Miss Universe 1961
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Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
pageant, was won by 24-year-old Marlene Schmidt
Marlene Schmidt
Marlene Schmidt , a professional Engineer, came to fame as winner of the 1961 Miss Universe pageant. Later she had a career in the movie industry....
of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It took place on 15 July 1961 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida
Miami Beach, Florida
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, USA
United States
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Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 1961 |
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| 1st runner-up |
 Wales - Rosemarie FranklandRosemarie Frankland Rosemarie Frankland was a Welsh beauty pageant contestant who won the 1961 Miss United Kingdom and Miss World titles before becoming an actress.-Biography:... |
| 2nd runner-up |
 Argentina - Adriana Gardiazábal |
| 3rd runner-up |
 Kingdom of England - Arlette Dobson |
| 4th runner-up |
 United States - Sharon Renee BrownSharon Brown Sharon Rene Brown is a beauty queen from Louisiana who was crowned Miss USA 1961, becoming the first Miss USA titleholder in history to win the Photogenic award.-Early life:... |
| Top 15 |
 Chile - María Gloria Silva Early Modern France - Simone Darot Iceland - Kristjana Magnusdóttir Israel - Atida Pisanti Peru - Carmela Stein Bedoya Kingdom of Scotland - Susan Jones Sweden - Gunilla KnutssonGunilla Knutson Gunilla Knutsson is a Swedish model, actress and author. She was named Miss Sweden during 1961 and was a semi-finalist in the Miss Universe pageant during that same year....  Switzerland - Liliane Burnier |
Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| Miss Photogenic |
United States - Sharon Renee Brown Sharon Brown Sharon Rene Brown is a beauty queen from Louisiana who was crowned Miss USA 1961, becoming the first Miss USA titleholder in history to win the Photogenic award.-Early life:... |
Contestants
- Adriana Gardiazábal - Ingrid Bayer - Nicole Ksinozenicki - Gloria Soruco Suárez - Staël Maria da Rocha Abelha - Myint Myint Khin - Wilda Reynolds - Ranjini Nilani Jayatilleke - María Gloria Silva - Patricia Whitman Owin - Martha García Vieta - Jyette Nielsen - Yolanda Palacios Charvet - Arlette Dobson - Ritva Tuulikki Wächter - Simone Darot - Marlene SchmidtMarlene Schmidt
Marlene Schmidt , a professional Engineer, came to fame as winner of the 1961 Miss Universe pageant. Later she had a career in the movie industry....
- Eleftheria (Ria) Deloutsi - Anabelle Sáenz - Gita Kamman - Kristjana Magnusdóttir - Jean Russell - Atida Pisanti - Vivianne Romano
- Margaret Lewars - Akemi Toyama - Seo Yanghee - Leila Antaki - Vicky Schoos - Jacqueline Robertson - Irene Gorsse - Rigmor Trengereid - María Cristina Osnaghi Perreira - Carmela Stein Bedoya - Enid del Valle - Wang Li-Ling - Jonee Sierra - Susan Jones - Marina Christelis - Pilar Gil Ramos - Gunilla Knutsson - Liliane Burnier - Giseren Uysal - Susanna Lausorog Ferrari - Sharon Renee Brown
Sharon Brown
Sharon Rene Brown is a beauty queen from Louisiana who was crowned Miss USA 1961, becoming the first Miss USA titleholder in history to win the Photogenic award.-Early life:...
- Ana Griselda Vegas Albornoz
Ana Griselda Vegas
Anasaria “Ana Griselda” Vegas Albornoz is a pageant titleholder, was born in La Azulita, Mérida, Venezuela on July 26, 1941. She is the Miss Venezuela titleholder for 1961, and was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss Universe 1961 pageant held in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, on July...
Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands
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- Priscila Bonilla - Rosemarie Frankland
Panel of Judges
- Peter Demerault
- Troy DonahueTroy DonahueTroy Donahue was an American actor, who was active between the late 1950s and late 1990s.-Life and career:...
- Gustavo Guarca
- Raul Matyola
- Michel Papier
- Russell PattersonRussell PattersonRussell Patterson was a celebrated and prolific American cartoonist, illustrator and scenic designer. Patterson’s art deco magazine illustrations helped promote the idea of the 1920s and 1930s fashion style known as the flapper.Patterson was born in Omaha, Nebraska...
- Earl WilsonEarl WilsonRobert Earl Wilson was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox , Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres . Wilson batted and threw right-handed...
- Miyoko Yanagita