Miss Universe 1965
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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 18-year-old Apasra Hongsakula of Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. It took place on 24 July 1965 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida
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, USA
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Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 1965 |
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| 1st runner-up |
 Finland - Virpi Miettinen |
| 2nd runner-up |
 United States - Sue Ann DowneySue Downey Sue Ann Downey is a former model and beauty queen from Columbus, Ohio who has held the Miss USA title and competed in the Miss Universe pageant.Downey won the Miss Ohio USA title and then the Miss USA 1965 title... |
| 3rd runner-up |
 Sweden - Ingrid Norman |
| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 15 |
 Brazil - Maria Raquel Helena De Andrade Canada - Carol Ann Tidey Colombia - Maria Victoria Ocampo Gomez Denmark - Jeannette Christjansen Greece - Aspa Theologitou Israel - Aliza Sedeh Peru - Freida Holler Figalo Philippines - Louise Vail Aurelio South Africa - Veronika Edelgarda Hilda Prigge |
Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Best National Costume |
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| Miss Congeniality |
 Germany - Ingrid Bethake |
| Miss Photogenic |
 Austria - Karin Schmidt |
Contestants
Aruba - Dorinda Croes
Australia - Pauline Verey- Austria - Karin Ingberg Schmidt
The Bahamas - Janet Thompson
Belgium - Lucy Emilie Nossent
Bermuda - Sylvia Simons
Bolivia - Patricia Estensoro Terazas- Brazil - Maria Raquel Helena De Andrade
British Guiana - Cheryl Viola Cheeng- Canada - Carol Ann Tidey
- ' - Shirlene Minerva De Silva
- Colombia - Maria Victoria Ocampo Gomez
Costa Rica - Mercedes Pinagal
Cuba - Alina De Varona
Curaçao - Ninfa Elveria Palm- Denmark - Jeannette Christjansen
Dominican Republic - Clara Herrera
Ecuador - Patricia Susana Ballesteros
Kingdom of England - Jennifer Warren Gurley- Finland - Virpi Liisa Miettinen
Early Modern France - Marie-Therese Tullio- Germany - Ingrid Bethke
- Greece - Aspa Theologitou
- ' - Anja Christina Maria Schuit
Hong Kong - Joy Drake
Iceland - Bara Magnusdottir
India - Persis KhambattaPersis KhambattaPersis Khambatta was an Indian model, actress and author. She was best known for her role as Lieutenant Ilia in the 1979 feature film Star Trek: The Motion Picture.-Early Life:...
Republic of Ireland - Anne Elizabeth Neill- Israel - Aliza Sadeh
Italy - Erika Jorger
Jamaica - Virginia Hope Redpath
Japan - Mari Katayama- ' - Kim Eun-Ji
Luxembourg - Marie-Anne Geisen
Malaysia - Patricia Augustus
Mexico - Juana Jeanine Acosta Cohen
New Zealand - Gay Lorraine Phelps
Norway - Britt Aaberg
Okinawa Prefecture - Leiko Arakaki
Panama - Sonia Ines Rios
Paraguay - Stella Castell Vallet- Peru - Freida Holler Figalo
- Philippines - Louise Vail Aurelio
Portugal - Maria Do Como Paraiso Sancho
Puerto Rico - Gloria Cobain Diaz
Kingdom of Scotland - Mary Young
South Africa - Veronika Edelgarda Hilda Prigge
Spain - Alicia Borras- Sweden - Ingrid Norman
Switzerland - Yvette Revelly
Thailand - Apassara Hongsakula
Tunisia - Dolly Allouche
Turkey - Nebahat Cehre
Uruguay - Sonia Raquel Gorbaran Barsante- United States - Sue Ann DowneySue DowneySue Ann Downey is a former model and beauty queen from Columbus, Ohio who has held the Miss USA title and competed in the Miss Universe pageant.Downey won the Miss Ohio USA title and then the Miss USA 1965 title...
Venezuela - Maria Auxiliadora De Las Casas McGillMaría de las CasasMaría Auxiliadora De Las Casas McGill is a pageant titleholder, was born in Caracas, Venezuela on November 19, 1942. She is the Miss Venezuela titleholder for 1965, and was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss Universe 1965 pageant held in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, on July 24,...
Wales - Joan Boull