User:Mauriziok/Miss Universe 1961
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| Mauriziok/Miss Universe 1961 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15 July 1961 |
| Presenters | Johnny Carson |
| Venue | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
| Entrants | 48 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Marlene Schmidt  Germany |
| Congeniality | Eleftheria Deloutsi  Greece |
| Photogenic | Sharon Brown  United States |
Miss Universe 1961, the 10th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 15 July 1961 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Marlene Schmidt of Germany was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder Linda Bement of the United States.
Results[edit]
Placements[edit]
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss Universe 1961 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up | |
| Semi-finalists |
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Contestants[edit]
Argentina - Adriana Gardiazábal
Austria - Ingrid Bayer
Belgium - Nicole Ksinozenicki
Bolivia - Gloria Soruco Suárez
Brazil - Staël Maria da Rocha Abelha
Burma - Khin Myint Myint †[1]
Canada - Wilda Reynolds
Ceylon - Ranjini Nilani Jayatilleke
Chile - María Gloria Silva
Colombia - Patricia Whitman Owin
Cuba - Martha García Vieta
Denmark - Jyette Nielsen
Ecuador - Yolanda Palacios Charvet
England - Arlette Dobson
Finland - Ritva Tuulikki Wächter
France - Simone Darot
Germany - Marlene Schmidt
Greece - Eleftheria (Ria) Deloutsi
Guatemala - Anabelle Sáenz
Holland - Gita Kamman
Iceland - Kristjana Magnúsdóttir
Ireland - Jean Russell
Israel - Atida Pisanti
Italy - Vivianne Romano
Jamaica - Marguerite LeWars
Japan - Akemi Toyama
Korea - Seo Yang-hee
Lebanon - Leila Antaki
Luxembourg - Vicky Schoos
Madagascar - Jacqueline Robertson
Morocco - Irene Gorsse
Norway - Rigmor Trengereid
Paraguay - María Cristina Osnaghi Pereyra
Peru - Carmela Stein Bedoya
Puerto Rico - Enid del Valle
Republic of China - Wang Li-Ling
Rhodesia - Jonee Sierra
Scotland - Susan Jones
South Africa - Marina Christelis
Spain - Pilar Gil Ramos
Sweden - Gunilla Knutsson
Switzerland - Liliane Burnier
Turkey - Gülseren Uysal
Uruguay - Susanna Lausorog Ferrari
United States - Sharon Renee Brown
Venezuela - Ana Griselda Vegas Albornoz
Virgin Islands - Priscila Bonilla
Wales - Rosemarie Frankland †
Awards[edit]
- Greece - Miss Amity (Eleftheria Deloutsi)
United States - Miss Photogenic (Sharon Brown)
References[edit]
- ^ Htwe, Nien Ei Ei (28 September 2009). "Former 'Miss Burma' winner passes away". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
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