Miss Universe 1960
Miss Universe 1960 |
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Date |
9 July 1960 |
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Presenters |
Charles Collingwood |
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Venue |
Miami Beach Auditorium , Miami Beach, Florida, USA |
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Entrants |
43 |
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Placements |
15 |
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Debuts |
Jordan, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia |
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Withdraws |
Guatemala, Hawaii, Mexico, Poland, Thailand, Turkey |
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Returns |
Chile, Finland, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Morocco, New Zealand, Paraguay, South Africa, Suriname, Switzerland, Venezuela |
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Winner |
Linda Bement USA |
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Congeniality |
Myint Myint May Burma Judy Rebecca Fletcher Louisiana |
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Photogenic |
Daniela Bianchi Italy |
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Participating Nations and Results
Miss Universe 1960, the 9th Miss Universe pageant, took place on 9 July 1960 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. It was won by 18-year-old Linda Bement of USA. She was crowned by Akiko Kojima of Japan.
Results
Placements
Final result |
Contestant |
Miss Universe 1960 |
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1st runner-up |
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2nd runner-up |
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3rd runner-up |
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4th runner-up |
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Spain - María Teresa del Río
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Top 15 |
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Special awards
Award |
Contestant |
Miss Congeniality |
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Miss Photogenic |
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^ Miss Universe and Miss USA were held jointly, and candidates from both of them were eligible for the special awards.
Panel of Judges
Contestants
Notes
Replacements
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Denmark (Antje Moller) was only 16 years old and had to be replaced by Lizzie Ellinor Hess.
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