Miss Universe 1965

Miss Universe 1965, the 14th Miss Universe pageant, was 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.

Erika Jorger (applied for Miss Universo Italia 1965) photographed by Paolo Monti in 1964

Miss Universe 1965
Date	24 July 1965
Presenters	Jack Linkletter
Venue	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Broadcaster	CBS
Entrants	57
Placements	15
Debuts	Bermuda
Withdrawals	Argentina Chile Grenada Nigeria Republic of China St. Vincent Surinam Trinidad and Tobago
Returns	Cuba Mexico Portugal Thailand
Winner	Apasra Hongsakula  Thailand
Congeniality	Ingrid Bethke  Germany
Best National Costume	Sue Downey  United States
Photogenic	Karin Ingberg Schmidt  Austria

Results

Miss Universe 1965 participating nations and results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss Universe 1965	Thailand – Apasra Hongsakula
1st Runner-up	Finland – Virpi Liisa Miettinen
2nd Runner-up	United States – Sue Downey
3rd Runner-up	Sweden – Ingrid Kiritoan
4th Runner-up	Holland – Anja Schuit
Top 15	Australia – Pauline Verey  Brazil – Maria Andrade  Canada – Carol Ann Tidey  Colombia – María Ocampo  Denmark – Jeannette Christjansen  Greece – Aspa Theologitou  Israel — Aliza Sedeh  Peru – Frieda Holler  Philippines – Louise Aurelio Vail  South Africa – Veronika Prigge

Contestants

•  Aruba - Dorinda Croes
•  Australia - Pauline Verey
•  Austria - Karin Ingberg Schmidt
•  Bahamas - Janet Thompson
•  Belgium - Lucy Emilie Nossent
•  Bermuda - Sylvia Simons
•  Bolivia - Patricia Estensoro Terazas
•  Brazil - Maria Raquel Helena De Andrade
•  British Guiana - Cheryl Viola Cheeng
•  Canada - Carol Ann Tidey
•  Ceylon - Shirlene Minerva De Silva
•  Colombia - María Victoria Ocampo Gómez
•  Costa Rica - Mercedes Pinagal
•  Cuba - Alina De Varona
•  Curaçao - Ninfa Elveria Palm
•  Denmark - Jeannette Christjansen
•  Dominican Republic - Clara Herrera
•  Ecuador - Patricia Susana Ballesteros
•  England - Jennifer Warren Gurley
•  Finland - Virpi Liisa Miettinen
•  France - Marie-Therese Tullio
•  Germany - Ingrid Bethke
•  Greece - Aspa Theologitou
•  Holland - Anja Christina Maria Schuit
•  Hong Kong - Joy Drake
•  Iceland - Bára Magnúsdóttir
•  India - Persis Khambatta
•  Ireland - Anne Elizabeth Neill
•  Israel - Aliza Sadeh
•  Italy - Erika Jorger
•  Jamaica - Virginia Hope Redpath
•  Japan - Mari Katayama
•  Korea - Kim Eun-ji
•  Luxembourg - Marie-Anne Geisen
•  Malaysia - Patricia Augustus
•  Mexico - Juana Jeanine Acosta Cohen
•  New Zealand - Gay Lorraine Phelps
•  Norway - Britt Aaberg
• Okinawa - Leiko Arakaki
•  Panama - Sonia Inés Ríos
•  Paraguay - Stella Castell Vallet
•  Peru - Frieda Holler Figallo
•  Philippines - Louise Patricia Aurelio Vail
•  Portugal - Maria Do Como Paraiso Sancho
•  Puerto Rico - Deborah Danielle Perez
•  Scotland - Mary Young
•  South Africa - Veronika Edelgarda Hilda Prigge
•  Spain - Alicia Borras
•  Sweden - Ingrid Kiritoan
•   Switzerland - Yvette Revelly
•  Thailand - Apasra Hongsakula
•  Tunisia - Dolly Allouche
•  Turkey - Nebahat Çehre
•  United States - Sue Ann Downey
•  Uruguay - Sonia Raquel Gorbarán Barsante
•  Venezuela - María Auxiliadora de las Casas McGill
•  Wales - Joan Boull

Notes

Did not compete

•  Argentina - Mabel Azucena Caffarone, Nelida Jukna

Awards

•  Germany - Miss Amity (Ingrid Bethke)
•  Austria - Miss Photogenic (Karin Ingberg Schmidt)
•  United States - Best National Costume (Sue Downey)

General References

• West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1965". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2018.

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