Miss Universe 1969

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Miss Universe 1969
Gloria Diaz, Miss Universe 1969
Date19 July 1969
Presenters
VenueMiami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
BroadcasterCBS
Entrants61
Placements15
Withdrawals
ReturnsSurinam
WinnerGloria Diaz
 Philippines
CongenialityZohra Boufaden
 Tunisia
Best National CostumeSangduen Manwong
 Thailand
PhotogenicCarole Robinson
 New Zealand
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Miss Universe 1969, the 18th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 19 July 1969 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Gloria Diaz of the Philippines was crowned by Martha Vasconcellos of Brazil at the end of the event. Diaz became the first Filipino and second Southeast Asian to win the pageant beating 60 other contestants from all around the world.[1]

Miss Universe 1969 participating nations and results
Miss Universe 1969 finalists in Brazil.

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss Universe 1969
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up
Top 15

Special Awards

Award Winners
Best National Costume
Miss Photogenic
Miss Congeniality
Top 10
Best in Swimsuit Competition

Contestants

Country/Territory Contestant Hometown
 Argentina Lidia Pepe Corrientes
 Aruba Jeannette Geerman Paradera
 Australia Joanne Barret Sydney
 Austria Eva Rueber-Staier Styria
 Bahamas Joan Bowe Georgetown
 Belgium Danièle Roels Hainaut
 Bermuda Maxine S. Bean Hamilton
 Bolivia Luz María Rojas Cochabamba
 Bonaire Julia Nicolaas Kralendijk
 Brazil Vera Fischer Blumenau
 Canada Jacquie Perrin Toronto
 Ceylon Marlene Seneveratne Colombo
 Chile Mónica Larson Santiago
 Colombia Margarita Reyes Cali
 Congo Jeanne Mokomo Kinshasa
 Costa Rica Clara Freda Antillón San José
 Curaçao Yvonne Wardekker Willemstad
 Denmark Jeanne Perfeldt Copenhagen
 Dominican Republic Rocío García Báez Samaná
 Ecuador Rosana Vinueza Guayaquil
 England Myra Van Heck London
 Finland Harriet Eriksson Turku
 France Agathe Cognet Paris
 Germany Gesine Froese Bavaria
 Greece Irene Diamantoglou Athens
 Guam Anita Johnston Hagåtña
 Holland Welmoed Hollenberg Amsterdam
 Honduras Viena Paredes Choluteca
 Hong Kong Christine Tam Hong Kong
 Iceland María Baldursdóttir Reykjanesbær
 India Kavita Bhambani Bombay
 Ireland Patricia Byrne Dublin
 Israel Chava Levy Haifa
 Italy Diana Coccorese Rome
 Jamaica Carol Gerrow Kingston
 Japan Kikuyo Osuka Aichi
 Korea Lim Hyun-jung Seoul
 Luxembourg Marie Antoniette Bertinelli Esch-sur-Alzette
 Malaysia Rosemary Wan Petaling Jaya
 Malta Natalie Quintana Gżira
 Mexico Gloria Hernández Guanajuato
 New Zealand Carole Robinson Auckland
 Nicaragua Soraya Herrera Managua
 Norway Pia Walker Oslo
 Peru María Julia Mantilla Trujillo
 Philippines Gloria Diaz Manila
 Puerto Rico Aída Betancourt Río Piedras
 Scotland Sheena Drumond Coatbridge
 Singapore Mavis Young Siew Kim Singapore
 Spain Amparo Rodrigo Valencia
 Surinam Greta Natsier Paramaribo
 Sweden Brigitta Lindloff Västra Götaland
  Switzerland Patrice Sollner Aargau
 Thailand Sangduen Manwong Bangkok
 Tunisia Zohra Boufaden Tunis
 Turkey Azra Balkan Istanbul
 Uruguay Julia Möller Montevideo
 USA Wendy Dascomb Danville
 Venezuela María José Yéllici Aragua
 Wales Shirley Jones Colwyn Bay
 Yugoslavia Nataša Košir Belgrade

Notes

Withdrawals

Returns

Replacements

General references

  • "Miss Universe: 1960–1969". pageantopolis.com. Don West. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

References

  1. ^ "Miss Philippines Wins Title of Miss Universe". The New York Times. July 20, 1969. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013.