# Miss Universe 1970

Miss Universe 1970 was the 19th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States on July 11, 1970.
At the end 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.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Universe 1970 | Puerto Rico – Marisol Malaret |
| 1st runner-up | United States – Deborah Shelton |
| 2nd runner-up | Australia – Joan Zealand |
| 3rd runner-up | Japan – Jun Shimada |
| 4th runner-up | Argentina – Beatriz Martha Gross |
| Top 15 | Brazil – Eliane Thompson  Czechoslovakia – Kristina Hanzalová  Greece – Angelique Bourlessa  Guam – Hilary Best  Hong Kong – Mabel Hawkett  Italy – Anna Zamboni  Malaysia – Josephine Lena Wong  Sweden – Britt-Inger Johansson  Switzerland – Diane Jane Roth  Venezuela – Bella La Rosa |

## Contestants

Sixty-three contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
| Argentina | Beatriz Gros | 21 | Buenos Aires |
| Aruba | Linda Richardson | 20 | Oranjestad |
| Australia | Joan Zealand | 24 | Sydney |
| Austria | Elfriede Kurz | 19 | Linz |
| Bahamas | Antoinette Patrice DeGregory | 19 | Nassau |
| Belgium | Francine Martin | 20 | Liège |
| Bermuda | Margaret Hill | 21 | Hamilton |
| Bolivia | Roxana Brown | 18 | La Paz |
| Brazil | Eliane Thompson | 20 | Piraí |
| Canada | Norma Hickey | 19 | Prince Edward Island |
| Ceylon | Yolanda Ahlip | 22 | Colombo |
| Chile | Soledad Errázuriz | 19 | Santiago |
| Colombia | María Luisa Riascos | 18 | Antioquia |
| Congo-Kinshasa | Marie-Josee Basoko | 22 | Kinshasa |
| Costa Rica | Lillian Berrocal | 18 | Cartago |
| Curaçao | Nilva Maduro | 21 | Willemstad |
| Czechoslovakia | Kristina Hanzalová | 20 | Bratislava |
| Denmark | Winnie Hollmann | 23 | Copenhagen |
| Dominican Republic | Sobeida Fernández | 18 | Valverde |
| Ecuador | Zoila Montesinos | 18 | Portoviejo |
| England | Yvonne Ormes | 21 | Nantwich |
| Finland | Ursula Rainio | 20 | Rovaniemi |
| France | Françoise Durand-Behot | 23 | Paris |
| West Germany | Irene Neumann | 22 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
| Greece | Angelique Bourlessa | 23 | Athens |
| Guam | Hilary Ann Best | 18 | Yigo |
| Holland | Maureen Renzen | 19 | The Hague |
| Honduras | Francis Van Tuyl | 18 | Cortés |
| Hong Kong | Mabel Hawkett | 18 | Hong Kong |
| Iceland | Erna Jóhannesdottir | 19 | Reykjavík |
| India | Veena Sajnani | 23 | Bombay |
| Ireland | Rita Doherty | – | Fermanagh |
| Israel | Moshit Tsiporin | 20 | Ramat Gan |
| Italy | Anna Zamboni | 18 | Turin |
| Jamaica | Sheila Lorna Neil | – | Kingston |
| Japan | Jun Shimada | 21 | Tokyo |
| Lebanon | Georgette Gero | – | Beirut |
| Luxembourg | Josee Reinert | 18 | Esch-sur-Alzette |
| Malaysia | Josephine Lena Wong | 18 | Ipoh |
| Malta | Tessie Pisani | 20 | Birkirkara |
| Mexico | Libia Zulema López † | 18 | Sinaloa |
| New Zealand | Glenys Treweek | 19 | Auckland |
| Nicaragua | Graciela Salazar | – | León |
| Norway | Vibeke Steineger | 22 | Bergen |
| Panama | Berta López Herrera | – | Santiago |
| Paraguay | Teresa Mercedes Brítez | 18 | Paraguarí |
| Peru | Cristina Málaga | 21 | Arequipa |
| Philippines | Simonette de Los Reyes | 19 | Pasay |
| Portugal | Ana Maria Diozo Lucas | 21 | Lisbon |
| Puerto Rico | Marisol Malaret | 20 | Santurce |
| Scotland | Lee Marshall | 19 | Wishaw |
| Singapore | Cecilia Undasan | 21 | Singapore |
| South Korea | Yoo Young-ae | 18 | Seoul |
| Spain | Noelia Afonso | 19 | Canary Islands |
| Suriname | Ingrid Mamadeus | 18 | Paramaribo |
| Sweden | Britt-Inger Johansson | 19 | Kalmar |
| Switzerland | Diane Jane Roth | 18 | Geneva |
| Tunisia | Zohra Tabania | 18 | Tunis |
| Turkey | Asuman Tuğberk | 18 | Istanbul |
| Uruguay | Renee Buncristiand | – | Montevideo |
| United States | Deborah Shelton | 21 | Norfolk |
| Venezuela | Bella La Rosa | 20 | Carabobo |
| Wales | Sandra Cater | 21 | Carmarthen |