Miss Universe 1966
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Miss Universe 1966, the 15th Miss Universe
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
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, USA
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Placements

Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 1966
  •  Sweden - 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....

1st runner-up
  •  Finland - Satu Charlotta Östring
  • 2nd runner-up
  •  Thailand - Cheranand Savetanand
    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
  •  India - Yasmin Daji
  • 4th runner-up
  •  Israel - Aviva Israeli
  • Top 15
  •  Colombia - Edna Margarita Rudd Lucena
  •  Denmark - Gitte Fleinert
  •  Kingdom of England - Janice Carol Whiteman
  •  Germany - Marion Heinrich
  • ' - Marge Domen
  •  Norway - Siri Gro Nilsson
  •  Peru - Madeline Hartog Bel Houghton
  •  Philippines - Maria Clarinda Garces Soriano
  •  Spain - Paquita Torres
  •  United States - Maria Remenyi
    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
    Miss Congeniality
    Miss Photogenic
  •  Sweden - 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....

  • Best National Costume
  • - Aviva Israeli

  • Contestants




    Panel of Judges

    • Sigmar Bernadotte
    • Anthony Delano
    • Felipe Hilsman

    • Dong Kingman
      Dong Kingman
      Dong Kingman was a Chinese American artist and one of America's leading watercolor masters. As a painter on the forefront of the California Style School of painting, he was known for his urban and landscape paintings as well as his graphic design work in the Hollywood film industry...

    • Suki Nemanhaman
    • Earl Wilson
      Earl Wilson
      Robert 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 Kuusela
      Armi Kuusela
      3. ; Victoria Advocate, 5 May, 19534. ; Owosso Argus-Press, 30, June 1952-External links:*...



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