Miss International 1960
Miss International 1960 was the first edition of the Miss International pageant, held at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States, on 12 August 1960. The was created due to internal conflicts with the Miss Universe pageant.
At the end of the event, Stella Márquez of Colombia was crowned as the first Miss International. It is the victory of Colombia in the pageant's history.
Contestants from fifty-two countries and territories competed in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Byron Palmer.
Background
Location and date
On 7 October 1959, Hank Meyer, city publicity director of Miami Beach, announced that the tenth anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant would be held in Miami Beach, Florida, instead of Long Beach, California in the United States. According to the Long Beach Beauty Congress, the competition had become "too commercialized" after the 1959 competition, leading them to withdraw their support for the pageant. This decision led to the creation of a new beauty pageant by the Long Beach Beauty Congress. Later, this contest was named the International Beauty Congress, which is now known as Miss International.Selection of participants
Contestants from fifty-two countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Two contestants were selected to replace the original dethroned winners.Replacements and withdrawals
Miss Denmark, Antje Moller, was disqualified after it was discovered that she is only 16, and was replaced by her runner-up, Sonja Menzel.Results
Placements
| Awards | Contestant |
| Miss Friendship |  British GuianaContestants
Did not compete
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