1960 Linda Bement USA

Miami Beach, Florida USA

1st runner-up     Daniela Bianchi   ITALY 2nd runner-up     Elizabeth Hodacs   AUSTRIA 3rd runner-up     Nicolette Caras   S. AFRICA 4th runner-up     Ma.Teresa del Rio   SPAIN SEMI-FINALISTS Jean MacPherson   BRAZIL Maria Stella Marquez    COLOMBIA Joan Ellinor Boardman   ENGLAND Ingrun Helgard Moeckel   GERMANY Magda Passaloglou   GREECE Aliza Gur   ISRAEL Yayoi Furuno   JAPAN Sohn Miheeja   KOREA Ragnhild Aass   NORWAY Elaine Maurath   SWITZERLAND

The third American in 9 years to win Miss Universe came from Salt Lake City, Utah. Ma. Stella Marquez of Colombia, a semi-finalist, went on to win the first Miss International title later that year, then known as the International Beauty Congress, after Miss Universe and Long Beach split after 8 years.  The Miss Universe contest is moved to Miami Beach.  This is the first year that the pageant is telecast live on television and the Miss Universe creed was read for the first time.

Linda Bement in a recent photo

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