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Miss Universe 1961

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Miss Universe 1961
Marlene Schmidt
Date15 July 1961
PresentersJohnny Carson
VenueMiami Beach Auditorium,Miami Beach, Florida,United States
BroadcasterCBS
Entrants48
Placements15
Debuts
  • Ireland
  • Jamaica
  • Madagascar
  • Republic of China
  • Rhodesia
  • Scotland
  • United States Virgin Islands
  • Wales
Withdrawals
  • Costa Rica
  • Hong Kong
  • Jordan
  • New Zealand
  • Portugal
  • Suriname
  • Tunisia
Returns
  • Ceylon
  • Guatemala
  • Puerto Rico
  • Turkey
WinnerMarlene Schmidt
West Germany
CongenialityEleftheria Deloutsi Greece)
PhotogenicSharon Brown(United States)
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Miss Universe 1961was the tenthMiss Universepageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium inMiami Beach, Florida,United Stateson 15 July 1961.

At the end of the event,Linda Bementof theUnited StatescrownedMarlene SchmidtofWest Germanyas Miss Universe 1961. Schmidt was the first representative of Germany to win the contest.[1]

Contestants from forty-eight countries and territories competed in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Johnny Carson.

Background

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Selection of participants

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Contestants from forty-eight countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant.

Debuts, returns, and withdrawals

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This edition saw the debuts of Ireland, Jamaica, Madagascar, the Republic of China, Rhodesia, Scotland, the United States Virgin Islands, and Wales, and the returns of Ceylon, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, and Turkey.[2]Ceylon and Puerto Rico last competed in1957,while the others last competed in1959.Costa Rica, Hong Kong, Jordan, New Zealand, Portugal, Suriname, and Tunisia withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.

Helen Tan ofMalayaand Julie Koh ofSingaporewere supposed to compete in the pageant. However, they chose to compete at Miss International in Long Beach, California instead.[3][4]Koh eventually competed at Miss Universe the following year.[5]

Results

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Miss Universe 1961 participating countries and territories

Placements

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Placement Contestant
Miss Universe 1961
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 15

Special awards

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Award Contestant
Miss Congeniality
Miss Photogenic

Pageant

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Format

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Same with1955,fifteen semi-finalists were chosen at the preliminary competition that consists of the swimsuit and evening gown competition.[7]Each of the fifteen semi-finalists gave a short speech during the final telecast using their native languages. Afterwards, the fifteen semi-finalists paraded again in their swimsuits and evening gowns, and the five finalists were eventually chosen.[6]

Contestants

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Forty-eight contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory Contestant Age[a] Hometown
Argentina Adriana Gardiazábal[8] 18 Buenos Aires
Austria Ingrid Bayer[9] 20 Vorarlberg
Belgium Nicole Ksinozenicki[10] 18 Saint-Gilles
Bolivia Gloria Soruco[11] 19 Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Brazil Staël Maria da Rocha Abelha[12] 19 Caratinga
Burma Khin Myint Myint[13] 18 Daik-U
Canada Wilda Reynolds[14] 19 Toronto
Ceylon Ranjini Jayatilleke[15] – Colombo
Chile María Gloria Silva[16] 22 Santiago
Colombia Patricia Whitman[17] 21 Medellín
Cuba Martha García Vieta 25 Miami, Florida
Denmark Jyette Nielsen[18] 18 Copenhagen
Ecuador Yolanda Palacios[19] 18 Guayaquil
England Arlette Dobson 18 Surrey
Finland Ritva Wächter[20] 20 Naantali
France Simone Darot[21] 19 Paris
West Germany Marlene Schmidt[22] 24 Stuttgart
Greece Eleftheria Deloutsi[23] 18 Athens
Guatemala Anabelle Sáenz – Guatemala City
Holland Gita Kamman[24] 22 Amsterdam
Iceland Kristjana Magnúsdóttir[25] 21 Reykjanesbær
Ireland Jean Russell 21 Lisburn
Israel Atida Pisanti[26] 19 Haifa
Italy Vivianne Romano 21 Lazio
Jamaica Marguerite LeWars 20 Kingston
Japan Akemi Toyama 20 Tokyo
Lebanon Leila Antaki[15] 22 Beirut
Luxembourg Vicky Schoos 18 Luxembourg City
Madagascar Jacqueline Robertson 22 Antananarivo
Morocco Irene Gorsse – Rabat
Norway Rigmor Trengereid 19 Bergen
Paraguay María Cristina Osnaghi – Asunción
Peru Carmela Stein 20 Lima
Puerto Rico Enid del Valle 20 Aguadilla
Republic of China Wang Li-Ling 19 Taipei
Rhodesia Jonee Sierra 19 Salisbury
Scotland Susan Jones 20 Aberdeen
South Africa Marina Christelis 20 Johannesburg
South Korea Seo Yang-hee 21 Seoul
Spain Pilar Gil Ramos 19 Madrid
Sweden Gunilla Knutsson 20 Ystad
Switzerland Liliane Burnier 19 Geneva
Turkey Gülseren Uysal – Istanbul
United States Sharon Brown[27] 18 Minden
United States Virgin Islands Priscila Bonilla – Charlotte Amalie
Uruguay Susanna Ferrari[16] – Montevideo
Venezuela Ana Griselda Vegas 20 Caracas
Wales Rosemarie Frankland 18 Lancashire

