Miss Universe 1966
Miss Universe 1966, the 15th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 16 July 1966 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Apasra Hongsakula of Thailand crowned her successor Margareta Arvidsson of Sweden at the end of the event.
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Date | 16 July 1966 |
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Venue | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
Broadcaster | CBS |
Entrants | 58 |
Placements | 15 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Margareta Arvidsson![]() |
Congeniality | Elizabeth Sanchez ![]() Paquita Torres ![]() |
Best National Costume | Aviva Israeli ![]() |
Photogenic | Margareta Arvidsson ![]() |
Results

Miss Universe 1966 participating nations and results
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
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1st Runner-up |
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2nd Runner-up | |
3rd Runner-up | |
4th Runner-up |
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Top 15 |
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Contestants
Argentina - Elba Beatriz Baso
Aruba - Sandra Fang
Austria - Renate Polacek
Bahamas - Sandra Zoe Jarrett
Belgium - Mireille De Man
Bermuda - Marie Clarissa Trott
Bolivia - María Elena Borda
Brazil - Ana Cristina Ridzi †
Canada - Marjorie Anne Schofield
Ceylon - Lorraine Roosmalecocq
Chile - Stella Dunnage Roberts
Colombia - Edna Margarita Rudd Lucena
Costa Rica - María Virginia Oreamuno
Cuba - Lesbia Murrieta
Curaçao - Elizabeth Sanchez
Denmark - Gitte Fleinert
Ecuador - Martha Cecilia Andrade Alominia
England - Janice Carol Whiteman
Finland - Satu Charlotta Ostring
France - Michele Boule
Germany - Marion Heinrich
Greece - Katia Balafouta
Guam - Barbara Jean Perez
Guyana - Umblita Van Sluytman †
Holland - Margo Isabelle Domen
Iceland - Erla Traustadóttir
India - Yasmin Daji
Ireland - Gladys Waller
Israel - Aviva Israeli
Italy - Paola Bossalino
Jamaica - Beverly Savory
Japan - Atsumi Ikeno
Lebanon - Yolla Georges Harb
Luxembourg - Gigi Antinori
Malaysia - Helen Lee
Morocco - Joelle Lesage
New Zealand - Heather Gettings
Norway - Siri Gro Nilsen
Okinawa - Yoneko Kiyan
Panama - Dionisia Broce
Paraguay - Mirtha Martínez Sarubbi
Peru - Madeline Hartog-Bel Houghton
Philippines - Maria Clarinda Garces Soriano
Puerto Rico - Carol Barajadas
Scotland - Linda Ann Lees
Singapore - Margaret Van Meel
South Africa - Lynn Carol De Jager
South Korea - Yoon Gui-young
Spain - Paquita Torres Pérez
Surinam - Joyce Magda Leysner
Sweden - Margareta Arvidsson
Switzerland - Hedy Frick
Thailand - Jeeranun Savettanun
Trinidad and Tobago - Kathleen Hares
Turkey - Nilgun Arslaner
United States - Maria Judith Remenyi
Venezuela - Magally Beatriz Castro Egui
Wales - Christine Heller
Notes
Awards
Curaçao - Miss Amity (Elizabeth Sanchez)
Spain - Miss Amity (Paquita Torres)
Sweden - Miss Photogenic (Margareta Arvidsson)
Israel - Best National Costume (Aviva Israeli)
General References
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1966". pageantopolis.com. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
References
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