Miss International 1960
Miss International 1960, the first edition of the Miss International pageant, was held on 12 August 1960 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States. 52 contestants competed for the title. Stella Márquez of Colombia became the first Miss International and the first Latina titleholder in this line of pageants.
Miss International 1960 | |
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Date | August 12, 1960 |
Presenters | Byron Palmer |
Venue | Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States |
Entrants | 52 |
Placements | 15 |
Winner | Stella Márquez![]() |
Congeniality | Julia Ann Adamson ![]() |
Photogenic | Sigridur Geirsdottir ![]() |
Later in 1964, Marquez would obtain the license for Binibining Pilipinas, becoming the national director for Miss Universe in the Philippines.
Results
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
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Miss International 1960 | |
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2nd Runner-up | |
3rd Runner-up |
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4th Runner-up |
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Top 15 |
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Contestants
Argentina - Slavica Lazaric Australia - Joan Stanbury Austria - Elizabeth Hodacs Belgium - Caroline Lecerf Bolivia - Edmy Arana Ayala Borneo - Elizabeth Voon (from North Borneo) Brazil - Magda Renate Pfrimer British Guiana - Julia Ann Adamson Canada - Margaret Powell Ceylon - Yvonne Eileen Gunawardene China - Janet Lin Chin-Yi Colombia - Stella Márquez Denmark - Sonja Menzel Ecuador - Magdalena Dávila Varela England - Joyce Kay Finland - Marketta Nieminen France - Jeanne Rossi Greece - Kiki Kotsaridou Holland - Katinka Bleeker Hong Kong - Lena Woo Iceland - Sigridur Geirsdóttir India - Iona Pinto Indonesia - Wiana Sulastini Israel - Lili Dajani Italy - Maria Grazia Jacomelli Japan - Michiko Takagi Jordan - Gulnar Tucktuck Korea - Kim Chung-ja Lebanon - Juliana Reptsik Luxembourg - Liliane Mueller Malaya - Tunku Puan Zanariah Morocco - Raymonde Valle Norway - Lise Hammer Paraguay - Gretel Hedger Carvallo Peru - Irma Vargas Fuller Philippines - Edita Resurreccion Vital Poland - Marzena Malinowska Portugal - Maria Josabete Silva Santos Puerto Rico - Carmen Sara Latimer Singapore - Christl D’Cruz South Africa - Nona Sherriff South Pacific - Patricia Apoliona (from Honolulu) Spain - Elena Herrera Dávila-Núñez Sweden - Gunilla Elm Switzerland - Mylene Delapraz Tahiti - Teura Marguerite Teuira Tunisia - Habiba Ben Abdallah Turkey - Guler Kivrak Uruguay - Beatriz Liñares United States - Charlene Lundberg Venezuela - Gladys Ascanio West Germany – Helga Kirsch
Notes
- Janet Lin Chin-Yi of Taiwan competed as Miss China.
Did not compete
Hawaii - Gordean Leilehua Lee (withdrew) Yugoslavia - Tania Velic
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