13th Miss Universe pageant
Miss Universe 1964 was the 13th Miss Universe pageant, held on 1 August 1964 at the Miami Beach Convention Hall in Miami Beach, Florida , United States . Corinna Tsopei of Greece was crowned by Iêda Maria Vargas of Brazil making her the first and so far only Miss Universe from Greece.
Results
Miss Universe 1964 participating nations and results
Placements
Placement
Contestant
Miss Universe 1964
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 10
Top 15
Contestants
Sixty contestants competed for the title.
Notes
^ Ages at the time of the pageant
Debuts
Name changes
Returns
Last competed in 1952 :
Last competed in 1954 :
Last competed in 1958 :
Last competed in 1960 :
Last competed in 1961 :
Last competed in 1962 :
Replacements
Scotland - Doreen Swan was replaced by Wendy Barrie. After running away to marry one of the judges. At this point Doreen was underaged so she and (judge) James Alexander Do Watt Nicoll travelled across America followed by the FBI as they believed she had been kidnapped. Then moved across state lines where it was legal to marry at her age and stayed married for many years.
Withdrawals
Did not compete
Singapore - Vera Wee (Singapore was a part of Malaysia until separated in October 1965.)
Awards
California - Miss Amity (Jeanne Venables)
Italy - Miss Photogenic (Emanuela Stramana)
Holland - Best National Costume (Henny Deul)
General References
West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1964" . pageantopolis.com . Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2018 .
References
External links