Miss International 1969

Miss International 1969
Date September 13, 1969
Venue Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
Entrants 48
Placements 15
Debuts Britain, Jamaica, Malta
Withdraws China, Congo-Kinshasa, England, Guatemala, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Scotland, South Africa, Turkey, Uruguay, Wales, Yugoslavia
Returns Guam, Hong Kong, Iceland, Mexico, Morocco, Portugal, Tahiti, Tunisia
Winner Valerie Holmes
 Britain
Congeniality Mireille Colling
 Luxembourg
Photogenic Satu Östring
 Finland

Miss International 1969, the ninth Miss International beauty pageant, was held on September 13, 1969 at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan for the second time. 48 contestants competed for the pageant. Finally, Valerie Holmes from Britain was crowned as Miss International 1969 by outgoing titleholder, Maria da Gloria Carvalho from Brazil. Great Britain would win its second Miss International title by representing as England 17 years later.

Results

Placements

Final results Contestant
Miss International 1969
1st runner-up
  •  Finland - Satu Charlotta Östring
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Semi-finalists

Special awards

Award Contestant
Miss Photogenic
  •  Finland - Satu Charlotta Östring
Miss Friendship

Contestants

  •  Argentina - Graciela Eva Arévalo
  •  Australia - Janine Forbes
  •  Austria - Crystl Holler
  •  Belgium - Josyjane Minet
  •  Bolivia - Erika Kohlenberger
  •  Brazil - Maria Lúcia Alexandrino dos Santos
  •  Britain - Valerie Susan Holmes
  •  Canada - Nancy Wilson (SF Universe '68, World '68, Queen of the Pacific '69)
  •  Ceylon - Shirline Clara Perera
  •  Colombia - Laura Fabiola Pimiento Barrera
  •  Costa Rica - Sonia Kohkemper
  •  Denmark - Gitte Broge (Universe '68)
  •  Ecuador - Alexandra Swanberg
  •  Finland - Satu Charlotta Östring (4th RU Europe '66, 1st RU Universe '66, winner Scandinavia '67, Maja '69, SF Charming Int'l '72)
  •  France - Sophie Yallant
  •  Germany - Brigitta Komorowski
  •  Greece - Rea Nikolaou (Charming Int'l '72)
  •  Guam - Mercedes Rosario Rubic (Asia '70)
  •  Holland - Els van der Kolk
  •  Hong Kong - Cecile McSmith
  •  Iceland - Helen Knutsdóttir (Europe '68, Universe '68)
  •  India - Wendy Leslie Vaz
  •  Indonesia - Irma Hardisurya (Asia '70)
  •  Ireland - Mary Kelly
  •  Israel - Sara Dvir
  •  Italy - Juliana Lamberti
  •  Jamaica - Audrey Dell
  •  Japan - Akemi Okamoto
  •  Korea - Kim Yoo-kyoung (real name: Kim Sung-ja)
  •  Luxembourg - Mireille Colling
  •  Malaysia - Pauline Chai Siew Phin (Queen of the Pacific '69)
  •  Malta - Rose Barpy
  •  Mexico - Ana Maria Magaña (World '68)
  •  Morocco - Rahima Hachti (Maja '69)
  •  New Zealand - Deirdre Bruton (winner Queen of the Pacific '70)
  •  Nicaragua - Maria Margarita Cuadra Lacayo
  •  Norway - Ingeborg Marie Sorensen (2nd RU Maja '67, 1st RU World '72)
  •  Philippines - Margaret Rose "Binky" Orbe Montinola
  •  Portugal - Maria Isabela Rosa Pinho
  •  Spain - Mery de Lara Caballero (Maja '69)
  •  Singapore - Jenny Serwan Wong
  •  Sweden - Bodil Jensen
  •   Switzerland - Jeanette Biffiger (Europe '68, Universe '68, World '68)
  •  Tahiti - Dominique Viloria Poemoana
  •  Thailand - Usanee Phenphimol
  •  Tunisia - Rekaia Dekhil (World '67, Universe '68)
  •  United States - Gayle Kovaly
  •  Venezuela - Cristina Keusch Pérez

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