Miss International 1969
| Miss International 1969 | |
|---|---|
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| Date | September 13, 1969 |
| Venue | Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan |
| Entrants | 48 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Valerie Holmes Britain |
| Congeniality | Mireille Colling  Luxembourg |
| Photogenic | Satu Charlotta Östring  Finland |
Miss International 1969, the 9th Miss International pageant, was held on September 13, 1969 at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan for the second time. 48 contestants competed for the pageant. Finally, Valerie Holmes from Great Britain was crowned as Miss International 1969 by outgoing titleholder, Maria Carvalho from Brazil.
Results
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
Miss International 1969
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Great Britain – Valerie Holmes
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1st Runner-up
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Finland – Satu Charlotta Östring
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2nd Runner-up
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 Nicaragua – Maria Cuadra Lacayo
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3rd Runner-up
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 Switzerland – Jeanette Biffiger
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4th Runner-up
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 Thailand – Usanee Phenphimol
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Top 15
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Contestants
Argentina – Graciela Eva Arévalo
Australia – Janine Forbes
Austria – Crystl Holler
Belgium – Josyjane Minet
Bolivia – Erika Kohlenberger
Brazil – Maria Lúcia Alexandrino dos Santos
Britain – Valerie Susan Holmes
Canada – Nancy Wilson
Ceylon – Shirline Clara Perera
Colombia – Laura Fabiola Pimiento Barrera
Costa Rica – Sonia Kohkemper
Denmark – Gitte Broge
Ecuador – Alexandra Swanberg
Finland – Satu Charlotta Östring
France – Sophie Yallant
Germany – Brigitta Komorowski
Greece – Rea Nikolaou
Guam – Mercedes Rosario Rubic
Holland – Els van der Kolk
Hong Kong – Cecile McSmith
Iceland – Helen Knutsdóttir
India – Wendy Leslie Vaz
Indonesia – Irma Hardisurya
Ireland – Mary Kelly
Israel – Sara Dvir
Italy – Juliana Lamberti
Jamaica – Audrey Dell
Japan – Akemi Okemoto[1]
South Korea – Kim Yoo-kyoung
Luxembourg – Mireille Colling
Malaysia – Pauline Chai Siew Phin
Malta – Rose Barpy
Mexico – Ana Maria Magaña
Morocco – Rahima Hachti
New Zealand – Deirdre Bruton
Nicaragua – Maria Margarita Cuadra Lacayo
Norway – Ingeborg Marie Sorensen
Philippines – Margaret Rose "Binky" Orbe Montinola
Portugal – Maria Isabela Rosa Pinho
Spain – Mery de Lara Caballero
Singapore – Jenny Serwan Wong
Sweden – Bodil Jensen
Switzerland – Jeanette Biffiger
Tahiti – Dominique Viloria Poemoana
Thailand – Usanee Phenphimol
Tunisia – Rekaia Dekhil
United States – Gayle Kovaly
Venezuela – Cristina Keusch Pérez
References
- ^ a b "British miss doesn't miss;she's now Miss International". Arizona Republic. September 14, 1969. Retrieved 14 April 2016.