Miss Universe 1960

Miss Universe 1960 was the 9th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States on 9 July 1960.

Miss Universe 1960
Date9 July 1960
PresentersCharles Collingwood
VenueMiami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
BroadcasterCBS
Entrants43
Placements15
Debuts
  • Jordan
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Tunisia
Withdrawals
  • Guatemala
  • Hawaii
  • Mexico
  • Poland
  • Thailand
  • Turkey
Returns
  • Chile
  • Finland
  • Hong Kong
  • Lebanon
  • Morocco
  • New Zealand
  • Paraguay
  • South Africa
  • Suriname
  • Switzerland
  • Venezuela
WinnerLinda Bement
 United States
CongenialityMyint Myint May
 Burma
PhotogenicDaniela Bianchi
 Italy

At the end of the event, Akiko Kojima of Japan crowned Linda Bement of United States as Miss Universe 1960.[1] Bement was the third representative of the United States to win the contest.

Contestants from forty-three countries and territories competed in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Charles Collingwood.

Background

Selection of participants

Contestants from forty-three countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Two contestants were appointees to their national titles and another was selected after another national pageant was held to replace the original dethroned winner.

Appointments and replacements

Mary Quiróz, Miss Yaracuy 1957, was appointed as the representative of Venezuela at Miss Universe as the Miss Venezuela pageant was held weeks after Miss Universe.[2] Sonja Menzel was set to represent Denmark at Miss Universe, but withdrew due to undisclosed reasons.[3] Menzel was then replaced by Lizzie Hess as the representative of Denmark.[4]

Debuts, returns, and withdrawals

This edition saw the debuts of Jordan, Portugal, Spain, and Tunisia, and the returns of Chile, Finland, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Morocco, New Zealand, Paraguay, South Africa, Suriname, Switzerland, and Venezuela. South Africa and Switzerland last competed in 1953, Hong Kong and New Zealand last competed in 1954, Finland and Lebanon last competed in 1955, Morocco last competed in 1957, while the others last competed in 1958.[5]

Guatemala, Hawaii, Mexico, Poland, Thailand, and Turkey withdrew. Hawaii withdrew after becoming a state of the United States on 21 August 1959.[6] Lorena Velázquez of Mexico withdrew due to personal reasons.[7] Marzena Malinowska of Poland withdrew after choosing to compete in another international beauty contest.[8][9] Guatemala, Poland, Thailand, and Turkey withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate. Expected to debut in this edition are the countries of Cameroon, Haiti, and Tahiti, but all did not compete. Julienne Ayissi Eyenga Fouda was expected to be the first representative of Cameroon at the pageant, but was disqualified after it was discovered that she was underage.[10] She was then replaced by Sale Assouen, but withdrew due to undisclosed reasons. Cluadinette Fouchard was expected to be the first representative of Haiti at the pageant, but withdrew as she is going to be married.[11]

Results
Miss Universe 1960 participating countries and territories

Placements
Placement Contestant
Miss Universe 1960
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 15

Special awards
Award Contestant
Miss Amity
Miss Photogenic

Pageant

Format

Same with 1955, fifteen semi-finalists were chosen at the preliminary competition that consists of the swimsuit and evening gown competition. Each of the fifteen semi-finalists gave a short speech during the final telecast using their native languages. Afterwards, the fifteen semi-finalists paraded again in their swimsuits and evening gowns, and the five finalists were eventually chosen.[12][14]

Contestants

Forty-three contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory Contestant Age[lower-alpha 1] Hometown
 Argentina Rose Marie Lincke[15] 22 Buenos Aires
 Austria Elizabeth Hodacs[16] 18 Vienna
 Belgium Huberte Box[17] 19 Brussels
 Bolivia Nancy Aguirre[18] 19 La Paz
 Brazil Gina MacPherson[19] 19 Guanabara
 Burma Myint Myint May[20] 18 Rangoon
 Canada Edna McVicar[21] 19 Galt
 Chile Marinka Polhammer[22] 19 Santiago
 Colombia Stella Márquez[23] 21 Pasto
 Costa Rica Leila Rodríguez[24] 18 San José
 Cuba Flora Lauten[25] 18 Havana
 Denmark Lizzie Ellinor Hess[4] 20 Copenhagen
 Ecuador Isabel Rolando[26] 21 Quito
 England Joan Boardman[27] 22 Wallasey
 Finland Maija-Leena Manninen[28] 21 Helsinki
 France Florence Eyrie[29] 21 Paris
 Germany Ingrun Moeckel[30] 18 Düsseldorf
 Greece Magda Passaloglou[17] 24 Athens
 Holland Carina Verbeek[27] 19 The Hague
 Hong Kong Vivian Cheung[31] 20 Hong Kong
 Iceland Svanhildur Jakobsdóttir[32] 19 Reykjavík
 Israel Aliza Gur[33] 19 Haifa
 Italy Daniela Bianchi[34] 18 Rome
 Japan Yayoi Furuno[35] 19 Fukuoka
 Jordan Helen Giatanapoulus[31] – Amman
 Lebanon Gladys Tabet[36] 18 Beirut
 Luxembourg Marie Venturi 21 Luxembourg
 Morocco Marilyn Escobar[37] 19 Rabat
 New Zealand Lorraine Nawa Jones[38] 21 Wellington
 Norway Ragnhild Aass[39] 19 Oslo
 Paraguay Mercedes Ruggia[5] – Asunción
 Peru Medallit Gallino[40] 19 Lambayeque
 Portugal Maria Teresa Motoa Cardoso[41] 19 Lisbon
 South Africa Nicolette Caras[42] 19 Johannesburg
 South Korea Sohn Miheeja[12] 19 Seoul
 Spain María Teresa del Río[12] 21 Madrid
 Suriname Christine Jie Sam Foek[43] 21 Paramaribo
 Sweden Birgitta Öfling[4] 22 Uppsala
  Switzerland Elaine Maurath[27] 19 Geneva
 Tunisia Marie Louise Carrigues[4] – Tunis
 United States Linda Bement[44] 18 Salt Lake City
 Uruguay Iris Teresa Ubal[41] 22 Montevideo
 Venezuela Mary Quiróz[2] 21 Caracas

Notes
  1. Ages at the time of the pageant

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