# Miss Universe 1969

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18th Miss Universe pageant

Miss Universe 1969 Gloria Diaz Date 19 July 1969 Presenters Bob Barker June Lockhart Venue Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States Broadcaster CBS (WTVJ) Entrants 61 Placements 15 Withdrawals Haiti Lebanon Okinawa South Africa United States Virgin Islands Returns Suriname Winner Gloria Diaz Philippines Congeniality Zohra Boufaden (Tunisia) Best National Costume Sangduen Manwong (Thailand) Photogenic Carole Robinson (New Zealand) ← 1968 1970 →

**Miss Universe 1969** was the 18th [Miss Universe](/source/Miss_Universe) pageant, held at the [Miami Beach Auditorium](/source/Miami_Beach_Convention_Center) in [Miami Beach](/source/Miami_Beach%2C_Florida), Florida, on 19 July 1969.

At the conclusion of the event, [Martha Vasconcellos](/source/Martha_Vasconcellos) of Brazil crowned [Gloria Diaz](/source/Gloria_Diaz) of the Philippines as Miss Universe 1969. It was the first win by the Philippines at the pageant.[1]

Contestants from sixty-one countries and territories competed in this edition. The pageant was hosted by [Bob Barker](/source/Bob_Barker), while [June Lockhart](/source/June_Lockhart) provided commentary throughout the competition.

## Background

### Selection of participants

Contestants from sixty-one countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. One candidate was appointed to represent her country to replace the original dethroned winner.

#### Replacements

Miss Malaysia 1969, Sabrina Loo, chose not to compete due to personal reasons and was replaced by her first runner-up, Rosemary Wan.[2][3] However, following the announcement of the Far East Beauty Congress that Wan would be sent to Miami instead of Loo, Loo expressed her dissatisfaction and protested the decision.[4][5] The congress stated that it was too late for Loo to change her mind, resulting in Wan representing Malaysia at Miss Universe.[6][7]

#### Debuts, returns, and withdrawals

This edition saw the return of Suriname which last competed in [1966](/source/Miss_Universe_1966). Miss Lebanon 1968, Lily Bissar, was disqualified for being underage.[8][9] Haiti, Okinawa, South Africa, and the United States Virgin Islands withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.

## Results

Miss Universe 1969 participating countries and territories

### Placements

Placement Contestant Miss Universe 1969 Philippines – Gloria Diaz[10] 1st Runner-Up Finland – Harriet Eriksson[10] 2nd Runner-Up Australia – Joanne Barrett[10] 3rd Runner-Up Israel – Chava Levy[10] 4th Runner-Up Japan – Kikuyo Osuka[10] Top 15[11][12] Austria – Eva Rueber-Staier Brazil – Vera Fischer Chile – Mónica Larson Colombia – Margarita Reyes Norway – Patricia Walker Peru – María Julia Mantilla Sweden – Brigitta Lindloff Switzerland – Patrice Sollner United States – Wendy Dascomb Yugoslavia – Nataša Košir

#### Special awards

Award Contestant Miss Amity Tunisia – Zohra Boufaden[13] Miss Photogenic New Zealand – Carole Robinson[14] Best National Costume Thailand – Sangduen Manwong[14] Top 10 Best in Swimsuit[15] Australia – Joanne Barrett Austria – Eva Rueber-Staier Brazil – Vera Fischer Colombia – Margarita Reyes Finland – Harriet Eriksson Israel – Chava Levy Philippines – Gloria Diaz United States – Wendy Dascomb Yugoslavia – Nataša Košir

## Pageant

### Format

Same with [1966](/source/Miss_Universe_1966), fifteen semi-finalists were chosen at the preliminary competition that consists of the swimsuit and evening gown competition. Each of the fifteen semi-finalists were individually interviewed by Bob Barker. Following the interviews, the fifteen semi-finalists participated in the swimsuit and evening gown competitions. From fifteen, five contestants were shortlisted to advance to the final interview.[16]

### Selection committee

- [Sara Lou Harris Carter](/source/Sara_Lou_Harris_Carter) – African-American model

- Peter de Maerek – Director of the Belgian Tourist Bureau

- Gino di Grandi – Owner of an international public relations organization

- [Eileen Ford](/source/Eileen_Ford) – American model and founder of Ford Models

- [Yousuf Karsh](/source/Yousuf_Karsh) – Armenian-Canadian photographer[17]

- [Dong Kingman](/source/Dong_Kingman) – Chinese-American painter

- [David Merrick](/source/David_Merrick) – American theatre producer[17]

- [Norma Nolan](/source/Norma_Nolan) – [Miss Universe 1962](/source/Miss_Universe_1962) from Argentina[17]

- Chiyo Tanaka – Japanese author and fashion designer

- [Monique van Vooren](/source/Monique_van_Vooren) – Belgian-American actress[18]

- Edilson Cid Varela – Brazilian journalist

- [Earl Wilson](/source/Earl_Wilson_(columnist)) – American columnist and journalist

## Contestants

Miss Universe 1969 finalists in Brazil with Miss Brazil on the right side.

