Miss Universe 1961
Miss Universe 1961, the 10th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, was held on 15 July 1961 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Marlene Schmidt of Germany was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder Linda Bement of the United States.
| Miss Universe 1961 | |
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| Date | 15 July 1961 |
| Presenters | Johnny Carson |
| Venue | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
| Broadcaster | CBS |
| Entrants | 48 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Marlene Schmidt  Germany |
| Congeniality | Eleftheria Deloutsi .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Greece |
| Photogenic | Sharon Brown  United States |
Results
Miss Universe 1961 participating nations and results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 1961 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up | |
| Top 15 |
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Contestants
Argentina - Adriana Gardiazábal
Austria - Ingrid Bayer.svg.png.webp)
Belgium - Nicole Ksinozenicki.svg.png.webp)
Bolivia - Gloria Soruco Suárez.svg.png.webp)
Brazil - Staël Maria da Rocha Abelha.svg.png.webp)
Burma - Khin Myint Myint †[1].svg.png.webp)
Canada - Wilda Reynolds.svg.png.webp)
Ceylon - Ranjini Nilani Jayatilleke
Chile - María Gloria Silva †
Colombia - Patricia Whitman Owin
Cuba - Martha García Vieta
Denmark - Jyette Nielsen
Ecuador - Yolanda Palacios Charvet
England - Arlette Dobson
Finland - Ritva Tuulikki Wächter
France - Simone Darot- Germany - Marlene Schmidt
- Greece - Eleftheria (Ria) Deloutsi
Guatemala - Anabelle Sáenz
Holland - Gita Kamman
Iceland - Kristjana Magnúsdóttir
Ireland - Jean Russell
Israel - Atida Pisanti
Italy - Vivianne Romano.svg.png.webp)
Jamaica - Marguerite LeWars.svg.png.webp)
Japan - Akemi Toyama.svg.png.webp)
South Korea - Seo Yang-hee
Lebanon - Leila Antaki
Luxembourg - Vicky Schoos
Madagascar - Jacqueline Robertson
Morocco - Irene Gorsse
Norway - Rigmor Trengereid.svg.png.webp)
Paraguay - María Cristina Osnaghi Pereyra
Peru - Carmela Stein Bedoya.svg.png.webp)
Puerto Rico - Enid del Valle
Republic of China - Wang Li-Ling.svg.png.webp)
Rhodesia - Jonee Sierra
Scotland - Susan Jones.svg.png.webp)
South Africa - Marina Christelis.svg.png.webp)
Spain - Pilar Gil Ramos
Sweden - Gunilla Knutsson.svg.png.webp)
Switzerland - Liliane Burnier
Turkey - Gülseren Uysal
Uruguay - Susanna Lausorog Ferrari- United States - Sharon Renee Brown
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Venezuela - Ana Griselda Vegas Albornoz
Virgin Islands - Priscila Bonilla
Wales - Rosemarie Frankland †
Awards
- Greece - Miss Amity (Eleftheria Deloutsi)
- United States - Miss Photogenic (Sharon Brown)
References
- Htwe, Nien Ei Ei (28 September 2009). "Former 'Miss Burma' winner passes away". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
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