The pageant was held at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium
Date
August 12, 1960
Presenters
Byron Palmer
Venue
Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States
Entrants
52
Placements
15
Debuts
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Bolivia
Borneo
Brazil
British Guiana
Canada
Ceylon
China
Colombia
Denmark
Ecuador
England
Finland
France
Greece
Holland
Hong Kong
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Korea
Lebanon
Luxembourg
Malaya
Morocco
Norway
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Singapore
South Africa
South Pacific
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tahiti
Tunisia
Turkey
Uruguay
United States
Venezuela
West Germany
Withdrawals
Hawaii
Yugoslavia
Winner
Stella Márquez Colombia
Congeniality
Julia Ann Adamson British Guiana
Photogenic
Sigridur Geirsdottir Iceland
1961 →
Miss International 1960, the 1st Miss International pageant, was held on August 12, 1960 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States.[1] 52 contestants competed for the title. Stella Márquez of Colombia was crowned as the first Miss International.[1]
Miss International was created due to internal conflicts with the Miss Universe pageant.[2]
^ ab"Srta. Colombia® 1959 María Stella Márquez" (in Spanish). Concurso Nacional de Belleza de Colombia. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^Associated Press (August 22, 1959). "Pageant shifted". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Long Beach, California. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
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