Miss International 1961
Encyclopedia
Miss International 1961, the 2nd Miss International beauty pageant was held at Long Beach, California
, United States
on July 28, 1961. 52 contestants competed for the pageant. Finally, Stam van Baer
from Holland
crown as Miss International 1961.
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on July 28, 1961. 52 contestants competed for the pageant. Finally, Stam van Baer
Stam Van Baer
Stanny van Baer of the Netherlands, is the second winner of the Miss International beauty pageant.She won the title in 1961, in Long Beach, United States. She is still the only Dutch winner of the pageant.-References:...
from Holland
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
crown as Miss International 1961.
Final Results
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss International 1961 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
 Canada - Edna MacVicar |
| 4th runner-up |
 Iceland - Sigrun Ragnarsdóttir |
| Semi-Finalist |
 Germany - Renate Moller Republic of Ireland - Irene Kane Israel - Dalia Lion Malaysia - Helen Tan Hong Lean Norway - Aase Schmedling Panama - Angela Alcové Paraguay - Gladys Fernández Sri Lanka - Kamala Athauda Republic of China - Dolly Ma |
Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Photogenic |
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| Miss Friendship |
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| Most Popular Girl |
 French Polynesia - Tahia Piehi |
Delegates
- - Alicia Care
- - Rosemary Fenton
- - Iris Kosch
- - Jacqueline Oroi
- - Carmen Anze
- - Vera Brauner Menezes
British Guiana - Hermione Clair Brown
Myanmar - Minnie Pu- - Edna MacVicar
- - Vilma Kohlgruber Duque
- - Jyette Nielsen
- - Elaine Ortega
- - Nicky Allen
- - Marja Ryönä
- - Brigitte Barazer de Lannurien
- - Renate Moller
Greece - Ioanna Berouka
Guatemala - Ileana Polasek Alzamora- ' - Judy Chang
- - Sigridur Geirsdottir
- - Diana Valentine
- - Irene Ruth Kane
- - Dalia Lion
- - Anna Vincenzini
- - Atsuko Kyoto
- ' - Lee Ok-ja
- - Eleanor Abi Karam
- - Elfie Klein
Madagascar - Ellysserre Ratahirisoa- Malaysia - Helen Tan Hong Lean
Morocco - Monique Auglade- - Stam van BaerStam Van BaerStanny van Baer of the Netherlands, is the second winner of the Miss International beauty pageant.She won the title in 1961, in Long Beach, United States. She is still the only Dutch winner of the pageant.-References:...
- - Aase Schmedling
- - Leone Main
- - Angela Alcové
- - Gladys Fernández
Peru - Norma González- - Pilar Arciaga
- - Ivette Monagas
- - Annie Carnie Jinks
South Africa - Dina Maria Robbertse- - Maria Cervera Fernández
- Sri Lanka - Kamala Athauda
- - Elizabeth Oden
- - Michele Rossellat
- - Tahia Piehi
- - Dolly Ma
- - Aydan Demirel
- - Mónica Moore Davie
United States - Jo Ann Marie Dyer- - Gloria Lilue
- - Barbara Wilcock
Withdraws
Costa Rica - Ramona Sanchez- - Julie Koh Moot-Lei