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MISS UNIVERSE 1964
1964 August 1
Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
60 entries
Results
1 Greece Kiriaki "Korina" Tsopei
2 England Brenda Blackler (Europe '64)
3 Israel Ronit Rinat
4 Sweden
Siv Märta Åberg (2nd RU Europe '64)
5 Republic of China Lana Yu Yi
Finalists
Argentina Maria Amalia Ramírez (SF World '62)
Finland Sirpa Wallenius (Scandinavia '65)
France Edith Noël (3rd RU Europe '64)
Italy Emanuela Stramanna
Norway Jorunn Nystedt (3rd RU Scandinavia '63, Europe '64)
Semi-finalists
Bolivia Olga Mónica del Carpio Oropeza
Brazil Ângela Teresa Pereira Reis Vasconcelos
Paraguay Miriam Riart Brugada
U.S.A. Barbara Joan "Bobbi" Johnson
Venezuela Mercedes Revenga de la Rosa
Remainder
Aruba Lidia Lidwina Henriquez
Australia Maria "Ria" Luyben
Austria Gloria Mackh
Bahamas Catherine Cartwright
Belgium Danièle Defrère (International '62, Europe '64, World
'64)
British Guiana Mary Rande Holl
Canada Mary Lou Farrell (World '64, International '65)
Ceylon Dona Annette Felicia Kulatunga
Chile Patricia Herrera Cigna
Colombia Alba Virginia Ramírez Plaza
Costa Rica Dora Marcela Solé Gómez
Curacao Iris Anette de Windt
Denmark Yvonne Mortensen (SF World '64, Scandinavia '65)
Dominican Republic Clara Edilia Chapuseaux Soñé
Ecuador Tanya Yela Klein Loffredo
Germany Marina Kettler
Grenada Christine Hughes
Holland Henny Deul
Hong Kong Mary Bai
Iceland Thelma Ingvarsdóttir (winner Scandinavia '64)
India Meher Castellino Mistry (Nations '64)
Ireland Maurine Elizabeth Lecky
Jamaica Beverly Elaine Rerrie
Japan Shizuko Matsumoto
Korea Shin Jung-hyun
Luxembourg Mariette Sophie Stephano (Europe '64, World '66)
Malaysia Angela Filmer (winner Asia '65)
New Zealand Lyndal Ursula Cruickshank (4th RU World '64)
Nigeria Edna Park (Nations '64)
Okinawa Toyoko Uehara
Panama Maritza Montilla
Peru Miluska Vondrak Steel
Philippines Myrna Sese Panlilio
Puerto Rico Yolanda Rodríguez Machin
Scotland Wendy Barrie (International '63)
South Africa Gail Robinson
Spain María José Ulla Madronero (Nations '64, SF World '64)
St. Vincent Stella Hadley
Surinam Cynthia Ingrid Dijkstra
Switzerland Sandra Sulser (Europe '64)
Trinidad Julia Merlene Laurence
Tunisia Claudine Younes
Turkey Inci Duran
Uruguay Delia Babiak
Wales Marilyn Joy Samuel
Did not compete
Antigua
Barbados
Cuba
El Salvador
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Mexico
Nicaragua Sandra Correa
Portugal
Scotland Doreen Swan (replaced after she fled with boyfriend July 13)
Singapore Vera Wee
St. Kitts
St. Lucia
Virgin Islands
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Awards
Miss Amity California (Jeanne Venables)
Miss Photogenic Italy
Best National Costume Holland
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Holland |

Brazil & Panama |

Panama, Okinawa, Norway, Nigeria, New Zealand & Malaysia |
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"The semifinalists were chosen in a ceremony
marred by the hysterical collapse backstage of Edna Park, Miss Nigeria, who
cried uncontrollably for nearly 30 minutes after failing to make the cut.
'No, no,' she sobbed, pounding her fists on the rough wooden floor.
Heartbroken, she resisted efforts of a newsman and pageant hostess to prop
her into a sitting position. And after several agonizing minutes she
was carried kicking and screaming to a dressing room by a policeman and
contest official." |

England (1st RU), Sweden (3rd RU), Greece (winner),
Israel (2nd RU) & Republic of China (4th RU) |
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