Notes

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  1. ^Ages at the time of the pageant

References

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  1. ^"German engineer starting plush Miss Universe year".The Spokesman-Review.17 July 1961. p. 1.Retrieved18 October2023– viaGoogle News Archive.
  2. ^""Miss V.I." off to Miami Beach ".The Virgin Islands Daily News.7 July 1961. p. 1.Retrieved8 February2024.
  3. ^"Beauties on way to US get warm welcome during stop in Manila".The Singapore Free Press.4 July 1961. p. 7.Retrieved11 November2022– via National Library Board.
  4. ^"K.L. girl wins the Miss Malaya title".The Straits Times.11 May 1961. p. 16.Retrieved9 December2022– via National Library Board.
  5. ^"Miss Singapore flies to California next month".The Straits Times.20 May 1961. p. 9.Retrieved11 November2022– via National Library Board.
  6. ^abcdefgh"Miss Germany wins contest".Daytona Beach Morning Journal.15 July 1961. pp. 1–2A.Retrieved18 October2023– viaGoogle News Archive.
  7. ^abcdefghijk"15 girls reach final beauty test".Youngstown Vindicator.15 July 1961. p. 3.Retrieved18 October2023– viaGoogle News Archive.
  8. ^"Loveliest girl in the world to become" Miss Universe "".Simpson's Leader-Times.15 July 1961. p. 1.Retrieved28 November2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^"Beauties at the White House".Sarasota Herald-Tribune.6 July 1961. p. 13.Retrieved3 December2022.
  10. ^"In Knokke is Nicole Ksinozenicki uit Sint Gillis (Brussel) tot miss België uitgeroepen"[In Knokke, Nicole Ksinozenicki from Sint Gillis (Brussels) was proclaimed Miss Belgium.].Leeuwarder courant(in Dutch). 25 May 1961. p. 3.Retrieved18 October2023– viaDelpher.
  11. ^"El título les dio alegrías, trabajo y fama que aún saborean"[The title gave them joy, work and fame that they still savor.].El Deber(in European Spanish). 29 July 2017.Retrieved18 October2023.
  12. ^"Stael Abelha, primeira mineira eleita Miss Brasil, é vítima de Alzheimer".Estado de Minas(in Brazilian Portuguese). 11 January 2022.Retrieved12 November2022.
  13. ^Htwe, Nien Ei Ei (28 September 2009)."Former 'Miss Burma' winner passes away".The Myanmar Times.Retrieved11 November2017.
  14. ^"Former 'Miss Canada' weds army man here".Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.11 July 1962. p. 12.Retrieved9 December2022– viaNewspapers.com.
  15. ^ab"Universal beauty displayed at Miami".Herald-Journal.13 July 1961. p. 1.Retrieved5 December2022.
  16. ^ab"Latin beauties in native costume".Herald-Journal.7 July 1961. p. 18.Retrieved6 December2022.
  17. ^"Sensación en Miami por Trajes Típicos de Srta. Colombia".El Tiempo(in Spanish). 11 July 1961. pp. 1, 21.Retrieved18 October2023– viaGoogle News Archive.
  18. ^"Untitled".Atuagagdliutit(in Kalaallisut). 29 June 1961. p. 28.Retrieved6 December2022– viaTímarit.is.
  19. ^"Candidale ai massimi titoli di bellezza"[Nominee for top beauty titles].La Stampa(in Italian). 1 July 1961. p. 5.Retrieved24 April2023.
  20. ^Himberg, Petra (18 November 2009)."Miss Suomi 1961 Ritva Wächter".Yle(in Finnish).Retrieved19 February2024.
  21. ^Lo, Ricky (1 February 2017)."France 1st grand slam winner in world beauty pageants".Philippine Star.Retrieved19 February2024.
  22. ^"Beauties parade for title tonight".The Gadsden Times.14 July 1961. p. 1.Retrieved19 February2024.
  23. ^"Downfall of Greece".Philadelphia Daily News.15 July 1961. p. 3.Retrieved19 February2024– viaNewspapers.com.
  24. ^"Ene miss Holland is voor ons in Florida".Het Parool(in Dutch). 12 July 1961. p. 1.Retrieved19 February2024– via Delpher.
  25. ^"Íslensk fegurð '61".Fálkinn(in Icelandic). 14 June 1961. pp. 18–20.Retrieved19 February2024– via Tímarit.is.
  26. ^"Untitled".The American Jewish World.21 July 1961. p. 11.Retrieved19 February2024– via National Library of Israel.
  27. ^"Louisiana lass is 'Miss U.S.A.'".The Tuscaloosa News.14 July 1961. pp. 1–2.Retrieved22 July2023– viaGoogle News Archive.
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