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Miss Universe 1961 Date July 15, 1961 Presenters Johnny Carson Venue Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA Entrants 48 Placements 15 Debuts Ireland, Jamaica, Madagascar, Republic of China, Rhodesia, Scotland, Virgin Islands, Wales Withdraws Costa Rica, Hong Kong, Jordan, New Zealand, Portugal, Suriname, Tunisia Returns Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Ceylon, Turkey Winner Marlene Schmidt
Germany
Congeniality Eleftheria Deloutsi
Greece
Photogenic Sharon Renee Brown
USA
Miss Universe 1961, the 10th Miss Universe pageant, was won by 24-year-old Marlene Schmidt of Germany. It took place on 15 July 1961 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
Contents
Results
Placements
Final results Contestant Miss Universe 1961 1st runner-up 2nd runner-up Argentina - Adriana Gardiazábal
3rd runner-up England - Arlette Dobson
4th runner-up Top 15 Chile - María Gloria Silva
Republic of China - Wang Li-Ling
France - Simone Darot
Iceland - Kristjana Magnusdóttir
Israel - Atida Pisanti
Korea - Seo Yanghee
Peru - Carmela Stein Bedoya
Scotland - Susan Jones
Sweden - Gunilla Knutsson
Switzerland - Liliane Burnier
Special awards
Award Contestant Miss Congeniality Greece - Eleftheria Deloutsi
Miss Photogenic Contestants
Argentina - Adriana Gardiazábal
Austria - Ingrid Bayer
Belgium - Nicole Ksinozenicki
Bolivia - Gloria Soruco Suárez
Brazil - Staël Maria da Rocha Abelha
Burma - Myint Myint Khin
Canada - Wilda Reynolds
Ceylon - Ranjini Nilani Jayatilleke
Chile - María Gloria Silva
Colombia - Patricia Whitman Owin
Cuba - Martha García Vieta
Denmark - Jyette Nielsen
Ecuador - Yolanda Palacios Charvet
England - Arlette Dobson
Finland - Ritva Tuulikki Wächter
France - Simone Darot
Germany - Marlene Schmidt
Greece - Eleftheria (Ria) Deloutsi
Guatemala - Anabelle Sáenz
Holland - Gita Kamman
Iceland - Kristjana Magnusdóttir
Ireland - Jean Russell
Israel - Atida Pisanti
Italy - Vivianne Romano
Jamaica - Margaret Lewars
Japan - Akemi Toyama
Korea - Seo Yanghee
Lebanon - Leila Antaki
Luxembourg - Vicky Schoos
Madagascar - Jacqueline Robertson
Morocco - Irene Gorsse
Norway - Rigmor Trengereid
Paraguay - María Cristina Osnaghi Perreira
Peru - Carmela Stein Bedoya
Puerto Rico - Enid del Valle
Republic of China - Wang Li-Ling
Rhodesia - Jonee Sierra
Scotland - Susan Jones
South Africa - Marina Christelis
Spain - Pilar Gil Ramos
Sweden - Gunilla Knutsson
Switzerland - Liliane Burnier
Turkey - Giseren Uysal
Uruguay - Susanna Lausorog Ferrari
USA - Sharon Renee Brown
Venezuela - Ana Griselda Vegas Albornoz
Virgin Islands - Priscila Bonilla
Wales - Rosemarie Frankland
Panel of Judges
- Peter Demerault
- Troy Donahue
- Gustavo Guarca
- Raul Matyola
- Michel Papier
- Russell Patterson
- Earl Wilson
- Miyoko Yanagita
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