Miss Universe 1960
Miss Universe 1960, the 9th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 9 July 1960 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Linda Bement of United States became the third American to win the crown and was handed over the title by Akiko Kojima of Japan.
| Miss Universe 1960 | |
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| Date | 9 July 1960 |
| Presenters | Charles Collingwood |
| Venue | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
| Entrants | 43 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Linda Bement  United States |
| Congeniality | Myint Myint May .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Burma |
| Photogenic | Daniela Bianchi  Italy |
Results
Miss Universe 1960 participating nations and results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss Universe 1960 | |
| 1st Runner-up | |
| 2nd Runner-up |
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| 3rd Runner-up |
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| 4th Runner-up |
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| Top 15 |
Contestants
Argentina - Rose Marie Lincke
Austria - Elizabeth Hodacs.svg.png.webp)
Belgium - Huberte Bax
Bolivia - Nancy Aguirre.svg.png.webp)
Brazil - Jean Gina MacPherson- Burma - Myint Myint May
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Canada - Edna Dianne McVicar
Chile - Marinka Polhammer Espinoza
Colombia - Stella Márquez
Costa Rica - Leila Rodríguez
Cuba - Flora Lauten Hoyos
Denmark - Lizzie Ellinor Hess
Ecuador - Isabel Rolando Ceballos
England - Joan Ellinor Boardman
Finland - Maija-Leena Manninen
France - Florence Anne Marie Normand Eyrie
Germany - Ingrun Helgard Moeckel.svg.png.webp)
Greece - Magda Passaloglou
Holland - Carina Verbeek.svg.png.webp)
Hong Kong - Vivian Cheung
Iceland - Svanhildur Jakobsdóttir
Israel - Aliza Gur- Italy - Daniela Bianchi
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Japan - Yayoi Furuno[1]
Jordan - Helen Giatanapoulus
Korea - Sohn Miheeja
Lebanon - Gladys Tabet
Luxembourg - Marie Venturi
Morocco - Marilyn Escobar
New Zealand - Lorraine Nawa Jones
Norway - Ragnhild Aass.svg.png.webp)
Paraguay - Mercedes Teresa Ruggia
Peru - Medallit Gallino
Portugal - Maria Teresa Motta Cardoso.svg.png.webp)
South Africa - Nicolette Joan Caras.svg.png.webp)
Spain - María Teresa del Río.svg.png.webp)
Surinam - Christine Jie Sam Foek
Sweden - Birgitta Öfling
Switzerland - Elaine Maurath
Tunisia - Marie Louise Carrigues
Uruguay - Iris Teresa Ubal Cabrera- USA - Linda Jeanne Bement †
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Venezuela - Mary Quiróz Delgado
Notes
Replacement
- Denmark — Antje Moller was dethroned at 16 years old and was replaced by Lizzie Ellinor Hess.
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Awards
- Burma - Miss Amity (Myint Myint May)
- Italy - Miss Photogenic (Daniela Bianchi)
General References
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1960". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
References
- "Pageant Has Its Hassles". Reading Eagle. July 2, 1960. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
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