Miss International 1960

Miss International 1960
Miss International 1960
	Stella Marquez
Date	August 12, 1960
Presenters	Byron Palmer;
Venue	Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States
Entrants	52
Placements	15
Debuts	Argentina; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Bolivia; Brazil; British Guiana; Canada; Ceylon; China; Colombia; Denmark; Ecuador; England; Finland; France; Greece; Holland; Hong Kong; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Israel; Italy; Japan; Jordan; Lebanon; Luxembourg; Malaya; Morocco; North Borneo; Norway; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Puerto Rico; Singapore; South Africa; South Korea; South Pacific; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Tahiti; Tunisia; Turkey; United States; Uruguay; Venezuela; West Germany;
Winner	Stella Márquez; Colombia
Congeniality	Julia Ann Adamson; British Guiana
Photogenic	Sigridur Geirsdottir; Iceland

Miss International 1960 was the first edition of the Miss International pageant, held at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States, on August 12, 1960.^[1]

At the end of the event, Stella Márquez of Colombia was crowned as the first Miss International.^[1] Miss International was created due to internal conflicts with the Miss Universe pageant.^[2]

Results

Placement	Contestant
Miss International 1960	Colombia – Stella Márquez^[1]
1st Runner-Up	India – Iona Pinto † ^[3]
2nd Runner-Up	Iceland – Sigridur Geirsdottir † ^[a]
3rd Runner-Up	England – Joyce Kay
4th Runner-Up	United States – Charlene Lundberg
Top 15	Austria – Elizabeth Hodacs Israel – Lili Dajani^[5] Italy – Maria Grazia Jacomell Japan – Michiko Takagi Paraguay – Gretel Hedger Carvallo Philippines – Edita Resurreccion Vital Poland – Marzena Malinowska Singapore – Christl D'Cruz Venezuela – Gladys Ascanio West Germany – Helga Kirsch

Special Awards
Awards	Contestant
Miss Friendship	British Guiana – Julia Ann Adamson
Miss Photogenic	Iceland – Sigridur Geirsdóttir †
Miss Popularity	Belgium – Caroline Lecerf^[b]

Preliminary Competition Winners
Awards	Contestant
Best in Playsuit	Day 1: Iceland – Sigridur Geirsdóttir † Day 2: England – Joyce Kay Day 3: United States – Charlene Lundberg
Best in Evening Gown	Day 1: Colombia – Stella Márquez Day 2: Poland – Marzena Malinowska Day 3: Norway – Lise Hammer
Best National Costume	Day 1: Venezuela – Gladys Ascanio Day 2: Iceland – Sigridur Geirsdóttir † Day 3: Ceylon – Yvonne Gunawardene

Contestants

Argentina – Slavica Lazaric
Australia – Joan Stanbury
Austria – Elizabeth Hodacs
Belgium – Caroline Lecerf
Bolivia – Edmy Arana Ayala
Brazil – Magda Renate Pfrimer
British Guiana – Julia Ann Adamson
Canada – Margaret Powell
Ceylon – Yvonne Eileen Gunawardene
Colombia – Stella Márquez
Denmark – Sonja Menzel
Ecuador – Magdalena Dávila Varela
England – Joyce Kay
Finland – Marketta Nieminen
France – Yvette Suzanne Degrémont
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
Lebanon – Juliana Reptsik
Luxembourg – Liliane Mueller
Malaya – Zanariak Zena Ahmad †
Morocco – Raymonde Valle
North Borneo – Elizabeth Voon
Norway – Lise Hammer
Paraguay – Gretel Hedger Carvallo^[6]
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 Korea – Kim Chung-ja
South Pacific – Patricia Apoliona (from Honolulu)
Spain – Elena Herrera Dávila-Núñez
Sweden – Gunilla Elm
Switzerland – Mylene Delapraz
Tahiti – Teura Marguerite Teuira
Taiwan – Janet Lin Chin-Yi^[c]
Tunisia – Habiba Ben Abdallah
Turkey – Guler Kivrak
United States – Charlene Lundberg
Uruguay – Beatriz Liñares
Venezuela – Gladys Ascanio
West Germany – Helga Kirsch

Did not compete

Hawaii – Gordean Leilehua Lee (withdrew)
Yugoslavia – Tania Velic

Notes

^ Sigridur was also named "Miss Photogenic".^[4]
^ Voted by parade viewers.
^ Chin-Yi competed as "Miss China".

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Srta. Colombia® 1959 María Stella Márquez" (in Spanish). Concurso Nacional de Belleza de Colombia. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ Associated Press (August 22, 1959). "Pageant shifted". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Long Beach, California. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ "Current Events". Current Events. Vol. 6. 1960. p. 78-81.
^ "Miss Photogenic". Lawton Constitution. Lawton, Oklahoma. August 11, 1960. p. 12. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ Ofer Aderet, 'Half-Breed': The Secrets of Miss Israel Finalist Born to an Arab Father and Jewish Mother Haaretz 5 September 2021
^ "Latin Lovely Ardent Yoga Enthusiastic". Press Telegram. August 8, 1960. Retrieved August 31, 2024.

External links

Pageantopolis - Miss International 1960

[5] Sigridur was also named "Miss Photogenic".^[4]

[7] Voted by parade viewers.

[9] Chin-Yi competed as "Miss China".

[colombia-1] "Srta. Colombia® 1959 María Stella Márquez" (in Spanish). Concurso Nacional de Belleza de Colombia. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[2] Associated Press (August 22, 1959). "Pageant shifted". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Long Beach, California. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[3] "Current Events". Current Events. Vol. 6. 1960. p. 78-81.

[4] "Miss Photogenic". Lawton Constitution. Lawton, Oklahoma. August 11, 1960. p. 12. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[6] Ofer Aderet, 'Half-Breed': The Secrets of Miss Israel Finalist Born to an Arab Father and Jewish Mother Haaretz 5 September 2021

[8] "Latin Lovely Ardent Yoga Enthusiastic". Press Telegram. August 8, 1960. Retrieved August 31, 2024.

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