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Miss Universe 1969

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Miss Universe 1969
Gloria Diaz, Miss Universe 1969
Date19 July 1969
Presenters
VenueMiami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
BroadcasterCBS (WTVJ)
Entrants61
Placements15
Withdrawals
  • Haiti
  • Lebanon
  • Okinawa
  • South Africa
  • United States Virgin Islands
ReturnsSuriname
WinnerGloria Diaz
Philippines
CongenialityZohra Boufaden (Tunisia)
Best National CostumeSangduen Manwong (Thailand)
PhotogenicCarole Robinson (New Zealand)
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Miss Universe 1969 was the 18th Miss Universe pageant, held on 19 July 1969 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Gloria Diaz of the Philippines was crowned by Martha Vasconcellos of Brazil at the end of the event. Diaz became the first Filipino, second Southeast Asian and third Asian to win the pageant beating 60 other contestants from all around the world.[1]

Miss Universe 1969 finalists in Brazil with Miss Brazil on the right side.

Results

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Placements

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Placement Contestant
Miss Universe 1969
1st Runner-Up
  •  Finland – Harriet Eriksson[2]
2nd Runner-Up
  •  Australia – Joanne Barret[2]
3rd Runner-Up
  •  Israel – Chava Levy[2]
4th Runner-Up
  •  Japan– Kikuyo Osuka[2]
Top 15
  •  Austria – Eva Rueber-Staier
  •  Brazil – Vera Fischer
  •  Colombia – Margarita Reyes
  •  Chile – Mónica Larson
  •  Norway – Patricia Walker
  •  Peru – María Mantilla
  •  Sweden – Brigitta Lindloff
  •   Switzerland – Patrice Sollner
  •  United States – Wendy Dascomb
  •  Yugoslavia– Natasa Kosir

Contestants

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Miss Universe 1969 participating countries and territories

Sixty-one contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory Contestant Age[a] Hometown
Argentina Argentina Lidia Pepe 23 Corrientes
Netherlands Antilles Aruba Jeannette Geerman – Paradera
Australia Australia Joanne Barret 19 Sydney
Austria Austria Eva Rueber-Staier 18 Styria
The Bahamas Bahamas Joan Bowe 21 Georgetown
Belgium Belgium Danièle Roels[3] 19 Hainaut
Bermuda Bermuda Maxine Bean 20 Hamilton
Bolivia Bolivia Luz María Rojas[4] – Cochabamba
Netherlands Antilles Bonaire Julia Nicolaas 23 Kralendijk
Brazil Brazil Vera Fischer 18 Blumenau
Canada Canada Jacquie Perrin 20 Toronto
Dominion of Ceylon Ceylon Marlene Seneveratne – Colombo
Chile Chile Mónica Larson 25 Santiago
Colombia Colombia Margarita Reyes[5] 19 Cali
Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo-Kinshasa Jeanne Mokomo – Kinshasa
Costa Rica Costa Rica Clara Freda Antillón 18 San José
Netherlands Antilles Curaçao Yvonne Wardekker 21 Willemstad
Denmark Denmark Jeanne Perfeldt 21 Copenhagen
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Rocío García 18 Samaná
Ecuador Ecuador Rosana Vinueza 20 Guayaquil
England England Myra Van Heck 22 London
Finland Finland Harriet Eriksson 22 Turku
France France Agathe Cognet 24 Paris
Kingdom of Greece Greece Irene Diamantoglou 18 Athens
Guam Guam Anita Johnston 18 Hagåtña
Netherlands Holland Welmoed Hollenberg 21 Amsterdam
Honduras Honduras Viena Paredes 18 Choluteca
British Hong Kong Hong Kong Christine Tam 18 Hong Kong
Iceland Iceland María Baldursdóttir 22 Reykjanesbær
India India Kavita Bhambani 18 Bombay
Republic of Ireland Ireland Patricia Byrne 25 Dublin
Israel Israel Chava Levy 19 Haifa
Italy Italy Diana Coccorese 23 Rome
Jamaica Jamaica Carol Gerrow – Kingston
Japan Japan Kikuyo Osuka 18 Aichi
Luxembourg Luxembourg Marie Antoniette Bertinelli – Esch-sur-Alzette
Malaysia Malaysia Rosemary Wan 20 Petaling Jaya
Malta Malta Natalie Quintana – Gżira
Mexico Mexico Gloria Hernández 20 Guanajuato
New Zealand New Zealand Carole Robinson 22 Auckland
Nicaragua Nicaragua Soraya Herrera 18 Tipitapa
Norway Norway Pia Walker 20 Oslo
Peru Peru María Julia Mantilla 19 Trujillo
Philippines Philippines Gloria Diaz[6] 18 Parañaque
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Aída Betancourt[7] 18 Río Piedras
Scotland Scotland Sheena Drumond 18 Coatbridge
Singapore Singapore Mavis Young 18 Singapore
South Korea South Korea Lim Hyun-jung 20 Seoul
Spain Spain Amparo Rodrigo 19 Valencia
Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Surinam Greta Natsier – Paramaribo
Sweden Sweden Brigitta Lindloff 22 Västra Götaland
Switzerland Switzerland Patrice Sollner 24 Aargau
Thailand Thailand Sangduen Manwong 20 Phra Nakhon
Tunisia Tunisia Zohra Boufaden 21 Tunis
Turkey Turkey Azra Balkan – Istanbul
United States United States Wendy Dascomb[8] 19 Danville
Uruguay Uruguay Julia Möller 20 Montevideo
Venezuela Venezuela María José Yéllici 24 Aragua
Wales Wales Shirley Jones 22 Colwyn Bay
West Germany West Germany Gesine Froese 22 Bavaria
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Nataša Košir 21 Novo Mesto

Notes

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  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

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  1. ^ "Miss Philippines Wins Title of Miss Universe". The New York Times. July 20, 1969. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e The Age. The Age.
  3. ^ "Zeven „schonen", deelneemsters aan de komende „Miss Universe" verkiezing in Miami Beach". Leeuwarder courant (in Dutch). 12 July 1969. p. 1. Retrieved 18 October 2023 – via Delpher.
  4. ^ "El título les dio alegrías, trabajo y fama que aún saborean" [The title gave them joy, work and fame that they still savor.]. El Deber (in European Spanish). 29 July 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Del Valle la nueva soberana" [The new sovereign from Valle]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 12 November 1968. pp. 1, 14–16. Retrieved 18 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  6. ^ Villano, Alexa (19 July 2019). "LOOK BACK: Gloria Diaz, forever Miss Universe icon". Rappler. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Reinas de Puerto Rico" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Wendy Dascomb, Stratford College Student, Named Miss U.S.A. 1969". The Danville Register. Associated Press. May 25, 1969. p. 1. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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