Miss Universe 1970
| Miss Universe 1970 | |
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| File:Miss Universe 1970 opening titles.jpg | |
| Date | 11 July 1970 |
| Presenters | Bob Barker |
| Venue | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
| Broadcaster | CBS |
| Entrants | 64 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts | Czechoslovakia |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Marisol Malaret Puerto Rico |
| Congeniality | Hilary Best  Guam |
| Best National Costume | Roxana Brown Trigo  Bolivia |
| Photogenic | Margaret Hill  Bermuda |
| Expo Queen | Josephine Wong  Malaysia |
Miss Universe 1970, the 19th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 11 July 1970 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Marisol Malaret of Puerto Rico was crowned by Gloria Diaz of the Philippines at the end of the event.
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 1970 | |
| 1st Runner-up | |
| 2nd Runner-up |
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| 3rd Runner-up |
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| 4th Runner-up |
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| Top 15 |
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Special Awards
| Special Awards | Winners |
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| Miss Amity |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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| Best National Costume |
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| Expo Queen 1970 | |
| Top 10
Best in Swimsuit Competition |
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Order of announcements
Top 15
- Malaysia
- Greece
- Hong Kong
- Argentina
- Switzerland
- Czechoslovakia
- Puerto Rico
- Australia
- Italy
- Brazil
- Venezuela
- Japan
- Guam
- Sweden
- U.S.A.
Top 5
- Puerto Rico
- U.S.A.
- Australia
- Argentina
- Japan
Contestants
Argentina - Beatriz Marta Gross
Aruba - Linda Annette Richmon
Australia - Joan Lydia Zealand
Austria - Evi Ilfriede Kurz
Bahamas - Antoinette Patrice DeGregory
Belgium - Francine Martin
Bermuda - Margaret Hill
Bolivia - Roxana Brown Trigo
Brazil - Eliane Fialho Thompson
Canada - Norma Joyce Hickey
Ceylon - Yolanda Shahzadi Ahlip
Chile - Soledad Errázuriz García-Moreno
Colombia - María Luisa Riascos Velásquez
Congo-Kinshasa - Marie-Josee Basoko
Costa Rica - Lillian Berrocal- Curaçao - Nilva Maduro
Czechoslovakia - Kristina Hanzalová
Denmark - Winnie Hollmann
Dominican Republic - Sobeida Fernández Reyes
Ecuador - Zoila Montesinos Rivera
England - Yvonne Anne Ormes
Finland - Ursula Rainio
France - Francoise Durand-Behot
Germany - Irene Neumann
Greece - Angelique Bourlessa
Guam - Hilary Ann Best
Holland - Maureen Joan Renzen
Honduras - Francis Irene Van Tuyl
Hong Kong - Mabel Hawkett
Iceland - Erna Jóhannesdottir
India - Veena Sajnani
Ireland - Rita Doherty
Israel - Moshit Tsiporin
Italy - Anna Zamboni
Jamaica - Sheila Lorna Neil
Japan - Jun Shimada
Korea - Yoo Young-ae
Lebanon - Georgette Gero
Luxembourg - Josee Reinert
Malaysia - Josephine Lena Wong
Malta - Tessie Pisani
Mexico - Libia Zulema López Montemayor †
New Zealand - Glenys Elizabeth Treweek
Nicaragua - Graciela Salazar Lanzas
Norway - Vibeke Steineger
Panama - Berta López Herrera
Paraguay - Teresa Mercedez Brítez Sullow
Peru - Cristina Málaga Butrón
Philippines - Simonette Berenguer de Los Reyes
Portugal - Ana Maria Diozo Lucas
Puerto Rico - Marisol Malaret Contreras
Scotland - Lee Hamilton Marshall
Singapore - Cecilia Undasan
Spain - Noelia Afonso Cabrera
Surinam - Ingrid Mamadeus
Sweden - Britt Johansson
Switzerland - Diane Jane Roth
Tunisia - Zohra Tabania
Turkey - Asuman Tugberk
Uruguay - Renee Buncristiand
United States - Debbie Dale Shelton
Venezuela - Bella La Rosa
Wales - Sandra Cater
Yugoslavia - Snezana Dzambas
Notes
Debuts
Returns
Last competed in 1965:
Last competed in 1967:
Last competed in 1968:
Withdrawals
Bonaire - No national contest held.
Thailand - Warunee Sangsirinavin, the winner of Miss Thailand 1969 was underage before February 1. But she competed in 1971 instead.
General References
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1970". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2018.