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Miss Universe 1966
Miss Universe 1966
	(left) Margareta Arvidsson, Miss Universe 1966, with hostess June Lockhart
Date	16 July 1966
Presenters	Pat Boone; June Lockhart; Jack Linkletter;
Venue	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Broadcaster	CBS
Entrants	58
Placements	15
Debuts	Guam; Guyana;
Withdrawals	Australia; British Guiana; Hong Kong; Mexico; Portugal; Tunisia; Uruguay;
Returns	Argentina; Chile; Lebanon; Morocco; Singapore; Surinam; Trinidad and Tobago;
Winner	Margareta Arvidsson; Sweden
Congeniality	Elizabeth Sanchez ; Curaçao ; Paquita Torres ; Spain
Best National Costume	Aviva Israeli ; Israel
Photogenic	Margareta Arvidsson ; Sweden
	← 1965 1967 →

Miss Universe 1966 was the 15th Miss Universe pageant, held on 16 July 1966 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Apasra Hongsakula of Thailand crowned her successor Margareta Arvidsson of Sweden at the end of the event.

Results edit

Miss Universe 1966 participating nations and results

Placements edit

Placement	Contestant
Miss Universe 1966	Sweden – Margareta Arvidsson^[1]
1st runner-up	Finland – Satu Charlotta Östring^[1]
2nd runner-up	Thailand – Cheranand Savetanand^[1]
3rd runner-up	India – Yasmin Daji^[1]
4th runner-up	Israel – Aviva Israeli^[1]
Top 15	Colombia – Edna Margarita Rudd Denmark – Gitte Fleinert England – Janice Whiteman Germany – Marion Heinrich Holland – Margo Domen Norway – Siri Gro Nilsson Peru – Madeline Hartog-Bel Philippines – Maria Clarinda Soriano Spain – Paquita Torres United States – Maria Remenyi^[1]

Contestants edit

Fifty-eight contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory	Contestant	Age^[a]	Hometown
Argentina	Elba Beatriz Baso	20	Buenos Aires
Aruba	Sandra Fang	–	Oranjestad
Austria	Renate Polacek	21	Vienna
Bahamas	Sandra Zoe Jarrett	19	Nassau
Belgium	Mireille De Man^[2]	18	Brussels
Bermuda	Marie Clarissa Trott	20	Hamilton
Bolivia	María Elena Borda^[3]	–	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Brazil	Ana Cristina Ridzi	19	Rio de Janeiro
Canada	Marjorie Anne Schofield	18	Burlington
Ceylon	Lorraine Roosmalecocq	20	Colombo
Chile	Stella Dunnage	20	Bíobío
Colombia	Edna Margarita Rudd^[4]	19	Bogotá
Costa Rica	María Virginia Oreamuno	–	Cartago
Cuba	Lesbia Murrieta	20	Miami, Florida
Curaçao	Elizabeth Sanchez	18	Willemstad
Denmark	Gitte Fleinert	18	Copenhagen
Ecuador	Martha Cecilia Andrade	–	Quito
England	Janice Whiteman	21	Southampton
Finland	Satu Charlotta Ostring	19	Tampere
France	Michele Boule	19	Cannes
Germany	Marion Heinrich	19	Mönchengladbach
Greece	Katia Balafouta	21	Athens
Guam	Barbara Jean Perez	20	Agana
Guyana	Umblita Van Sluytman	20	Georgetown
Holland	Margo Domen	18	The Hague
Iceland	Erla Traustadóttir	22	Garðabær
India	Yasmin Daji	19	Kanpur
Ireland	Gladys Waller	21	Dublin
Israel	Aviva Israeli	18	Tel Aviv
Italy	Paola Bossalino	20	Rome
Jamaica	Beverly Savory	–	Kingston
Japan	Atsumi Ikeno	18	Yao
Lebanon	Yolla Harb	18	Beirut
Luxembourg	Gigi Antinori	19	Luxembourg City
Malaysia	Helen Lee	18	Ipoh
Morocco	Joelle Lesage	–	Rabat
New Zealand	Heather Gettings	20	Auckland
Norway	Siri Gro Nilsen	21	Oslo
Okinawa	Yoneko Kiyan	24	Okinawa
Panama	Dionisia Broce	19	Panama City
Paraguay	Mirtha Martínez	18	Alto Paraguay
Peru	Madeleine Hartog-Bel	20	Piura
Philippines	Maria Clarinda Soriano^[5]	20	Bacoor
Puerto Rico	Carol Barajadas	18	Santurce
Scotland	Linda Ann Lees	20	Glasgow
Singapore	Margaret Van Meel	19	Singapore
South Africa	Lynn De Jager	19	Pretoria
South Korea	Yoon Gui-young	–	Seoul
Spain	Paquita Torres	18	Málaga
Suriname	Joyce Leysner	22	Paramaribo
Sweden	Margareta Arvidsson	18	Gothenburg
Switzerland	Hedy Frick	18	Schwyz
Thailand	Cheranand Savetanand	24	Bangkok
Trinidad and Tobago	Kathleen Hares	20	Port of Spain
Turkey	Nilgun Arslaner	18	Istanbul
United States	Maria Remenyi^[6]	20	El Cerrito
Venezuela	Magally Castro	18	Calabozo
Wales	Christine Heller	22	Cardiff

Notes edit

^ Ages at the time of the pageant

Awards edit

Curaçao - Miss Amity (Elizabeth Sanchez)^[1]
Spain - Miss Amity (Paquita Torres)^[1]
Sweden - Miss Photogenic (Margareta Arvidsson)^[7]
Israel - Best National Costume (Aviva Israeli)^[7]

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Bruning, Fred (18 Jul 1966). "Reluctant Miss Sweden Is Crowned Earthly Beauty of Earthly Universe". The Miami Herald. p. 97. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
^ "Erelijst Miss België". De Morgen (in Dutch). 11 January 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
^ "El título les dio alegrías, trabajo y fama que aún saborean" [The title gave them joy, work and fame that they still savor.]. El Deber (in European Spanish). 29 July 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
^ "Tolima gano el Reinado" [Tolima won the crown]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 22 November 1965. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 17 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
^ Lo, Ricky (10 May 2001). "50 years with the Miss U Pageant". Philippine Star. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
^ "Bay Girl New Miss USA". San Francisco Examiner. United Press International. May 22, 1966. p. 1. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b Bartlett, Kay (17 Jul 1966). "Sweden Girl is Crowned Miss Universe". The La Crosse Tribune. Associated Press. p. 1. Retrieved 5 September 2023.

[2] Ages at the time of the pageant

[Herald-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Bruning, Fred (18 Jul 1966). "Reluctant Miss Sweden Is Crowned Earthly Beauty of Earthly Universe". The Miami Herald. p. 97. Retrieved 5 September 2023.

[3] "Erelijst Miss België". De Morgen (in Dutch). 11 January 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

[4] "El título les dio alegrías, trabajo y fama que aún saborean" [The title gave them joy, work and fame that they still savor.]. El Deber (in European Spanish). 29 July 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

[5] "Tolima gano el Reinado" [Tolima won the crown]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). 22 November 1965. pp. 1–6. Retrieved 17 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.

[6] Lo, Ricky (10 May 2001). "50 years with the Miss U Pageant". Philippine Star. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

[Examiner-7] "Bay Girl New Miss USA". San Francisco Examiner. United Press International. May 22, 1966. p. 1. Retrieved 23 July 2023.

[Bartlett-8] Bartlett, Kay (17 Jul 1966). "Sweden Girl is Crowned Miss Universe". The La Crosse Tribune. Associated Press. p. 1. Retrieved 5 September 2023.

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