Miss Universe 1966

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Miss Universe 1966
Margareta Arvidsson and June Lockhart.jpg
(left) Margareta Arvidsson, Miss Universe 1966, with hostess June Lockhart
Date16 July 1966
Presenters
Venue Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Broadcaster CBS
Entrants58
Placements15
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
Winner Margareta Arvidsson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
CongenialityElizabeth Sanchez
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Curaçao
Paquita Torres
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain [1]
Best National CostumeAviva Israeli
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Photogenic Margareta Arvidsson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
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Miss Universe 1966 was the fifteenth Miss Universe pageant, held on 16 July 1966 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Apasra Hongsakula of Thailand crowned her successor Margareta Arvidsson of Sweden at the end of the event.

Contents

Results

Miss Universe 1966 participating nations and results Miss Universe 1966 Map.PNG
Miss Universe 1966 participating nations and results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss Universe 1966
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 15

Contestants

Fifty-eight contestants competed for the title.

Country/TerritoryContestantAge [lower-alpha 1] Hometown
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Elba Beatriz Baso20 Buenos Aires
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Aruba Sandra Fang– Oranjestad
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Renate Polacek21 Vienna
Flag of the Bahamas (1953-1964).svg  Bahamas Sandra Zoe Jarrett19 Nassau
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Mireille De Man [2] 18 Brussels
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda Marie Clarissa Trott20 Hamilton
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia María Elena Borda [3] – Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil Ana Cristina Ridzi19 Rio de Janeiro
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Marjorie Anne Schofield18 Burlington
Flag of Ceylon (1951-1972).svg  Ceylon Lorraine Roosmalecocq20 Colombo
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Stella Dunnage20 Bíobío
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Edna Margarita Rudd [4] 19 Bogotá
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica María Virginia Oreamuno– Cartago
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Lesbia Murrieta20 Miami, Florida
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Curaçao Elizabeth Sanchez18 Willemstad
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Gitte Fleinert18 Copenhagen
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador Martha Cecilia Andrade– Quito
Flag of England.svg  England Janice Whiteman21 Southampton
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Satu Charlotta Ostring19 Tampere
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France Michele Boule19 Cannes
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Marion Heinrich19 Mönchengladbach
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Katia Balafouta21 Athens
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam Barbara Jean Perez20 Agana
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana Umblita Van Sluytman 20 Georgetown
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Holland Margo Domen18 The Hague
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Erla Traustadóttir22 Garðabær
Flag of India.svg  India Yasmin Daji 19 Kanpur
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Gladys Waller21 Dublin
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Aviva Israeli18 Tel Aviv
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Paola Bossalino20 Rome
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Beverly Savory– Kingston
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Atsumi Ikeno18 Yao
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Yolla Harb18 Beirut
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Gigi Antinori19 Luxembourg City
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Helen Lee18 Ipoh
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Joelle Lesage– Rabat
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Heather Gettings20 Auckland
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Siri Gro Nilsen21 Oslo
Flag of the United States.svg Okinawa Yoneko Kiyan24 Okinawa
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Dionisia Broce19 Panama City
Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay Mirtha Martínez18 Alto Paraguay
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Madeleine Hartog-Bel 20 Piura
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines Maria Clarinda Soriano [5] 20 Bacoor
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Carol Barajadas18 Santurce
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Linda Ann Lees20 Glasgow
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Margaret Van Meel19Singapore
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa Lynn De Jager19 Pretoria
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea Yoon Gui-young– Seoul
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Paquita Torres18 Málaga
Flag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg  Suriname Joyce Leysner22 Paramaribo
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Margareta Arvidsson 18 Gothenburg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Hedy Frick18 Schwyz
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Cheranand Savetanand 24 Bangkok
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Kathleen Hares20 Port of Spain
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Nilgun Arslaner18 Istanbul
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Maria Remenyi [6] 20 El Cerrito
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela Magally Castro18 Calabozo
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Christine Heller22 Cardiff

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant

Awards

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Bruning, Fred (18 Jul 1966). "Reluctant Miss Sweden Is Crowned Earthly Beauty of Earthly Universe". The Miami Herald . p. 97. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Erelijst Miss België". De Morgen (in Dutch). 11 January 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "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. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Tolima gano el Reinado" [Tolima won the crown]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 22 November 1965. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 17 October 2023– via Google News Archive.
  5. ↑ Lo, Ricky (10 May 2001). "50 years with the Miss U Pageant". Philippine Star . Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Bay Girl New Miss USA". San Francisco Examiner . United Press International. May 22, 1966. p. 1. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  7. 1 2 Bartlett, Kay (17 Jul 1966). "Sweden Girl is Crowned Miss Universe". The La Crosse Tribune . Associated Press. p. 1. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
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