MISS UNIVERSE 1969
saturday, july 19, 1969
Convention Hall, Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
61 contestants
PRESENTERS: bob barker & june lockhart
entertainment: HAL FRAZIER
Results
1 PHILIPPINES Gloria Maria Aspillera Díaz
2 FINLAND Harriet Marita Eriksson (3rd RU Europe '69, winner Scandinavia '70)
3 AUSTRALIA Joanne Barret
4 ISRAEL Chava Levy
5 JAPAN Kikuyo Osuka
Top 15
AUSTRIA Eva Rueber-Staier (winner World '69)
BRAZIL Vera Lúcia Fischer
CHILE Mónica Cecilia Larson Teuber
COLOMBIA Margarita Maria Reyes Zawadsky
NORWAY Patricia "Pia" Ingrid Walker (Europe '69, Scandinavia '70)
PERU Maria Julia Mantilla Mayer
SWEDEN Birgitta Lindloff
SWITZERLAND Patrice Sollner (2nd RU Maja '69, World '71)
USA Wendy Jane Dascomb
YUGOSLAVIA Natasa Kosir
Awards
Miss Amity TUNISIA
Miss Photogenic NEW ZEALAND
Best National Costume THAILAND
10 Best in Swimsuit - AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, FINLAND, ISRAEL, PERU, PHILIPPINES, USA, YUGOSLAVIA
Remainder
ARGENTINA Lidia Esther Pepe
ARUBA Jeanette Geerman
BAHAMAS Joan Bowe
BELGIUM Danièle Roels
BERMUDA Maxine S. Bean (International '71)
BOLIVIA Luz Maria Rojas
BONAIRE Julia Edviga Nicolaas
CANADA Jacquie Perrin (World '69, International '70)
CEYLON Marlene Beverly Seneveratne (Asia '68)
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF Jeanne Mokomo
COSTA RICA Clara Freda Antillón
CURACAO Yvonne Wardekker
DENMARK Jeanne Perfeldt (1st RU Europe '69, World '69, 4th RU Scandinavia '70, SF International '70)
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Rocío García Báez
ECUADOR Rosana Vinueza Estrada
ENGLAND Myra Van Heck
FRANCE Agathe Cognet
GERMANY Gesine Froese
GREECE Irini Diamantoglou
GUAM Anita Johnston
HOLLAND Welmoed Hollenberg
HONDURAS Viena Paredes Zelaya
HONG KONG Christine Tam Mei-Mei
ICELAND Maria Baldursdóttir (Europe '69, 2nd RU Scandinavia '70)
INDIA Kavita Bhambani
IRELAND Patricia Byrne
ITALY Diana Coccorese
JAMAICA Carol Gerrow
KOREA Lim Hyun-jung
LUXEMBOURG Marie Antoniette Bertinelli
MALAYSIA Rosemary Wan Chow Mui
MALTA Natalie Quintana
MEXICO Gloria Leticia Hernández Martín del Campo (World '69)
NEW ZEALAND Carole Robinson (SF World '69)
NICARAGUA Soraya Herrera Chávez
PUERTO RICO Aida Betancourt
SCOTLAND Sheena Drumond (SF World-United Kingdom '69)
SINGAPORE Mavis Young Siew Kim
SPAIN María Amparo Rodrigo Lorenzo (4th RU Europe '69)
SURINAM Greta Natsier
THAILAND Saengduean Maenwongse
TUNISIA Zohra Boufaden (World '68)
TURKEY Azra Balkan
URUGUAY Julia Moller
VENEZUELA María José de las Mercedes Yellici Sanchis
WALES Shirley Jones (2nd RU Maja-Great Britain, SF Charming Int'l-Great Britain '72)
WITHDREW:
VIRGIN ISLANDS Janet Pickering
NO SHOWS:
ANTIGUA Patsy Isaac
LEBANON Lily Bissar (underage)
MOROCCO Rahima Hachti
ST.VINCENT Norlon Baynes
DEBUTS: -
WITHDRAWALS: Haiti, Lebanon, Okinawa, South Africa, Virgin Islands
RETURNS: Surinam
JUDGES:
01- David Merrick - American theatrical producer.
02- Eileen Ford - Beauty expert and founder of Ford Models.
03- Edilson Cid Varela - Brazilian newspaper publisher and director of TV Brasilia.
04- Norma Nolan - Miss Universe 1962 from Argentina.
05- Dong Kingman - Chinese-American artist.
06- Gino di Grandi - Owner of an international public relations organization.
07- Yousuf Karsh - Canadian portrait photographer.
08- Lady Sara Carter - Fashion authority and wife of Ambassador of Guyana.
09- Chiyo Tanaka - Author and one of Japan's leading fashion authorities.
10- Monique van Vooren - Belgian-American actress.
11- Peter de Maerek - Director of Belgian Tourist Bureau.
12- Earl Wilson - International columnist.