participating nations and results Miss Universe 1965 Map.PNG
Miss Universe 1965 participating nations and results

Fifty-six contestants competed for the title.

Country/TerritoryContestantAge [lower-alpha 1] Hometown
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Aruba Dorinda Croes [3] 24 Oranjestad
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Pauline Verey [4] 19 Dandenong
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Karin Schmidt22 Linz
Flag of the Bahamas (1953-1964).svg  Bahamas Janet Thompson [5] 21 Nassau
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Lucy Nossent [6] 21 Brussels
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda Elaine Simons [7] 18 Hamilton
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia Patricia Estensoro [8] 19 Tarija
Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil Maria Raquel de Andrade [9] 20 Rio de Janeiro
Flag of British Guiana (1955-1966).svg  British Guiana Cheryl Cheeng [10] – Georgetown
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Carol Ann Tidey [11] 18 Ancaster
Flag of Ceylon (1951-1972).svg  Ceylon Shirlene De Silva [12] 19 Colombo
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia María Victoria Ocampo [13] 18 Cartagena
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Mercedes Pinagal– Guanacaste
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Alina De Varona18 Miami, Florida
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Curaçao Ninfa Palm– Willemstad
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Jeannette Christjansen18 Copenhagen
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador Patricia Susana Ballesteros19 Quito
Flag of England.svg  England Jennifer Gurley20 Cheshire
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Virpi Liisa Miettinen19 Helsinki
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France Marie-Therese Tullio24 Paris
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Ingrid Bethke [14] 23 Berlin
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Aspa Theologitou21 Athens
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Holland Anja Schuit21 Amsterdam
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong Joy Drake21 Kowloon
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Bára Magnúsdóttir18 Reykjavík
Flag of India.svg  India Persis Khambatta 18 Bombay
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Anne Elizabeth Neill18 Belfast
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Aliza Sadeh18 Tel Aviv
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Erika Jorger23 Milan
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Virginia Hope Redpath– Kingston
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Mari Katayama24 Tokyo
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Marie-Anne Geisen18 Luxembourg City
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Patricia Augustus19 George Town
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico Jeanine Acosta18 Mexico City
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Gay Lorraine Phelps20 Auckland
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Britt Aaberg20 Oslo
Flag of the United States.svg Okinawa Leiko Arakaki18 Okinawa
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Sonia Inés Ríos18 Colón
Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay Stella Castell– Asunción
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Frieda Holler20 Lima
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines Louise Aurelio Vail [15] 18 Iloilo City
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Maria Do Como Paraiso Sancho20 Lisbon
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Gloria Cobían19 Caguas
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Mary Young23 Bankend
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa Veronika Prigge23 Transvaal
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea Kim Eun-ji22 Seoul
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Alicia Borras20 Barcelona
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Ingrid Norman22 Tranås
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Yvette Revelly18 Glarus
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Apasra Hongsakula 18 Bangkok
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia Dolly Allouche19 Tunis
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Nebahat Çehre 21 Samsun
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Sue Downey [16] 20 Columbus
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Sonia Gorbarán– Montevideo
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela María Auxiliadora de las Casas22 Caracas
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Joan Boull18 Cardiff

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant

Did not compete

Awards

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