MISS UNIVERSE 1969

1969 July 19
Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
61 entries

Results
1  Philippines  Gloria Maria Aspillera Díaz
2  Finland  Harriet Marita Eriksson (3rd RU Europe '69, winner Scandinavia '70)
3  Australia  Joanne Barret
4  Israel  Chava Levy
5  Japan  Kikuyo Osuka

Semi-finalists
Austria  Eva Rueber-Staier (winner World '69)
Brazil  Vera Lúcia Fischer
Chile  Mónica Larson Teuber
Colombia  Margarita Maria Reyes Zawadsky
Norway  Patricia "Pia" Ingrid Walker (Europe '69, Scandinavia '70)
Peru  Maria Julia Mantilla Mayer
Sweden  Birgitta Lindloff
Switzerland  Patrice Sollner (2nd RU Maja '69, World '71)
U.S.A.  Wendy Jane Dascomb
Yugoslavia  Natasa Kosir
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Order of announcement of semi-finalists
Group 1 - Australia, Finland, Peru, Austria, Norway, Philippines & Israel
Group 2 - U.S.A., Yugoslavia, Brazil, Sweden, Colombia, Japan, Chile & Switzerland

Order of announcement of finalists
Finland, Israel, Australia, Philippines & Japan
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Remainder
Argentina  Lidia Esther Pepe
Aruba  Jeanette Geerman
Bahamas  Joan Bowe
Belgium  Danièle Roels
Bermuda  Maxine S. Bean (International '71)
Bolivia  Luz Maria Rojas
Bonaire  Julia Nicolaas
Canada  Jacquie Perrin (World '69, International '70)
Ceylon  Marlene Beverly Seneveratne (Asia '68)
Congo, Republic of  Jeanne Mokomo
Costa Rica  Clara Freda Antillón
Curacao  Yvonne Wardekker
Denmark  Jeanne Perfeldt (1st RU Europe '69, World '69, 4th RU Scandinavia '70, SF International '70)
Dominican Republic  Rocío García Báez
Ecuador  Rosana Vinueza Estrada
England  Myra Van Heck
France  Agathe Cognet
Germany  Gesine Froese
Greece  Irini Diamantoglou
Guam  Anita Johnston
Holland  Welmoed Hollenberg
Honduras  Viena Paredes Zelaya
Hong Kong  Christine Tam Mei-Mei
Iceland  Maria Baldursdóttir (Europe '69, 2nd RU Scandinavia '70)
India  Kavita Bhambani
Ireland  Patricia Byrne
Italy  Diana Coccorese
Jamaica  Carol Gerrow
Korea  Lim Hyun-jung
Luxembourg  Marie Antoniette Bertinelli
Malaysia  Rosemary Wan Chow Mui
Malta  Natalie Quintana
Mexico  Gloria Leticia Hernández Martín del Campo (World '69)
New Zealand  Carole Robinson (SF World '69)
Nicaragua  Soraya Herrera Chávez
Puerto Rico  Aida Betancourt
Scotland  Sheena Drumond (SF World-United Kingdom '69)
Singapore  Mavis Young Siew Kim
Spain  María Amparo Rodrigo Lorenzo (4th RU Europe '69) 
Surinam  Greta Natsir
Thailand  Saengduean Maenwongse
Tunisia  Zohra Boufaden (World '68)
Turkey  Azra Balkan
Uruguay  Julia Moller
Venezuela  María José de las Mercedes Yellici Sánchez
Wales  Shirley Jones (2nd RU Maja-Great Britain, SF Charming Int'l-Great Britain '72)
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10 Best in Swimsuit  Australia, Austria, Brazil, Colombia, Finland, Israel, Peru, Philippines, U.S.A. & Yugoslavia
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