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Miss Universe 1969

Miss Universe 1969 Miss Universe 1969 GLORIA Diaz

Winner: Gloria Diaz

Represented: Philippines

The 19th Miss Universe pageant, Miss Universe 1969 was held in Long Beach, California, USA for the 8th time. In the end Miss Philippines, Gloria Diaz won the competition.This is the first ever crown for the Philippines in the history of the pageant.

Contents [hide]

1 Final Results

2 Special Awards

3 Trivia

4 External Links

[edit] Final Results

Name Country

Winner Gloria Diaz Philippines

First Runner-up Finland

Second Runner-up Australia

Third Runner-up Israel

Fourth Runner-up Japan

Semi-Finalists

[edit] Special Awards Miss Friendship:

Miss Photogenic: Most Popular Girl:

[edit] Trivia
 * Miss Philippines Gloria Diaz, at the age of 18 is the first woman from the Philippines to win the crown.


 * Miss Japan, Akiko Kojima is the first woman from Japan to win the Miss Universe title. Japan would not win the second Miss Universe crown until 2007, where Riyo Mori won.


 * Miss USA, Terry Huntingdon is the first Miss California USA to win the Miss USA title and compete in Miss Universe.


 * Miss Austria, Christine Spatzier went on to win the Miss Europe 1959 title. Miss Turkey and Miss Luxembourg also competed in Miss Europe 1959. Both were unplaced.


 * Miss Luxembourg went on to compete in Miss World 1959. She was also unplaced.


 * Misses New Zealand, Philippines, and United Arab Republic (Syria) did not compete.


 * This year was the last year where the Miss Popular Girl in Parade award was handed out, as the pageant moved to Miami next year.

[edit] External Links

Pageantopolis's Miss Universe 1959 page

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