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30 of the contestants on a rooftop in New York City
Front  Iceland, Sweden, Ireland, Portugal, Uruguay, Paraguay, Japan, Bolivia, Israel, Greece, Spain, Holland & Switzerland

Uruguay, Portugal, Norway, Ireland, New York City official, Luxembourg, Iceland, Wales, Turkey & India

Some of the semi-finalists
Philippines, Peru, Israel, Holland, Greece, Finland, Denmark & Colombia

 

MISS UNIVERSE 1965

1965 July 24
Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
57 entries

Results
1  Thailand  Apassara Hongsakula
2  Finland  Virpi Liisa Miettinen (1st RU Europe '65, 2nd RU Scandinavia '66)
3  U.S.A.  Sue Ann Downey
4  Sweden  Ingrid Norrman (2nd RU Europe '65, Scandinavia '66)
5  Holland  Anja Christina Maria Schuit (Europe '65)

Semi-finalists
Australia  Pauline Verey
Brazil  Maria Raquel Helena de Andrade
Canada  Carol Ann Tidey (5th RU World '65)
Colombia  Maria Victoria Ocampo Gómez
Denmark  Jeannette Christjansen (winner Maja '66)
Greece  Aspa Theologitou
Israel  Aliza Sadeh
Peru  Freida Holler Figalo
Philippines  Louise Vail Aurelio
South Africa  Veronika Edelgarda Hilda Prigge

Remainder
Aruba  Dorinda Croes
Austria  Karin Ingberg Schmidt (Europe '65)
Bahamas  Janet Thompson
Belgium  Lucy Emilie Nossent (Europe '65, World '65)
Bermuda  Sylvia Simons
Bolivia  Patricia Estensoro Terazas
British Guiana  Cheryl Viola Cheeng
Ceylon  Shirlene Minerva de Silva
Costa Rica  Mercedes Pinagal
Cuba (Free)  Alina De Varona
Curacao  Ninfa Elveria Palm
Dominican Republic  Clara Andrea Herrera Vallamon
Ecuador  Patricia Susana Ballesteros
England  Jennifer Warren Gurley (Europe '65)
France  Marie-Thérèse Tullio
Germany  Ingrid Bethke
Hong Kong  Joy Drake
Iceland  Bara Magnusdóttir
India  Persis Khambatta
Ireland  Anne Elizabeth Neill
Italy  Erika Jorger
Jamaica  Virginia Hope Redpath
Japan  Mari Katayama
Korea  Kim Eun-ji
Luxembourg  Marie-Anne Geisen (Europe '65, World '65)
Malaysia  Patricia Augustus
Mexico  Juana Jeanine Acosta Cohen
New Zealand  Gay Lorraine Phelps (World '65)
Norway  Britt Aaberg (Europe '65)
Okinawa  Leiko Arakaki
Panama  Sonia Inés Ríos
Paraguay  Stella Castell Vallet
Portugal  Maria do Carmo Paraíso Sancho
Puerto Rico  Gloria Cobain Díaz
Scotland  Mary Young
Spain  Alicia Borrás
Switzerland  Yvette Revelly (Europe '65)
Tunisia  Dolly Allouche (World '64)
Turkey  Nebahat Cehre (World '60)
Uruguay  Sonia Raquel Gorbarán Barsante
Venezuela  Maria Auxiliadora de Las Casas McGill
Wales  Joan Boull

Did not compete
Argentina  Nelida Jukna (replaced Mabel Azucena Caffarone who went home ill, but she arrived too late to compete)
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Awards
Miss Amity  Germany
Miss Photogenic  Austria
Best National Costume  U.S.A.
Miss Germany twirled during a dance in New York City's Central Park

Holland, Spain & France

Portugal, Brazil, Thailand & Wales

Top 15
Top  South Africa, U.S.A., Greece, Australia, Sweden & Canada
Middle  Holland, Finland, Denmark, Philippines & Thailand
Bottom  Colombia, Peru, Israel & Brazil

NOTE  This was the last year when the Top 15 was announced the night before the finals


Finland (1st RU), U.S.A. (2nd RU), Thailand (winner), Sweden (3rd RU) & Holland (4th RU)