Mauriziok/Miss Universe 1969
Miss Universe 1969 Gloria Diaz
Date	19 July 1969
Presenters	Bob Barker June Lockhart
Venue	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Broadcaster	CBS
Entrants	61
Placements	15
Withdrawals	Haiti Lebanon Okinawa South Africa US Virgin Islands
Returns	Surinam
Winner	Gloria Diaz   Philippines
Congeniality	Zohra Boufaden   Tunisia
Best National Costume	Sangduen Manwong   Thailand
Photogenic	Carole Robinson   New Zealand
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Miss Universe 1969, the 18th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 19 July 1969 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Gloria Diaz of the Philippines was crowned by Martha Vasconcellos of Brazil at the end of the event. Diaz became the first Filipino and second Southeast Asian to win the pageant beating 60 other contestants from all around the world. ^[1]

Results

Placements

Special Awards

Contestants

Notes

Withdrawals

•   Haiti
•   Lebanon
• Okinawa
•   South Africa
•   Virgin Islands

General references

• "Miss Universe: 1960–1969". pageantopolis.com. Don West. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2017.

References

[[:Category:Miss Universe|1969]] [[:Category:1969 in Florida]] [[:Category:1969 beauty pageants]] [[:Category:Beauty pageants in the United States]] [[:Category:Events in Miami Beach, Florida]] [[:Category:July 1969 events in the United States]]