# Miss International 1961

Miss International 1961, the 2nd Miss International was held on July 28, 1961 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States. 52 contestants competed in the pageant. Stanny van Baer from Holland was crowned as Miss International 1961 by outgoing titleholder, Stella Marquez from Colombia.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss International 1961 | Holland – Stanny van Baer |
| 1st Runner-up | Brazil – Vera Brauner Menezes |
| 2nd Runner-up | Spain – Maria Cervera Fernández |
| 3rd Runner-up | Canada – Edna MacVicar |
| 4th Runner-up | Iceland – Sigrun Ragnarsdóttir |
| Top 15 | Ceylon – Kamala Athauda  Finland – Marja Ryönä  Ireland – Irene Kane  Israel – Dalia Lion  Malaya – Helen Tan Hong Lean  Norway – Aase Schmedling  Panama – Angela Alcové  Paraguay – Gladys Fernández  Taiwan – Dolly Ma  West Germany – Renate Moller |

### Special Awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Miss Friendship | Uruguay – Mónica Moore Davie |
| Miss Photogenic | Holland – Stanny van Baer |
| Miss Popularity | Tahiti – Tahia Piehi |

### Preliminary Competition Winners

| Awards | Contestant |
| Best in Playsuit | Day 1 — Holland – Stanny van Baer Day 2 — Spain – Carmen Cervera Day 3 — Austria – Iris Kosch |
| Best in Evening Gown | Day 1 — Canada – Edna MacVicar Day 2 — Iceland – Sigrun Ragnarsdóttir Day 3 — Paraguay – Gladys Fernández |
| Best National Costume | Day 1 — Panama – Angela Alcové Day 2 — Brazil – Vera Menezes Day 3 — Malaya – Helen Tan |

## Contestants

* Argentina - Alicia Care
* Australia - Rosemary Fenton
* Austria - Iris Kosch
* Belgium - Jacqueline Oroi
* Bolivia - Carmen Anze
* Brazil - Vera Maria Brauner Menezes
* British Guiana - Hermione Clair Brown
* Burma - Minnie Pu
* Canada - Edna Dianne MacVicar
* Ceylon - Kamala Athauda
* Colombia - Vilma Kohlgruber Duque
* Denmark - Jytte Nielsen
* Ecuador - Elaine Ortega Hougen
* England - Nicky Allen
* Finland - Marja Ryönä
* France - Brigitte Barazer de Lannurien
* Greece - Ioanna Berouka
* Guatemala - Ileana Polasek Alzamora
* Holland - Stanny van Baer
* Hong Kong - Judy Chang
* Iceland - Sigrun Ragnarsdóttir
* India - Diana Valentine
* Ireland - Irene Ruth Kane
* Israel - Dalia Lion
* Italy - Anna Vincenzini
* Japan - Atsuko Kyoto
* Korea - Lee Ok-ja
* Lebanon - Eleanor Abi Karam
* Luxembourg - Elfie Klein
* Madagascar - Ellysserre Ratahirisoa
* Malaya - Helen Tan Hong Lean
* Morocco - Monique Auglade
* New Zealand - Leone Mary Main
* Norway - Aase Marie Schmedling
* Panama - Angela María Alcové
* Paraguay - Gladys Fernández
* Peru - Norma González Miranda
* Philippines - Pilar Arciaga
* Puerto Rico - Ivette Monagas
* Scotland - Annie Carnie Jinks
* South Africa - Dina Maria Robbertse
* Spain - Maria Del Carmen Cervera Fernández
* Sweden - Elizabeth Morena Oden
* Switzerland - Michele Rossellat
* Tahiti - Tahia Piehi
* Taiwan - Dolly Ma
* Turkey - Aydan Demirel
* Uruguay - Mónica Moore Davie
* United States - Jo Ann Marie Dyer
* Venezuela - Gloria Lilue
* Wales - Barbara Wilcock
* West Germany - Renate Moller

### Withdrawals

* Costa Rica - Ramona Sanchez (disqualified after being determined to be Reona Herz, a 15-year-old American)
* Singapore - Julie Koh Moot-Lei (ill with hepatitis)