Miss Universe 1970
Miss Universe 1970 was the 19th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States on 11 July 1970.
| Miss Universe 1970 | |
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.jpg.webp) Marisol Malaret, Miss Universe 1970 | |
| Date | 11 July 1970 |
| Presenters | |
| Venue | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
| Broadcaster | CBS |
| Entrants | 64 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts | Czechoslovakia |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Marisol Malaret †.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Puerto Rico |
| Congeniality | Hilary Best  Guam |
| Best National Costume | Roxana Brown Trigo .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bolivia |
| Photogenic | Margaret Hill  Bermuda |
| Expo Queen | Josephine Wong  Malaysia |
At the end of the event, Gloria Diaz of the Philippines crowned Marisol Malaret of Puerto Rico as Miss Universe 1970. It is the first victory of Puerto Rico in the competition.[1]
Contestants from 64 countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Bob Barker in his fourth consecutive year, while June Lockhart provided commentary and analysis throughout the event.
Results
Miss Universe 1970 participating nations and results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 1970 | |
| 1st Runner-up | |
| 2nd Runner-up |
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| 3rd Runner-up |
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| 4th Runner-up |
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| Top 15 |
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Special Awards
| Awards | Winners |
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| Miss Amity |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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| Best National Costume |
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| Queen of Expo | |
| Top 10
Best in Swimsuit Competition |
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Contestants
64 contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Hometown |
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 Argentina | Beatriz Marta Gros | Buenos Aires |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Aruba | Linda Annette Richmon | Oranjestad |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | Joan Lydia Zealand | Sydney |
 Austria | Evi Ilfriede Kurz | Styria |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bahamas | Antoinette Patrice DeGregory | Nassau |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | Francine Martin | Liège |
| Bermuda | Margaret Hill | Hamilton |
| Bolivia | Roxana Brown Trigo | La Paz |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brazil | Eliane Fialho Thompson | Piraí |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | Norma Joyce Hickey | Prince Edward Island |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ceylon | Yolanda Shahzadi Ahlip | Colombo |
 Chile | Soledad Errázuriz García-Moreno | Santiago |
 Colombia | María Luisa Riascos Velásquez | Antioquia |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Congo-Kinshasa | Marie-Josee Basoko | Kinshasa |
 Costa Rica | Lillian Berrocal | Cartago |
| Curaçao | Nilva Maduro | Willemstad |
 Czechoslovakia | Kristina Hanzalová | Bratislava |
 Denmark | Winnie Hollmann | Copenhagen |
 Dominican Republic | Sobeida Fernández Reyes | Valverde |
 Ecuador | Zoila Montesinos Rivera | Portoviejo |
 England | Yvonne Anne Ormes | Nantwich |
 Finland | Ursula Rainio | Rovaniemi |
 France | Françoise Durand-Behot | Paris |
 Germany | Irene Neumann | Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Greece | Angelique Bourlessa | Athens |
| Guam | Hilary Ann Best | Yigo |
 Holland | Maureen Joan Renzen | The Hague |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Honduras | Francis Irene Van Tuyl | Cortés |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hong Kong | Mabel Hawkett | Hong Kong |
 Iceland | Erna Jóhannesdottir | Reykjavík |
 India | Veena Sajnani | Bombay |
 Ireland | Rita Doherty | Fermanagh |
 Israel | Moshit Tsiporin | Ramat Gan |
 Italy | Anna Zamboni | Turin |
 Jamaica | Sheila Lorna Neil | Kingston |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan | Jun Shimada | Tokyo |
 Lebanon | Georgette Gero | Beirut |
 Luxembourg | Josee Reinert | Esch-sur-Alzette |
| Malaysia | Josephine Lena Wong Jaw Leng | Ipoh |
 Malta | Tessie Pisani | Birkirkara |
 Mexico | Libia Zulema López Montemayor | Sinaloa |
 New Zealand | Glenys Elizabeth Treweek | Auckland |
 Nicaragua | Graciela Salazar Lanzas | León |
 Norway | Vibeke Steineger | Bergen |
 Panama | Berta López Herrera | Santiago |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Paraguay | Teresa Mercedes Brítez Sullow | Paraguarí |
 Peru | Cristina Málaga Butrón | Arequipa |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Philippines | Simonette Berenguer de Los Reyes | Pasay |
 Portugal | Ana Maria Diozo Lucas | Lisbon |
| Puerto Rico | Marisol Malaret † | Santurce |
 Scotland | Lee Hamilton Marshall | Wishaw |
 Singapore | Cecilia Undasan | Singapore |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea | Yoo Young-ae | Seoul |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | Noelia Afonso Cabrera | Canary Islands |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Surinam | Ingrid Mamadeus | Paramaribo |
 Sweden | Britt-Inger Johansson | Kalmar |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland | Diane Jane Roth | Geneva |
 Tunisia | Zohra Tabania | Tunis |
 Turkey | Asuman Tuğberk | Istanbul |
 Uruguay | Renee Buncristiand | Montevideo |
 United States | Deborah Shelton | Norfolk |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Venezuela | Bella La Rosa | Carabobo |
 Wales | Sandra Cater | Carmarthen |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | Snezana Dzambas | Belgrade |
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References
- "Miss Universe title won by Puerto Rican beauty". The Bulletin. 13 July 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
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