Miss Universe 1969

Miss Universe 1969
Gloria Diaz, Miss Universe 1969
Date	19 July 1969
Presenters	Bob Barker June Lockhart
Venue	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Broadcaster	CBS
Entrants	61
Placements	15
Withdrawals	Haiti Lebanon Okinawa South Africa Virgin Islands
Returns	Surinam
Winner	Gloria Diaz Philippines
Congeniality	Zohra Boufaden Tunisia
Best National Costume	Sangduen Manwong Thailand
Photogenic	Carole Robinson New Zealand

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.

Miss Universe 1969 participating nations and results

Miss Universe 1969 finalists in Brazil.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Universe 1969	Philippines – Gloria Diaz
1st Runner-up	Finland – Harriet Eriksson
2nd Runner-up	Australia – Joanne Barret
3rd Runner-up	Israel – Chava Levy
4th Runner-up	Japan – Kikuyo Osuka
Top 15	Austria – Eva Rueber-Staier Brazil – Vera Fischer Chile – Mónica Larson Colombia – Margarita Reyes Norway – Patricia Walker Peru – María Julia Mantilla Mayer Sweden – Brigitta Lindloff Switzerland – Patrice Sollner United States – Wendy Dascomb Yugoslavia – Nataša Košir