Miss Universe 1965

Miss Universe 1965
Apasra Hongsakula being crowned Miss Universe 1965
Date24 July 1965
PresentersJack Linkletter
VenueMiami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
BroadcasterCBS
Entrants56
Placements15
DebutsBermuda
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerApasra Hongsakula
 Thailand
CongenialityIngrid Bethke
 Germany
Best National CostumeSue Downey
 United States
PhotogenicKarin Ingberg Schmidt
 Austria
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Miss Universe 1965 was the 14th Miss Universe pageant, held on 24 July 1965 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Apasra Hongsakula of Thailand was crowned by Corinna Tsopei of Greece.

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss Universe 1965
1st runner-up
  •  Finland – Virpi Liisa Miettinen
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 15

Contestants

Miss Universe 1965 participating nations and results

Fifty-six contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown
 Aruba Dorinda Croes 24 Oranjestad
 Australia Pauline Verey 19 Dandenong
 Austria Karin Schmidt 22 Linz
 Bahamas Janet Thompson 21 Nassau
 Belgium Lucy Nossent 21 Brussels
 Bermuda Elaine Simons 18 Hamilton
 Bolivia Patricia Estensoro 19 Tarija
 Brazil Maria Raquel de Andrade 20 Rio de Janeiro
 British Guiana Cheryl Cheeng Georgetown
 Canada Carol Ann Tidey 18 Ancaster
 Ceylon Shirlene De Silva 19 Colombo
 Colombia María Victoria Ocampo 18 Cartagena
 Costa Rica Mercedes Pinagal Guanacaste
 Cuba Alina De Varona 18 Miami, Florida
 Curaçao Ninfa Palm Willemstad
 Denmark Jeannette Christjansen 18 Copenhagen
 Ecuador Patricia Susana Ballesteros 19 Quito
 England Jennifer Gurley 20 Cheshire
 Finland Virpi Liisa Miettinen 19 Helsinki
 France Marie-Therese Tullio 24 Paris
 Germany Ingrid Bethke 23 Berlin
 Greece Aspa Theologitou 21 Athens
 Holland Anja Schuit 21 Amsterdam
 Hong Kong Joy Drake 21 Kowloon
 Iceland Bára Magnúsdóttir 18 Reykjavík
 India Persis Khambatta 18 Bombay
 Ireland Anne Elizabeth Neill 18 Belfast
 Israel Aliza Sadeh 18 Tel Aviv
 Italy Erika Jorger 23 Milan
 Jamaica Virginia Hope Redpath Kingston
 Japan Mari Katayama 24 Tokyo
 Luxembourg Marie-Anne Geisen 18 Luxembourg City
 Malaysia Patricia Augustus 19 George Town
 Mexico Jeanine Acosta 18 Mexico City
 New Zealand Gay Lorraine Phelps 20 Auckland
 Norway Britt Aaberg 20 Oslo
United States Okinawa Leiko Arakaki 18 Okinawa
 Panama Sonia Inés Ríos 18 Colón
 Paraguay Stella Castell Asunción
 Peru Frieda Holler 20 Lima
 Philippines Louise Aurelio Vail 18 Iloilo City
 Portugal Maria Do Como Paraiso Sancho 20 Lisbon
 Puerto Rico Gloria Cobían 19 Caguas
 Scotland Mary Young 23 Bankend
 South Africa Veronika Prigge 23 Transvaal
 South Korea Kim Eun-ji 22 Seoul
 Spain Alicia Borras 20 Barcelona
 Sweden Ingrid Norman 22 Tranås
  Switzerland Yvette Revelly 18 Glarus
 Thailand Apasra Hongsakula 18 Bangkok
 Tunisia Dolly Allouche 19 Tunis
 Turkey Nebahat Çehre 21 Samsun
 United States Sue Downey 20 Columbus
 Uruguay Sonia Gorbarán Montevideo
 Venezuela María Auxiliadora de las Casas 22 Caracas
 Wales Joan Boull 18 Cardiff

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