Miss International 1961

Miss International 1961
Miss International 1961 Stanny van Baer
Date	July 28, 1961
Venue	Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States
Entrants	52
Placements	15
Debuts	Burma Guatemala Ireland Madagascar New Zealand Panama Scotland Wales
Withdrawals	Borneo Indonesia Jordan Poland Portugal Singapore South Pacific Tunisia
Winner	Stanny van Baer  Holland
Congeniality	Mónica Moore Davie  Uruguay
Photogenic	Stanny van Baer  Holland
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Miss International 1961, the 2nd Miss International was held on July 28, 1961 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States. 52 contestants competed in the pageant. Stam van Baer from Holland was crowned as Miss International 1961 by outgoing titleholder, Stella Marquez from Colombia.

Results

Placements

Special Awards

Awards	Contestant
Miss Friendship	Uruguay – Mónica Moore Davie
Miss Photogenic	Holland – Stanny van Baer
Miss Popularity	Tahiti – Tahia Piehi[a]

Preliminary Competition Winners

Awards	Contestant
Best in Playsuit	Day 1 —  Holland – Stanny van Baer Day 2 —  Spain – Carmen Cervera Day 3 —  Austria – Iris Kosch
Best in Evening Gown	Day 1 —  Canada – Edna MacVicar Day 2 —  Iceland – Sigrun Ragnarsdóttir Day 3 —  Paraguay – Gladys Fernández
Best National Costume	Day 1 —  Panama – Angela Alcové Day 2 —  Brazil – Vera Menezes Day 3 —  Malaya – Helen Tan

Contestants

Withdrawals

•  Costa Rica - Ramona Sanchez (disqualified after identity determined to be Reona Herz, a 15-year-old American)
•  Singapore - Julie Koh Moot-Lei (ill with hepatitis)

Notes

External links

• Pageantopolis - Miss International 1961