Beauty pageant
The Miss Perú 1959 pageant was held on July 15, 1959. That year, 33 candidates from different districts, cities and regions of Peru were enroll, Sixteen candidates survived the first cut and competed for the two national crowns, culminating in the final night. The chosen winners represented Peru at the Miss Universe 1959[1] and, for the first time, at Miss World 1959. The rest of the finalists would enter different pageants.[2]
Placements
Final Results
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Contestant
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Miss Peru Universe 1959
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- Callao - Guadalupe Mariátegui Hawkins
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Miss World Peru 1959
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- Piura - María Elena Rossel
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1st Runner-Up
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2nd Runner-Up
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Top 8
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Special Awards
- Miss Photogenic - Piura - María Elena Rossel
- Miss Congeniality - San Martín - Mery Checa
- Miss Elegance - Distrito Capital - Monona Velarde
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Delegates
References