Sixty-one contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory Contestant Age[a] Hometown Argentina Lidia Pepe 23 Corrientes Aruba Jeannette Geerman[19] 21 San Nicolaas Australia Joanne Barrett[20] 19 Sydney Austria Eva Rueber-Staier[21] 19 Styria Bahamas Joan Bowe[22] 21 Georgetown Belgium Danièle Roels[23] 19 Hainaut Bermuda Maxine Bean[24] 20 Hamilton Bolivia Luz María Rojas[25] 21 Cochabamba Bonaire Julia Nicolaas[26] 23 Kralendijk Brazil Vera Fischer[27] 18 Blumenau Canada Jacquie Perrin 20 Toronto Ceylon Marlene Seneveratne[28] 24 Colombo Chile Mónica Larson[29] 25 Santiago Colombia Margarita Reyes[30] 19 Cali Congo-Kinshasa Jeanne Mokomo[31] 16 Kinshasa Costa Rica Clara Antillón 18 San José Curaçao Yvonne Wardekker[32] 21 Willemstad Denmark Jeanne Perfeldt[33] 21 Copenhagen Dominican Republic Rocío García 18 Samaná Ecuador Rosana Vinueza[34] 20 Guayaquil England Myra Van Heck[35] 22 London Finland Harriet Eriksson[36] 22 Turku France Agathe Cognet[23] 24 Paris Greece Irene Diamantoglou 18 Athens Guam Anita Johnston[37] 18 Hagåtña Holland Welmoed Hollenberg[38] 21 Amsterdam Honduras Viena Paredes[39] 18 Choluteca Hong Kong Christine Tam 18 Hong Kong Iceland María Baldursdóttir 22 Reykjanesbær India Kavita Bhambani[40] 18 Bombay Ireland Patricia Byrne[41] 25 Dublin Israel Chava Levy[42] 19 Haifa Italy Diana Coccorese[43] 23 Rome Jamaica Carol Gerrow[44] 23 Kingston Japan Kikuyo Osuka[45] 18 Aichi Luxembourg Marie-Antoniette Bertinelli 18 Esch-sur-Alzette Malaysia Rosemary Wan[7] 20 Petaling Jaya Malta Natalie Quintana 20 Gżira Mexico Gloria Hernández[46] 20 Guanajuato New Zealand Carole Robinson[47] 22 Auckland Nicaragua Soraya Herrera 18 Tipitapa Norway Patricia Walker 20 Oslo Peru María Julia Mantilla[48] 19 Trujillo Philippines Gloria Diaz[49] 18 Parañaque Puerto Rico Aída Betancourt[50] 20 Río Piedras Scotland Sheena Drumond[51] 18 Coatbridge Singapore Mavis Young[52] 18 Singapore South Korea Hyun-jung Lim 20 Seoul Spain Amparo Rodrigo[53] 19 Valencia Suriname Greta Natsier[54] 18 Paramaribo Sweden Brigitta Lindloff[11] 22 Västra Götaland Switzerland Patrice Sollner[11] 24 Aargau Thailand Sangduen Manwong[55] 20 Phra Nakhon Tunisia Zohra Boufaden[56] 21 Tunis Turkey Azra Balkan 18 Istanbul United States Wendy Dascomb[57] 19 Danville Uruguay Julia Möller[58] 20 Montevideo Venezuela María José Yéllici 24 Aragua Wales Shirley Jones[59] 22 Colwyn Bay West Germany Gesine Froese[60] 22 Bavaria Yugoslavia Nataša Košir[61] 21 Novo Mesto

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** Ages at the time of the pageant

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## External links

- [Official website](http://www.missuniverse.com/)

v t e Miss Universe 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Titleholders Runners-up and finalists Editions Countries Scorings

v t e Miss Universe 1969 national titleholders AUT: Eva Rueber-Staier BRA: Vera Fischer CAN: Jacquie Perrin ECU: Rosana Vinueza PHI: Gloria Diaz (winner) THA: Sangduen Manwong URU: Julia Möller USA: Wendy Dascomb

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