MISS UNIVERSE 1970
saturday, july 11, 1970
Convention Hall, Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
64 contestants
PRESENTERS: bob barker & june lockhart
entertainment: JOHN ROWLES
Results
1 PUERTO RICO Marisol Malaret Contreras
2 USA Deborah "Debbie" Dale Shelton
3 AUSTRALIA Joan Lydia Zealand
4 JAPAN Jun Shimada
5 ARGENTINA Beatriz Marta Gros
Top 15
BRAZIL Eliane Fialho Thompson
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Kristina Hanzalova
GREECE Angelique "Kiki" Bourlesi
GUAM Hilary Ann Best
HONG KONG Mabel Hawkett
ITALY Anna Zamboni (2nd RU Europe '70)
MALAYSIA Josephine Lena Wong Jaw Leng
SWEDEN Britt-Inger Johansson (winner Scandinavia '71)
SWITZERLAND Diane Jane Roth (Europe '70)
VENEZUELA Bella Teresa De Jesus La Rosa De La Rosa
Awards
Miss Amity GUAM
Miss Photogenic BERMUDA
Best National Costume BOLIVIA
10 Best in Swimsuit - ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, HOLLAND, JAPAN, MALAYSIA, PUERTO RICO, SWEDEN, USA
Remainder
ARUBA Linda Annette Richardson
AUSTRIA Evi Ifriede Kurz (Europe '70)
BAHAMAS Antoinette Patrice De Gregory
BELGIUM Francine Martin (Europe '70, World '70)
BERMUDA Margaret Hill
BOLIVIA Roxana Brown Trigo
CANADA Norma Joyce Hickey (World '70, SF International '71, Queen of the Pacific '72)
CEYLON Yolanda Shahzadi Ahlip (Queen of the Pacific '69, SF World '70)
CHILE María Soledad Errázuriz García-Moreno
COLOMBIA María Luisa Riascos Velásquez
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF Marie-Josée Basoko (International '68)
COSTA RICA Lilliam Berrocal
CURACAO Nilva Maduro
DENMARK Winnie Hollmann (World '70, Scandinavia '71)
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Sobeida Alejandra Fernández Reyes
ECUADOR Zoila Montesinos Rivera
ENGLAND Yvonne Anne Ormes (6th RU World-United Kingdom '70)
FINLAND Ursula Rainio (SF Europe '70, 4th RU Scandinavia '71)
FRANCE Françoise Durand-Behot (Europe '70)
GERMANY Irene Neumann (World '71)
HOLLAND Maureen Joan Renzen
HONDURAS Francis Irene Van Tuyl
ICELAND Erna Johannesdóttir
INDIA Veena Sajnani
IRELAND Rita Doherty
ISRAEL Moshit Tsiporin
JAMAICA Sheila Lorna Neil
KOREA Young-ae Yoo
LEBANON Georgette Aref Jerro
LUXEMBOURG Josée Reinert
MALTA Tessie Pisani (Europe '70)
MEXICO Libia Zulema López Montemayor (World '70)
NEW ZEALAND Glenys Elizabeth Treweek (World '70)
NICARAGUA Graciela Salazar Lanzas
NORWAY Vibeke Steineger (2nd RU Scandinavia '71)
PANAMA Berta López Herrera
PARAGUAY Teresa Mercedes Britez Sullow
PERU Cristina Málaga Butrón
PHILIPPINES Simonette Berenguer de los Reyes
PORTUGAL Ana Maria Diozo Lucas (1st RU Europe '70, World '70)
SCOTLAND Lee Hamilton Marshall (Europe '70)
SINGAPORE Cecilia Undasan (Asia '70)
SPAIN Noelia Alfonso Cabrera (winner Europe '70)
SURINAM Ingrid Mamadeus (International '71)
TUNISIA Zohra Tabania (World '69)
TURKEY Asuman Tugberk (Europe '70)
URUGUAY Renée Buncristiand
WALES Sandra Cater (Europe '70)
YUGOSLAVIA Snezana Dzambas (unable to compete in the preliminary competition)
NO SHOWS:
OKINAWA Dianne Kasuko Bumpass
THAILAND Warunee Sangsirinavin (underage)
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Bernadette Dunn
VIRGIN ISLANDS Delta Benjamin
DEBUTS: Czechoslovakia
WITHDRAWALS: Bonaire, Thailand
RETURNS: Lebanon, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal
JUDGES:
1- David Merrick - American theatrical producer.
2- Eileen Ford - Beauty expert and founder of Ford Models.
3- Tsunejiro Hirai - President of a Broadcasting Corporation in Japan.
4- Julio Aleman - Mexican actor.
5- Yousuf Karsh - Canadian portrait photographer.
6- Line Renaud - French singer.
7- Edilson Cid Varela - Brazilian newspaper publisher and director of TV Brasilia.
8- Earl Wilson - International columnist.
9- Corinna Tsopei - Miss Universe 1964 from Greece.
10- Dong Kingman - Chinese-American artist.
11- Pearl Bailey - American actress.