Miss Universe 1970
Miss Universe 1970 was the 19th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States on 11 July 1970.
| Miss Universe 1970 | |
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.jpg) Marisol Malaret, Miss Universe 1970 | |
| Date | 11 July 1970 |
| Presenters | |
| Venue | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
| Broadcaster | CBS |
| Entrants | 63 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts | Czechoslovakia |
| Withdrawals |
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| Returns | |
| Winner | Marisol Malaret † Puerto Rico |
| Congeniality | Hilary Best  Guam |
| Best National Costume | Roxana Brown Trigo  Bolivia |
| Photogenic | Margaret Hill  Bermuda |
| Expo Queen | Josephine Wong  Malaysia |
At the end of the event, Gloria Diaz of the Philippines crowned Marisol Malaret of Puerto Rico as Miss Universe 1970. It is the first victory of Puerto Rico in the competition.
Contestants from sixty-three countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Bob Barker in his fourth consecutive year, while June Lockhart provided commentary and analysis throughout the event.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss Universe 1970 | |
| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 15 |
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Contestants
Sixty-three contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
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 Argentina | Beatriz Gros | 21 | Buenos Aires |
 Aruba | Linda Richardson | 20 | Oranjestad |
 Australia | Joan Zealand | 24 | Sydney |
 Austria | Elfriede Kurz | 19 | Linz |
 Bahamas | Antoinette Patrice DeGregory | 19 | Nassau |
 Belgium | Francine Martin | 20 | Liège |
| Bermuda | Margaret Hill | 21 | Hamilton |
| Bolivia | Roxana Brown | 18 | La Paz |
 Brazil | Eliane Thompson | 20 | Piraí |
 Canada | Norma Hickey | 19 | Prince Edward Island |
 Ceylon | Yolanda Ahlip | 22 | Colombo |
 Chile | Soledad Errázuriz | 19 | Santiago |
 Colombia | María Luisa Riascos | 18 | Antioquia |
 Congo-Kinshasa | Marie-Josee Basoko | 22 | Kinshasa |
 Costa Rica | Lillian Berrocal | 18 | Cartago |
| Curaçao | Nilva Maduro | 21 | Willemstad |
 Czechoslovakia | Kristina Hanzalová | 20 | Bratislava |
 Denmark | Winnie Hollmann | 23 | Copenhagen |
 Dominican Republic | Sobeida Fernández | 18 | Valverde |
 Ecuador | Zoila Montesinos | 18 | Portoviejo |
 England | Yvonne Ormes | 21 | Nantwich |
 Finland | Ursula Rainio | 20 | Rovaniemi |
 France | Françoise Durand-Behot | 23 | Paris |
 Germany | Irene Neumann | 22 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
 Greece | Angelique Bourlessa | 23 | Athens |
| Guam | Hilary Ann Best | 18 | Yigo |
 Holland | Maureen Renzen | 19 | The Hague |
 Honduras | Francis Van Tuyl | 18 | Cortés |
 Hong Kong | Mabel Hawkett | 18 | Hong Kong |
 Iceland | Erna Jóhannesdottir | 19 | Reykjavík |
 India | Veena Sajnani | 23 | Bombay |
 Ireland | Rita Doherty | – | Fermanagh |
 Israel | Moshit Tsiporin | 20 | Ramat Gan |
 Italy | Anna Zamboni | 18 | Turin |
 Jamaica | Sheila Lorna Neil | – | Kingston |
 Japan | Jun Shimada | 21 | Tokyo |
 Lebanon | Georgette Gero | – | Beirut |
 Luxembourg | Josee Reinert | 18 | Esch-sur-Alzette |
| Malaysia | Josephine Lena Wong | 18 | Ipoh |
 Malta | Tessie Pisani | 20 | Birkirkara |
 Mexico | Libia Zulema López | 18 | Sinaloa |
 New Zealand | Glenys Treweek | 19 | Auckland |
 Nicaragua | Graciela Salazar | – | León |
 Norway | Vibeke Steineger | 22 | Bergen |
 Panama | Berta López Herrera | – | Santiago |
 Paraguay | Teresa Mercedes Brítez | 18 | Paraguarí |
 Peru | Cristina Málaga | 21 | Arequipa |
 Philippines | Simonette de Los Reyes | 19 | Pasay |
 Portugal | Ana Maria Diozo Lucas | 21 | Lisbon |
| Puerto Rico | Marisol Malaret | 20 | Santurce |
 Scotland | Lee Marshall | 19 | Wishaw |
 Singapore | Cecilia Undasan | 21 | Singapore |
 South Korea | Yoo Young-ae | 18 | Seoul |
 Spain | Noelia Afonso | 19 | Canary Islands |
 Suriname | Ingrid Mamadeus | 18 | Paramaribo |
 Sweden | Britt-Inger Johansson | 19 | Kalmar |
 Switzerland | Diane Jane Roth | 18 | Geneva |
 Tunisia | Zohra Tabania | 18 | Tunis |
 Turkey | Asuman Tuğberk | 18 | Istanbul |
 Uruguay | Renee Buncristiand | – | Montevideo |
 United States | Deborah Shelton | 21 | Norfolk |
 Venezuela | Bella La Rosa | 20 | Carabobo |
 Wales | Sandra Cater | 21 | Carmarthen |
Notes
References
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