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Miss Ireland's birthday
England, Tunisia, Germany, Denmark & Wales

Top  Canada, Sweden & Holland
Bottom  Israel, Belgium & Ireland0

Miss Okinawa hoped to find her American father, who left before she was born

Spain & Holland

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

Results
Thailand  Apassara Hongsakula
Finland  Virpi Liisa Miettinen (1st RU Europe 65)
U.S.A.  Sue Ann Downey
Sweden  Ingrid Norrman
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
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 & 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 & 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

Awards
Miss Amity  Germany
Miss Photogenic  Austria
Best National Costume  U.S.A.

Did not compete
Argentina  Nelida Jukna (replaced ill Mabel Azucena Caffarone, but she arrived too late to compete)


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


Best National Costume
U.S.A.

Miss Photogenic
Austria

Top 5

Miss Colombia fell during the evening gown segment

Finland (2nd), U.S.A. (3rd), Thailand (winner), Sweden (4th) & Holland (5th)