Miss Universe 1960 | |
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Date | 9 July 1960 |
Presenters | Charles Collingwood |
Venue | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
Entrants | 43 |
Placements | 15 |
Debuts | Jordan, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia |
Withdrawals | Guatemala, Hawaii, Mexico, Poland, Thailand, Turkey |
Returns | Chile, Finland, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Morocco, New Zealand, Paraguay, South Africa, Surinam, Switzerland, Venezuela |
Winner |
Linda Bement USA |
Miss Universe 1960, the 9th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 9 July 1960 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. Linda Bement of USA became the third American to win the crown and was handed over the title by Akiko Kojima of Japan.