miss INTERNATIONAL 1969
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1969
Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, JAPAN
47 ENTRANTS
Results
1 BRITAIN Valerie Susan Holmes
2 FINLAND Satu Charlotta Östring (4th RU Europe '66, 1st RU Universe '66, winner Scandinavia '67, Maja '69, SF Charming Int'l '72)
3 NICARAGUA Maria Margarita Cuadra Lacayo
4 SWITZERLAND Jeanette Biffiger (Europe '68, Universe '68, World '68)
5 THAILAND Usanee Phenphimol
Top 15
AUSTRALIA Janine Forbes
BRAZIL Maria Lúcia Alexandrino dos Santos
IRELAND Mary Kelly
JAPAN Akemi Okamoto
NEW ZEALAND Deirdre Bruton (winner Queen of the Pacific '70)
NORWAY Ingeborg Marie Sorensen (4th RU Maja '67, 1st RU World '72)
PHILIPPINES Margaret Rose "Binky" Orbe Montinola
SPAIN Mery de Lara Caballero (Maja '69)
USA Gayle Kovaly
VENEZUELA Cristina Mercedes Beatriz Keusch Pérez
Awards
Friendship LUXEMBOURG
Photogenic FINLAND
Best National Costume (no information)
Remainder
ARGENTINA Graciela Eva Arévalo
AUSTRIA Crystl Holler
BELGIUM Josyjane Minet
BOLIVIA Erika Kohlenberger
CANADA Nancy Wilson (SF Universe '68, World '68, Queen of the Pacific '69)
CEYLON Shirlene Clare Perera
COLOMBIA Laura Fabiola Pimiento Barrera
COSTA RICA Sonia Kohkemper
DENMARK Gitte Broge (Universe '68)
ECUADOR Alexandra Swanberg
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)
ISRAEL Sara Dvir
ITALY Juliana Lamberti
KOREA Yoo-kyoung Kim (real name: Sung-ja Kim)
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)
PORTUGAL Maria Isabela Rosa Pinho
SINGAPORE Jenny Serwan Wong
SWEDEN Bodil Jensen
TAHITI Dominique Viloria Poemoana
TUNISIA Rekaia Dekhil (World '67, Universe '68)
NO SHOWS:
JAMAICA Audrey Dell
REPUBLIC OF CHINA
DEBUTS: Britain, Malta
WITHDRAWALS: DR Congo, England, Puerto Rico, Scotland, South Africa, Turkey, Uruguay, Wales, Yugoslavia
RETURNS: Guam, Iceland, Mexico, Morocco, Portugal, Tunisia