Miss Universe 1970

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Miss Universe 1970
Marisol Malaret in Oval Office (cropped).jpg
Marisol Malaret, Miss Universe 1970
Date11 July 1970
Presenters
Venue Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Broadcaster CBS
Entrants63
Placements15
Debuts Czechoslovakia
Withdrawals
  • Bonaire
  • Thailand
  • Yugoslavia
Returns
Winner Marisol Malaret †
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
CongenialityHilary Best
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam
Best National CostumeRoxana Brown Trigo
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia
PhotogenicMargaret Hill
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
Expo Queen Josephine Wong
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
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Miss Universe 1970 was the 19th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States on 11 July 1970.

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At the end of the event, Gloria Diaz of the Philippines crowned Marisol Malaret of Puerto Rico as Miss Universe 1970. It is the first victory of Puerto Rico in the competition. [1]

Contestants from sixty-three countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Bob Barker in his fourth consecutive year, while June Lockhart provided commentary and analysis throughout the event.

Results

Miss Universe 1970 participating nations and results Miss Universe 1970 Map.PNG
Miss Universe 1970 participating nations and results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss Universe 1970
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 15

Contestants

Sixty-three contestants competed for the title.

Country/TerritoryContestantAge [lower-alpha 1] Hometown
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Beatriz Gros [3] 21 Buenos Aires
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Aruba Linda Richardson [4] 20 Oranjestad
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Joan Zealand [5] 24 Sydney
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Elfriede Kurz [6] 19 Linz
Flag of the Bahamas (1964-1973).svg  Bahamas Antoinette Patrice DeGregory [7] 19 Nassau
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Francine Martin [8] 20 Liège
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda Margaret Hill [9] 21 Hamilton
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia Roxana Brown [10] 18 La Paz
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil Eliane Thompson [11] 20 Piraí
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Norma Hickey [12] 19 Prince Edward Island
Flag of Ceylon (1951-1972).svg  Ceylon Yolanda Ahlip [13] 22 Colombo
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Soledad Errázuriz [14] 19 Santiago
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia María Luisa Riascos [15] 18 Antioquia
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1966-1971).svg Congo-Kinshasa Marie-Josee Basoko22 Kinshasa
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Lillian Berrocal18 Cartago
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Curaçao Nilva Maduro [16] 21 Willemstad
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Kristina Hanzalová [17] 20 Bratislava
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Winnie Hollmann [18] 23 Copenhagen
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Sobeida Fernández18 Valverde
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Zoila Montesinos [19] 18 Portoviejo
Flag of England.svg  England Yvonne Ormes21 Nantwich
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Ursula Rainio20 Rovaniemi
Flag of France.svg  France Françoise Durand-Behot23 Paris
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Irene Neumann [20] 22 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Greece Angelique Bourlessa23 Athens
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam Hilary Ann Best18 Yigo
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Holland Maureen Renzen19 The Hague
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras Francis Van Tuyl18 Cortés
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong Mabel Hawkett18 Hong Kong
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Erna Jóhannesdottir19 Reykjavík
Flag of India.svg  India Veena Sajnani23 Bombay
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Rita Doherty– Fermanagh
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Moshit Tsiporin20 Ramat Gan
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Anna Zamboni18 Turin
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Sheila Lorna Neil– Kingston
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Jun Shimada21 Tokyo
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Georgette Gero– Beirut
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Josee Reinert [7] 18 Esch-sur-Alzette
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Josephine Lena Wong [21] 18 Ipoh
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Tessie Pisani20 Birkirkara
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Libia Zulema López18 Sinaloa
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Glenys Treweek19 Auckland
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Graciela Salazar– León
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Vibeke Steineger22 Bergen
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Berta López Herrera– Santiago
Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay Teresa Mercedes Brítez18 Paraguarí
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Cristina Málaga21 Arequipa
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines Simonette de Los Reyes [22] 19 Pasay
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Ana Maria Diozo Lucas21 Lisbon
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico Marisol Malaret [23] 20 Santurce
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Lee Marshall19 Wishaw
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Cecilia Undasan21 Singapore
Flag of South Korea (1948-1949).svg  South Korea Yoo Young-ae [24] 18 Seoul
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Noelia Afonso19 Canary Islands
Flag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg  Suriname Ingrid Mamadeus18 Paramaribo
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Britt-Inger Johansson 19 Kalmar
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Diane Jane Roth18 Geneva
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Zohra Tabania18 Tunis
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Asuman Tuğberk18 Istanbul
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Renee Buncristiand– Montevideo
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Deborah Shelton [25] 21 Norfolk
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela Bella La Rosa [26] 20 Carabobo
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Sandra Cater21 Carmarthen

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant

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