Miss International 1961

Miss International 1961
Date	July 28, 1961
Venue	Long Beach, California, USA
Entrants	52
Placements	15
Debuts	Burma, Guatemala, Ireland, Madagascar, New Zealand, Panama, Scotland, Tunisia, Wales
Withdraws	Borneo, Indonesia, Jordan, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Pacific
Winner	Stam van Baer  Holland
Congeniality	Mónica Moore Davie  Uruguay
Photogenic	Constance van Baer  Holland

Miss International 1961, the second Miss International beauty pageant, was held on July 28, 1961 in Long Beach, California, USA. 52 contestants competed for the pageant. Finally, Stam van Baer from Holland was crowned as Miss International 1961 by outgoing titleholder, Stella Marquez from Colombia.

Results

Placements

Special awards

Preliminary Competition awards

Contestants

Notes

Withdrawals

•  Costa Rica - Ramona Sanchez
•  Singapore - Julie Koh Moot-Lei

Crossovers

Miss Universe

• 1960:  Canada - Edna Dianne MacVicar
• 1962:  Ecuador - Elaine Ortega Hougen
• 1962:  Singapore - Julie Koh Moot-Lei (originally would compete in Miss International 1961, but withdraw a few days later after becoming ill with hepatitis)

Miss World

• 1960:  Ireland - Irene Ruth Kane (Top 10)
• 1961:  Spain - Maria Del Carmen Cervera Fernández (2nd runner-up)
• 1961:  New Zealand - Leone Mary Main (6th runner-up)
• 1961:  Belgium - Jacqueline Oroi
• 1962:  Ecuador - Elaine Ortega Hougen

Miss United Nations

• 1963:  Denmark - Jytte Nielsen

Miss Europe

• 1960:  France - Brigitte Barazer de Lannurien (4th runner-up)
• 1961:  Spain - Maria Del Carmen Cervera Fernández (3rd runner-up)
• 1961:  Iceland - Sigrun Ragnarsdóttir
• 1962:  Belgium - Jacqueline Oroi

External links

• Pageantopolis - Miss International 1961