Miss Universe 1970 | |
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![]() Marisol Malaret | |
Date | 11 July 1970 |
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Venue | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
Broadcaster | CBS |
Entrants | 63 |
Placements | 15 |
Debuts | Czechoslovakia |
Withdrawals |
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Returns |
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Winner | Marisol Malaret Puerto Rico |
Congeniality | Hilary Best (Guam) |
Best National Costume | Roxana Brown Trigo (Bolivia) |
Photogenic | Margaret Hill (Bermuda) |
Expo Queen | Josephine Wong (Malaysia) |
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.
At the conclusion 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.
Prior to the competition in Miami Beach, fifty-four candidates traveled to Osaka, Japan, for the Queen of Expo '70 pageant, which took place at the 1970 Osaka Exposition on 20 June 1970. Not all candidates participated in the pageant, and the results did not influence their scores in the official competition in Miami. This event was intended as an experiment featuring computer judges rather than human ones. [2] [3] Josephine Wong from Malaysia was crowned the winner of the pageant. [4]
Contestants from sixty-three countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant.
This edition saw the debut of Czechoslovakia, and the returns of Portugal which last competed in 1965; Panama and Paraguay which last competed in 1967; and Lebanon which last competed in 1968.
Despite competing at the Queen of Expo '70 pageant, Miss Thailand 1969, Warunee Sangsirinavin was disqualified for not meeting the minimum age requirement. [5] She competed a year later. Snezana Dzambas of Yugoslavia withdrew for health reasons which caused her not compete at the preliminary competition. [6] Bonaire withdrew for financial reasons. [7]
Placement | Contestant |
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Miss Universe 1970 |
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1st runner-up |
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2nd runner-up |
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3rd runner-up |
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4th runner-up |
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Top 15 |
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Award | Contestant(s) |
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Miss Amity |
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Miss Photogenic |
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Best National Costume |
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Queen of Expo '70 |
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Top 10 Best in Swimsuit |
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Same with 1966, fifteen semi-finalists were chosen at the preliminary competition that consists of the swimsuit and evening gown competition. Each of the fifteen semi-finalists were individually interviewed by Bob Barker. [13] Following the interviews, the fifteen semi-finalists participated in the swimsuit and evening gown competitions. From fifteen, five contestants were shortlisted to advance to the final interview.
Sixty-three contestants competed for the title.
Country/Territory | Contestant | Age [a] | Hometown |
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![]() | Beatriz Gros [15] | 21 | Buenos Aires |
![]() | Linda Richardson [16] | 20 | Oranjestad |
![]() | Joan Zealand [17] | 24 | Sydney |
![]() | Elfriede Kurz [18] | 19 | Linz |
![]() | Antoinette Patrice DeGregory [19] | 19 | Nassau |
![]() | Francine Martin [20] | 20 | Liège |
![]() | Margaret Hill [21] | 21 | Hamilton |
![]() | Roxana Brown [22] | 18 | La Paz |
![]() | Eliane Thompson [23] | 20 | Piraí |
![]() | Norma Hickey [24] | 19 | Prince Edward Island |
![]() | Yolanda Ahlip [25] | 22 | Colombo |
![]() | Soledad Errázuriz [26] | 19 | Santiago |
![]() | María Luisa Riascos [27] | 18 | Antioquia |
![]() | Marie-Josee Basoko | 22 | Kinshasa |
![]() | Lillian Berrocal | 18 | Cartago |
![]() | Nilva Maduro [28] | 21 | Willemstad |
![]() | Kristina Hanzalová [29] | 20 | Bratislava |
![]() | Winnie Hollmann [30] | 23 | Copenhagen |
![]() | Sobeida Fernández | 18 | Valverde |
![]() | Zoila Montesinos [31] | 18 | Portoviejo |
![]() | Yvonne Ormes [32] | 21 | Nantwich |
![]() | Ursula Rainio [33] | 20 | Rovaniemi |
![]() | Francoise Durand-Behot [34] | 23 | Paris |
![]() | Angelique Bourlessa [35] | 23 | Athens |
![]() | Hilary Ann Best [36] | 18 | Yigo |
![]() | Maureen Renzen [37] | 19 | The Hague |
![]() | Francis Van Tuyl [38] | 18 | Cortés |
![]() | Mabel Hawkett | 18 | Hong Kong |
![]() | Erna Jóhannesdottir [39] | 19 | Reykjavík |
![]() | Veena Sajnani [40] | 23 | Bombay |
![]() | Rita Doherty | 21 | Fermanagh |
![]() | Moshit Tsiporin [41] | 20 | Ramat Gan |
![]() | Anna Zamboni [42] | 18 | Turin |
![]() | Sheila Lorna Neil [43] | 23 | Kingston |
![]() | Jun Shimada | 21 | Tokyo |
![]() | Georgette Gero | 20 | Beirut |
![]() | Josee Reinert [19] | 18 | Esch-sur-Alzette |
![]() | Josephine Lena Wong [44] | 18 | Ipoh |
![]() | Tessie Pisani | 18 | Birkirkara |
![]() | Libia Zulema López [45] | 18 | Sinaloa |
![]() | Glenys Treweek [46] | 19 | Auckland |
![]() | Graciela Salazar | 18 | León |
![]() | Vibeke Steineger [15] | 22 | Bergen |
![]() | Berta López [47] | 18 | Santiago |
![]() | Teresa Mercedes Brítez [48] | 18 | Paraguarí |
![]() | Cristina Málaga [49] | 21 | Arequipa |
![]() | Simonette de Los Reyes [50] | 19 | Pasay |
![]() | Ana Maria Diozo Lucas [51] | 21 | Lisbon |
![]() | Marisol Malaret [52] | 20 | Santurce |
![]() | Lee Marshall [53] | 19 | Wishaw |
![]() | Cecilia Undasan [54] | 21 | Singapore |
![]() | Yoo Young-ae [55] | 18 | Seoul |
![]() | Noelia Afonso [56] | 19 | Canary Islands |
![]() | Ingrid Mamadeus [57] | 20 | Paramaribo |
![]() | Britt-Inger Johansson [58] | 19 | Kalmar |
![]() | Diane Jane Roth [59] | 18 | Geneva |
![]() | Zohra Tabania | 18 | Tunis |
![]() | Asuman Tuğberk [60] | 18 | Istanbul |
![]() | Deborah Shelton [61] | 21 | Norfolk |
![]() | Renee Buoncristiano [62] | – | Montevideo |
![]() | Bella La Rosa [63] | 20 | Carabobo |
![]() | Sandra Cater [64] | 21 | Carmarthen |
![]() | Irene Neumann [65] | 22 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen |