Miss International 1970

Miss International 1970
Date	May 16, 1970
Venue	Exposition Hall Fairgrounds, Osaka, Japan
Entrants	47
Placements	15
Debuts	Bulgaria, Hawaii
Withdrawals	Brazil, Colombia, Israel, Jamaica, Morocco, Thailand, Tunisia
Returns	Chile, Congo-Kinshasa, Turkey, Yugoslavia
Winner	Aurora Pijuan Philippines
Congeniality	Jossie Salinas Nicaragua
Photogenic	Karen Papworth Australia

Miss International 1970, the 10th Miss International pageant, was held on May 16, 1970 at the Exposition Hall Fairgrounds in Osaka, Japan. 47 contestants competed for the pageant. Aurora Pijuan from Philippines was crowned Miss International 1970 at the end of the event by outgoing titleholder, Valerie Holmes from Britain.

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss International 1970	Philippines - Aurora Pijuan
1st runner-up	Argentina - Margarita Briese
2nd runner-up	Australia - Karen Papworth
3rd runner-up	Japan - Toshie Suda
4th runner-up	New Zealand - Susan Greaves
Semi-finalists	Costa Rica - Julia Haydée Brenes Denmark - Jeanne Perfeldt Ecuador - Lourdes Hernández Germany - Silke Kahl Iceland - Erla Hardardóttir India - Patricia D’Souza Norway - Tone Knaran Thailand - Panarat Pisutthisak USA - Randi Blesener Yugoslavia - Zdenka Marn

Contestants

• Argentina - Margarita Marta Briese
• Australia - Karen Patricia Papworth
• Austria - Ilse Wolfgang
• Belgium - Heidi LeLeu
• Bolivia - Nelly Zenteno Pereira
• United Kingdom - Jacqueline "Jackie" Francesca Molloy
• Bulgaria - Branimira Antonova
• Canada - Jacquie Perrin
• Ceylon - Shirlene Minerva De Silva
• Chile - Berta Goldsmith
• Congo-Kinshasa - (unknown)
• Costa Rica - Julia Haydée Brenes
• Denmark - Jeanne Perfeldt
• Ecuador - Lourdes Hernández
• Finland - Irene Karvola
• France - Dominique Pasquier
• Germany - Silke Maria Kahl
• Greece - Katerina Sakka
• Guam - Flora C. Baza
• Hawaii - Yvonne Haunani Young
• Holland - Marjolein Abbing
• Hong Kong - Cecilia W. Buckley
• Iceland - Erla Hardardóttir
• India - Patricia D’Souza

• Indonesia - Louise Maengkom
• Ireland - (unknown)
• Italy - Rossela Ambrosiani
• Japan - Toshie Suda
• Korea - Kim In-sook
• Luxembourg - Gaby Fejean
• Malaysia - Lucy Lee
• Malta - Cecile Aguis
• Mexico - Lidia Goni
• New Zealand - Susan Frances Greaves
• Nicaragua - Jossie Salinas
• Norway - Tone Knaran
• Philippines - Aurora McKenney De Leon Pijuan
• Portugal - Maria do Rosário de Freitas
• Singapore - Margaret Tan Quee Lin
• Spain - Maria García
• Sweden - Rita Rudolfsson Bengtsson
• Switzerland - Yolanda Gahwiler
• Thailand - Panarat Pisutthisak
• Turkey - Meral Ekmekcioglu
• USA - Randi Susan Blesener
• Venezuela - Marzia Rita Gisela Piazza Suprani
• Yugoslavia - Zdenka Marn

Notes

Did not compete

• Brazil - Nara Rubia Vieira Monteiro
• Colombia - Myriam Bellini Ayala