# Miss Universe 1965

Miss Universe 1965 was the 14th Miss Universe pageant, held on 24 July 1965 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Apasra Hongsakula of Thailand was crowned by Corinna Tsopei of Greece.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Universe 1965 | Thailand – Apasra Hongsakula |
| 1st runner-up | Finland – Virpi Liisa Miettinen |
| 2nd runner-up | United States – Sue Downey |
| 3rd runner-up | Sweden – Ingrid Norman |
| 4th runner-up | Holland – Anja Schuit |
| Top 15 | Australia – Pauline Verey  Brazil – Maria Andrade  Canada – Carol Ann Tidey  Colombia – María Victoria Ocampo  Denmark – Jeannette Christjansen  Greece – Aspa Theologitou  Israel — Aliza Sedeh  Peru – Frieda Holler  Philippines – Louise Aurelio Vail  South Africa – Veronika Prigge |

## Contestants

Fifty-six contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
| Aruba | Dorinda Croes | 24 | Oranjestad |
| Australia | Pauline Verey | 19 | Dandenong |
| Austria | Karin Schmidt | 22 | Linz |
| Bahamas | Janet Thompson | 21 | Nassau |
| Belgium | Lucy Nossent | 21 | Brussels |
| Bermuda | Elaine Simons | 18 | Hamilton |
| Bolivia | Patricia Estensoro | 19 | Tarija |
| Brazil | Maria Raquel de Andrade | 20 | Rio de Janeiro |
| British Guiana | Cheryl Cheeng | – | Georgetown |
| Canada | Carol Ann Tidey | 18 | Ancaster |
| Ceylon | Shirlene De Silva | 19 | Colombo |
| Colombia | María Victoria Ocampo | 18 | Cartagena |
| Costa Rica | Mercedes Pinagal | – | Guanacaste |
| Cuba | Alina De Varona | 18 | Miami, Florida |
| Curaçao | Ninfa Palm | – | Willemstad |
| Denmark | Jeannette Christjansen | 18 | Copenhagen |
| Ecuador | Patricia Susana Ballesteros | 19 | Quito |
| England | Jennifer Gurley | 20 | Cheshire |
| Finland | Virpi Liisa Miettinen | 19 | Helsinki |
| France | Marie-Therese Tullio | 24 | Paris |
| West Germany | Ingrid Bethke | 23 | Berlin |
| Greece | Aspa Theologitou | 21 | Athens |
| Holland | Anja Schuit | 21 | Amsterdam |
| Hong Kong | Joy Drake | 21 | Kowloon |
| Iceland | Bára Magnúsdóttir | 18 | Reykjavík |
| India | Persis Khambatta | 18 | Bombay |
| Ireland | Anne Elizabeth Neill | 18 | Belfast |
| Israel | Aliza Sadeh | 18 | Tel Aviv |
| Italy | Erika Jorger | 23 | Milan |
| Jamaica | Virginia Hope Redpath | – | Kingston |
| Japan | Mari Katayama | 24 | Tokyo |
| Luxembourg | Marie-Anne Geisen | 18 | Luxembourg City |
| Malaysia | Patricia Augustus | 19 | George Town |
| Mexico | Jeanine Acosta | 18 | Mexico City |
| New Zealand | Gay Lorraine Phelps | 20 | Auckland |
| Norway | Britt Aaberg | 20 | Oslo |
| Okinawa | Leiko Arakaki | 18 | Okinawa |
| Panama | Sonia Inés Ríos | 18 | Colón |
| Paraguay | Stella Castell | – | Asunción |
| Peru | Frieda Holler | 20 | Lima |
| Philippines | Louise Aurelio Vail | 18 | Iloilo City |
| Portugal | Maria Do Como Paraiso Sancho | 20 | Lisbon |
| Puerto Rico | Gloria Cobían | 19 | Caguas |
| Scotland | Mary Young | 23 | Bankend |
| South Africa | Veronika Prigge | 23 | Transvaal |
| South Korea | Kim Eun-ji | 22 | Seoul |
| Spain | Alicia Borras | 20 | Barcelona |
| Sweden | Ingrid Norman | 22 | Tranås |
| Switzerland | Yvette Revelly | 18 | Glarus |
| Thailand | Apasra Hongsakula | 18 | Bangkok |
| Tunisia | Dolly Allouche | 19 | Tunis |
| Turkey | Nebahat Çehre | 21 | Samsun |
| United States | Sue Downey | 20 | Columbus |
| Uruguay | Sonia Gorbarán | – | Montevideo |
| Venezuela | María Auxiliadora de las Casas | 22 | Caracas |
| Wales | Joan Boull | 18 | Cardiff |