Miss Universe 1960
| Miss Universe 1960 |
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| Date |
9 July 1960 |
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| Presenters |
Charles Collingwood |
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| Venue |
Miami Beach Auditorium , Miami Beach, Florida, USA  |
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| Entrants |
43 |
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| Placements |
15 |
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| Debuts |
Jordan, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia |
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| Withdrawals |
Guatemala, Hawaii, Mexico, Poland, Thailand, Turkey |
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| Returns |
Chile, Finland, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Morocco, New Zealand, Paraguay, South Africa, Surinam, Switzerland, Venezuela |
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| Winner |
Linda Bement
USA |
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| Congeniality |
Myint Myint May
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Judy Rebecca Fletcher
 Louisiana |
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| Photogenic |
Daniela Bianchi
 Italy |
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Miss Universe 1960, the 9th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 9 July 1960 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. Linda Bement of USA became the third American to win the crown and was handed over the title by Akiko Kojima of Japan.
Results
Participating Nations and Results
Placements
| Final results |
Contestant |
| Miss Universe 1960 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Semi-finalists |
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Special awards
| Awards |
Contestant |
| Miss Congeniality |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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^ Miss Universe and Miss USA were held jointly, and candidates from both of them were eligible for the special awards.
Panel of Judges
Contestants
Notes
Replacements
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Denmark (Antje Moller) was only 16 years old and had to be replaced by Lizzie Ellinor Hess.
Crossovers
References
External links
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