Miss Universe 1970
Miss Universe 1970 was the 19th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, the United States, on 11 July 1970.
At the conclusion of the event, Gloria Diaz of the Philippines crowned Marisol Malaret of Puerto Rico as Miss Universe 1970. It is the first victory of Puerto Rico in the competition.
Contestants from sixty-three countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Bob Barker in his fourth consecutive year, while June Lockhart provided commentary and analysis throughout the event.
Background
Queen of Expo '70
Prior to the competition in Miami Beach, fifty-four candidates traveled to Osaka, Japan, for the Queen of Expo '70 pageant, which took place at the 1970 Osaka Exposition on 20 June 1970. Not all candidates participated in the pageant, and the results did not influence their scores in the official competition in Miami. This event was intended as an experiment featuring computer judges rather than human ones. Josephine Wong from Malaysia was crowned the winner of the pageant.Selection of participants
Contestants from sixty-three countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant.Debuts, returns, and withdrawals
This edition saw the debut of Czechoslovakia, and the returns of Portugal which last competed in 1965; Panama and Paraguay in 1967; and Lebanon, which last competed in 1968.Despite competing at the Queen of Expo '70 pageant, Miss Thailand 1969, Warunee Sangsirinavin was disqualified for not meeting the minimum age requirement. She competed a year later. Snežana Džambas of Yugoslavia withdrew for health reasons which caused her not compete at the preliminary competition. Bonaire withdrew for financial reasons.
Pageant
Format
Same with 1966, fifteen semi-finalists were chosen at the preliminary competition that consists of the swimsuit and evening gown competition. Each of the fifteen semi-finalists were individually interviewed by Bob Barker. Following the interviews, the fifteen semi-finalists participated in the swimsuit and evening gown competitions. From fifteen, five contestants were shortlisted to advance to the final interview.Selection committee
- Julio Alemán – Mexican actor
- Pearl Bailey – American actress and singer
- Eileen Ford – American model and founder of Ford Models
- Yousuf Karsh – Armenian-Canadian photographer
- Dong Kingman – Chinese-American painter
- David Merrick – American theatre producer
- Line Renaud – French actress and singer
- Corinna Tsopei – Miss Universe 1964 from Greece
- Edilson Cid Varela – Brazilian journalist
- Earl Wilson – American columnist and journalist
Contestants
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