Miss International 1964

Miss International 1964
Date	August 14, 1964
Presenters	Hugh O'Brian
Venue	Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States
Entrants	40
Placements	15
Debuts	Guam
Withdrawals	Bolivia Italy Jordan Morocco Paraguay Uruguay West Indies
Returns	Liberia Taiwan
Winner	Gemma Cruz  Philippines
Congeniality	Melinda Rae Johnson  Washington
Photogenic	Vera Lúcia Couto dos Santos  Brazil
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Miss International 1964, the 5th Miss International pageant, was held on August 14, 1964 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States. 40 contestants competed in this pageant. Gemma Cruz from the Philippines was crowned the winner of the pageant by outgoing titleholder, Gudrun Bjarnadottir from Iceland. Cruz made history receiving the first Miss International title for the country (the first major title) and in Asia.

Results

Placements

Special Awards

Awards	Contestant
Miss Friendship	Washington – Melinda Rae Johnson
Miss Photogenic	Brazil – Vera Lúcia Couto dos Santos
Miss Popularity	Arkansas – Cheryl Jane Bechtelheimer[a]

Contestants

Notes

External links

• Pageantopolis - Miss International 1964
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