Miss International 1960

Beauty pageant

Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Bolivia
Borneo
Brazil
British Guiana
Canada
Ceylon
China
Colombia
Denmark
Ecuador
England
Finland
France
Greece
Holland
Hong Kong
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Korea
Lebanon
Luxembourg
Malaya
Morocco
Norway
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Singapore
South Africa
South Pacific
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tahiti
Tunisia
Turkey
Uruguay
United States
Venezuela
West Germany

Withdrawals

WinnerStella Márquez
ColombiaCongenialityJulia Ann Adamson
British GuianaPhotogenicSigridur Geirsdottir
Iceland

1961 →

Miss International 1960, the 1st Miss International pageant, was held on August 12, 1960 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States.^[1] 52 contestants competed for the title. Stella Márquez of Colombia was crowned as the first Miss International.^[1]

Miss International was created due to internal conflicts with the Miss Universe pageant.^[2]

Results

Placement	Contestant
Miss International 1960	Colombia – Stella Márquez^[1]
1st Runner-Up	India – Iona Pinto † ^[3]
2nd Runner-Up	Iceland – Sigridur Geirsdottir † ^[a]
3rd Runner-Up	England – Joyce Kay
4th Runner-Up	United States – Charlene Lundberg
Top 15	Austria – Elizabeth Hodacs Israel – Lili Dajani^[5] Italy – Maria Grazia Jacomell Japan – Michiko Takagi Paraguay – Gretel Hedger Carvallo Philippines – Edita Resurreccion Vital Poland – Marzena Malinowska Singapore – Christl D'Cruz Venezuela – Gladys Ascanio West Germany – Helga Kirsch

Special Awards
Awards	Contestant
Miss Friendship	British Guiana – Julia Ann Adamson
Miss Photogenic	Iceland – Sigridur Geirsdóttir †
Miss Popularity	Belgium – Caroline Lecerf^[b]

Preliminary Competition Winners
Awards	Contestant
Best in Playsuit	Day 1: Iceland – Sigridur Geirsdóttir † Day 2: England – Joyce Kay Day 3: United States – Charlene Lundberg
Best in Evening Gown	Day 1: Colombia – Stella Márquez Day 2: Poland – Marzena Malinowska Day 3: Norway – Lise Hammer
Best National Costume	Day 1: Venezuela – Gladys Ascanio Day 2: Iceland – Sigridur Geirsdóttir † Day 3: Ceylon – Yvonne Gunawardene

Contestants

Argentina – Slavica Lazaric
Australia – Joan Stanbury
Austria – Elizabeth Hodacs
Belgium – Caroline Lecerf
Bolivia – Edmy Arana Ayala
Borneo – Elizabeth Voon (from North Borneo)
Brazil – Magda Renate Pfrimer
British Guiana – Julia Ann Adamson
Canada – Margaret Powell
Ceylon – Yvonne Eileen Gunawardene
China Rep. – Janet Lin Chin-Yi^[c]
Colombia – Stella Márquez
Denmark – Sonja Menzel
Ecuador – Magdalena Dávila Varela
England – Joyce Kay
Finland – Marketta Nieminen
France – Yvette Suzanne Degrémont
Greece – Kiki Kotsaridou
Holland – Katinka Bleeker
Hong Kong – Lena Woo
Iceland – Sigridur Geirsdóttir †
India – Iona Pinto †
Indonesia – Wiana Sulastini
Israel – Lili Dajani
Italy – Maria Grazia Jacomelli
Japan – Michiko Takagi
Jordan – Gulnar Tucktuck
South Korea – Kim Chung-ja
Lebanon – Juliana Reptsik
Luxembourg – Liliane Mueller
Malaya – Zanariak Zena Ahmad †
Morocco – Raymonde Valle
Norway – Lise Hammer
Paraguay – Gretel Hedger Carvallo
Peru – Irma Vargas Fuller
Philippines – Edita Resurreccion Vital
Poland – Marzena Malinowska
Portugal – Maria Josabete Silva Santos
Puerto Rico – Carmen Sara Latimer
Singapore – Christl D’Cruz
South Africa – Nona Sherriff
South Pacific – Patricia Apoliona (from Honolulu)
Spain – Elena Herrera Dávila-Núñez
Sweden – Gunilla Elm
Switzerland – Mylene Delapraz
Tahiti – Teura Marguerite Teuira
Tunisia – Habiba Ben Abdallah
Turkey – Guler Kivrak
Uruguay – Beatriz Liñares
United States – Charlene Lundberg
Venezuela – Gladys Ascanio
West Germany – Helga Kirsch

Did not compete

Hawaii – Gordean Leilehua Lee (withdrew)
Yugoslavia – Tania Velic

Notes

^ Sigridur was also named "Miss Photogenic".^[4]
^ Voted by parade viewers.
^ Chin-Yi competed as "Miss China".

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Srta. Colombia® 1959 María Stella Márquez" (in Spanish). Concurso Nacional de Belleza de Colombia. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ Associated Press (August 22, 1959). "Pageant shifted". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Long Beach, California. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ "Current Events". Current Events. Vol. 6. 1960. p. 78-81.
^ "Miss Photogenic". Lawton Constitution. Lawton, Oklahoma. August 11, 1960. p. 12. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ Ofer Aderet, 'Half-Breed': The Secrets of Miss Israel Finalist Born to an Arab Father and Jewish Mother Haaretz 5 September 2021