Miss Universe 1965 was the 14th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, on 24 July 1965.
At the conclusion of the event, Corinna Tsopei of Greece crowned Apasra Hongsakula of Thailand as Miss Universe 1965. It is the first victory of Thailand in the history of the pageant.
Contestants from fifty-six countries and territories competed in this edition. The pageant was hosted by Jack Linkletter, while Sally Howes and John Daly served as backstage correspondents.
Background Location and date The Miss Universe Inc. announced that instead of holding the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants back-to-back, there would be a seven-week gap between the two competitions. The Miss USA pageant would be held on June 4, while the Miss Universe pageant would be held on July 24. Although the two competitions would have separate productions, both competitions would still be held at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida.
Selection of participants Contestants from fifty-six countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. One candidate was appointed to represent her country to replace the original dethroned winner.
Replacements Miss Turkey 1965, Zerrin Arbaş withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Miss Turkey 1960, Nebahat Çehre.
Debuts, returns, and withdrawals This edition saw the debut of Bermuda, and the returns of Mexico and Thailand, which last competed in 1959; Portugal in 1962; and Cuba in 1963.
Miss Argentina 1965, Mabel Azucena Caffarone, withdrew after having an intestinal infection. She was supposed to be replaced by her first runner-up, Nelida Jukna, but was unable to compete as the preliminary competition was already finished. Miss Dominican Republic 1965, Clara Andrea Herrera, Miss Nigeria 1965, Anna Eboweime, and Miss Saint Vincent 1965, Betty Boyea, withdrew for undisclosed reasons. Chile, Grenada, the Republic of China, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.
Results
Placements Placement Contestant Miss Universe 1965 Thailand – Apasra Hongsakula 1st Runner-Up – Virpi Miettinen 2nd Runner-Up – Sue Downey 3rd Runner-Up – Ingrid Norman 4th Runner-Up – Anja Schuit Top 15 Australia – Pauline Verey – Maria Andrade – Carol Tidey – María Victoria Ocampo – Jeannette Christjansen Greece – Aspa Theologitou – Aliza Sedeh – Frieda Holler – Louise Vail – Veronika Prigge
Special awards Award Contestant Miss Photogenic – Karin Schmidt Miss Congeniality – Ingrid Bethke Best National Costume – Sue Downey
Pageant Format Same with 1963, fifteen semi-finalists were chosen at the preliminary competition that consists of the swimsuit and evening gown competition. Each of the fifteen semi-finalists gave a short speech during the final telecast using their native languages. Afterwards, the fifteen semi-finalists paraded again in their swimsuits and evening gowns, and the five finalists were eventually chosen.
Contestants Fifty-six contestants competed for the title. Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown Aruba 24 Oranjestad Australia 19 Dandenong Austria 22 Linz Bahamas 21 Nassau Belgium 21 Brussels Bermuda 18 Hamilton Bolivia 19 Tarija Brazil 20 Rio de Janeiro British Guiana 20 Georgetown Canada 18 Ancaster Ceylon 19 Colombo Colombia 18 Cartagena Costa Rica 18 Guanacaste Cuba 18 Miami Curaçao 23 Willemstad Denmark 18 Copenhagen Ecuador 19 Quito England 20 Cheshire Finland 19 Helsinki France 24 Paris Greece 21 Athens Holland 21 Amsterdam Hong Kong 21 Kowloon Iceland 18 Reykjavík India 18 Bombay Ireland 18 Belfast Israel 18 Tel Aviv Italy 23 Milan Jamaica 18 Runaway Bay Japan 24 Tokyo Luxembourg 18 Luxembourg City Malaysia 19 George Town Mexico 18 Mexico City New Zealand 20 Auckland Norway 20 Oslo Okinawa 18 Okinawa Panama 18 Colón Paraguay 19 Asunción Peru 20 Lima Philippines 18 Iloilo City Portugal 20 Lisbon Puerto Rico 19 Caguas Scotland 23 Bankend South Africa 23 Transvaal South Korea 22 Seoul Spain 20 Barcelona Sweden 22 Tranås Switzerland 18 Glarus Thailand 18 Phra Nakhon Tunisia 19 Tunis Turkey 21 Samsun United States 20 Columbus Uruguay – Montevideo Venezuela 22 Caracas Wales 18 Cardiff West Germany 23 Berlin
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References
External links
Miss Universe official website