Miss Universe 1965

Miss Universe 1965
Date	July 24, 1965
Presenters	Jack Linkletter
Broadcaster	CBS
Entrants	57
Placements	15
Debuts	Bermuda
Withdrawals	Argentina, Chile, Grenada, Nigeria, Republic of China, St. Vincent, Suriname, Trinidad
Returns	Cuba, Mexico, Portugal, Thailand
Winner	Apasra Hongsakula Thailand
Congeniality	Ingrid Bethake Germany
Best National Costume	Sue Ann Downey USA
Photogenic	Karin Schmidt Austria

Participating Nations and Results.

Miss Universe 1965, the 14th Miss Universe pageant, was won by 18-year-old Apasra Hongsakula of Thailand. It took place on 24 July 1965 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss Universe 1965	Thailand - Apasra Hongsakula
1st runner-up	Finland - Virpi Miettinen
2nd runner-up	USA - Sue Ann Downey
3rd runner-up	Sweden - Ingrid Norman
4th runner-up	Holland - Anja Schuit
Top 15	Australia - Pauline Verey Brazil - Maria Raquel Helena De Andrade Canada - Carol Ann Tidey Colombia - Maria Victoria Ocampo Gomez Denmark - Jeannette Christjansen Greece - Aspa Theologitou Israel - Aliza Sedeh Peru - Freida Holler Figalo Philippines - Louise Vail Aurelio South Africa - Veronika Edelgarda Hilda Prigge

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Best National Costume	USA - Sue Ann Downey
Miss Congeniality	Germany - Ingrid Bethake
Miss Photogenic	Austria - Karin Schmidt

Contestants

• Aruba - Dorinda Croes
• Australia - Pauline Verey
• Austria - Karin Ingberg Schmidt
• Bahamas - Janet Thompson
• Belgium - Lucy Emilie Nossent
• Bermuda - Sylvia Simons
• Bolivia - Patricia Estensoro Terazas
• Brazil - Maria Raquel Helena De Andrade
• British Guiana - Cheryl Viola Cheeng
• Canada - Carol Ann Tidey
• Ceylon - Shirlene Minerva De Silva
• Colombia - Maria Victoria Ocampo Gomez
• Costa Rica - Mercedes Pinagal
• Cuba - Alina De Varona
• Curacao - Ninfa Elveria Palm
• Denmark - Jeannette Christjansen
• Dominican Republic - Clara Herrera
• Ecuador - Patricia Susana Ballesteros
• England - Jennifer Warren Gurley
• Finland - Virpi Liisa Miettinen
• France - Marie-Therese Tullio
• Germany - Ingrid Bethke
• Greece - Aspa Theologitou
• Holland - Anja Christina Maria Schuit
• Hong Kong - Joy Drake
• Iceland - Bara Magnusdottir
• India - Persis Khambatta
• Ireland - Anne Elizabeth Neill
• Israel - Aliza Sadeh

• Italy - Erika Jorger
• Jamaica - Virginia Hope Redpath
• Japan - Mari Katayama
• Korea - Kim Eun-Ji
• Luxembourg - Marie-Anne Geisen
• Malaysia - Patricia Augustus
• Mexico - Juana Jeanine Acosta Cohen
• New Zealand - Gay Lorraine Phelps
• Norway - Britt Aaberg
• Okinawa - Leiko Arakaki
• Panama - Sonia Ines Rios
• Paraguay - Stella Castell Vallet
• Peru - Freida Holler Figalo
• Philippines - Louise Vail Aurelio
• Portugal - Maria Do Como Paraiso Sancho
• Puerto Rico - Gloria Cobain Diaz
• Scotland - Mary Young
• South Africa - Veronika Edelgarda Hilda Prigge
• Spain - Alicia Borras
• Sweden - Ingrid Norman
• Switzerland - Yvette Revelly
• Thailand - Apassara Hongsakula
• Tunisia - Dolly Allouche
• Turkey - Nebahat Cehre
• Uruguay - Sonia Raquel Gorbaran Barsante
• USA - Sue Ann Downey
• Venezuela - Maria Auxiliadora De Las Casas McGill
• Wales - Joan Boull

Panel of Judges

• Troy Donahue
• Gladys Zender, Miss Universe 1957 from Peru

External links

• Judges