Miss Universe 1960

Miss Universe 1960
Linda Bement
Date7 July 1960 (1960-07-07)
PresentersCharles Collingwood
VenueMiami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
BroadcasterCBS
Entrants43
Placements15
Debuts
  • Jordan
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Tunisia
Withdrawals
  • Guatemala
  • Hawaii
  • Mexico
  • Poland
  • Thailand
  • Turkey
Returns
  • Chile
  • Finland
  • Hong Kong
  • Lebanon
  • Morocco
  • New Zealand
  • Paraguay
  • South Africa
  • Suriname
  • Switzerland
  • Venezuela
Winner† Linda Bement
United States
CongenialityMyint Myint May (Burma)
PhotogenicDaniela Bianchi (Italy)
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Miss Universe 1960 was the ninth Miss Universe pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States on 9 July 1960.

At the end of the event, Akiko Kojima of Japan crowned Linda Bement of United States as Miss Universe 1960.[1] Bement was the third representative of the United States to win the contest.

Contestants from forty-three countries and territories competed in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Charles Collingwood.

  1. ^ "Miss Universe and runners-up". The Spokesman-Review. 11 July 1960. p. 1. Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.