Miss Universe 1966
Encyclopedia
Miss Universe 1966, the 15th Miss Universe
pageant, was won by 18-year-old Margareta Arvidsson
of Sweden
. It took place on 16 July 1966 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida
, USA
.
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 18-year-old Margareta Arvidsson
Margareta Arvidsson
Margareta Arvidsson, born in Gothenburg, Sweden, on August 12, 1947, was 18 years old when she was crowned as the 1966 Miss Universe . She represented Vänersborg in the 1966 Miss Sweden Pageant....
of Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. It took place on 16 July 1966 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida
Miami Beach, Florida
Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on a barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter which separates the Beach from Miami city proper...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
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Miss Universe 1966 |
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1st runner-up |
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2nd runner-up |
Cheranand Savetanand Cheranand Savetanand , nicknamed Lek ; born October 25, 1941 in Surat Thani, Thailand) is a former Miss Thailand and second runner-up to Miss Universe 1966.-Miss Thailand 1965:... |
3rd runner-up |
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4th runner-up |
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Top 15 |
Maria Remenyi Maria Remenyi is a beauty queen who held the title of Miss USA 1966.-Early life:Remenyi was born in Denmark and grew up in Hungary after her father was transferred to an army post there... |
Special awards
Award | Contestant |
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Miss Congeniality | |
Miss Photogenic |
Margareta Arvidsson Margareta Arvidsson, born in Gothenburg, Sweden, on August 12, 1947, was 18 years old when she was crowned as the 1966 Miss Universe . She represented Vänersborg in the 1966 Miss Sweden Pageant.... |
Best National Costume |
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Contestants
- Argentina - Elba Beatriz Baso
- Aruba - Sandra Fang
- Austria - Renate Polacek
- The Bahamas - Sandra Zoe Jarrett
- Belgium - Mireille De Man
- Bermuda - Marie Clarissa Trott
- Bolivia - Maria Elena Borda
- Brazil - Ana Cristina Ridzi
- Canada - Marjorie Anne Schofield
- ' - Lorraine Roosmalecocq
- Chile - Stella Dunnage Roberts
- Colombia - Edna Margarita Rudd Lucena
- Costa Rica - Maria Virginia Oreamuno
- Cuba - Lesbia Murrieta
- Curaçao - Elizabeth Sanchez
- Denmark - Gitte Fleinert
- Ecuador - Martha Cecilia Andrade Alominia
- Kingdom of England - Janice Carol Whiteman
- Finland - Satu Charlotta Ostring
- Early Modern France - Michele Boule
- Germany - Marion Heinrich
- Greece - Katia Balafouta
- Guam - Barbara Jean Perez
- Guyana - Umblita Van Sluytman
- ' - Margo Isabelle Domen
- Iceland - Erla Traustadottir
- India - Yasmin Daji
- Republic of Ireland - Gladys Waller
- Israel - Aviva Israeli
- Italy - Paola Bossalino
- Jamaica - Beverly Savory
- Japan - Atsumi Ikeno
- ' - Yoon Gui-Young
- Lebanon - Yolla Harb
- Luxembourg - Gigi Antinori
- Malaysia - Helen Lee
- Morocco - Joelle Lesage
- New Zealand - Heather Gettings
- Norway - Siri Gro Nilsen
- Okinawa Prefecture - Yoneko Kiyan
- Panama - Dionisia Broce
- Paraguay - Mirtha Martinez Sarubbi
- Peru - Madeline Hartog-Bel Houghton
- Philippines - Maria Clarinda Garces Soriano
- Puerto Rico - Carol Barajadas
- Kingdom of Scotland - Linda Ann Lees
- Singapore - Margaret Van Meel
- South Africa - Lynn Carol De Jager
- Spain - Paquita Torres Perez
- Suriname - Joyce Magda Leysner
- Sweden - Margareta Arvidsson
- Switzerland - Hedy Frick
- Thailand - Jeeranun Savettanun
- ' - Kathleen Hares
- Turkey - Nilgun Arslaner
- United States - Maria Judith Remenyi
- Venezuela - Magally Beatriz Castro EguiMagaly CastroMagaly Beatriz Castro Egui is a pageant titleholder, was born in Calabozo, Guárico, Venezuela on April 19, 1948. She is the Miss Venezuela titleholder for 1966, and was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss Universe 1966 pageant held in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, on July 16,...
- Wales - Christine Heller
Panel of Judges
- Sigmar Bernadotte
- Anthony Delano
- Felipe Hilsman
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- Suki Nemanhaman
- 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...
- Armi KuuselaArmi Kuusela3. ; Victoria Advocate, 5 May, 19534. ; Owosso Argus-Press, 30, June 1952-External links:*...