1970 Miss Universe Beauty Pageant Miami Beach Auditorium Miami Beach, Florida, USA July 11 Hosts: Bob Barker & June Lockhart Winner: PUERTO RICO - Marisol Malaret Contreras 1st Runner-up: USA - Deborah Shelton 2nd Runner-up: AUSTRALIA - Joan Lydia Zealand 3rd Runner-up: JAPAN - Jun Shimada 4th Runner-up: ARGENTINA - Beatriz Martha Gross ( Listed in the order they were called ) 5 FINALISTS: PUERTO RICO - Marisol Malaret Contreras USA - Deborah Shelton AUSTRALIA - Joan Lydia Zealand ARGENTINA - Beatriz Martha Gross JAPAN - Jun Shimada 15 SEMI-FINALISTS: MALAYSIA - Josephine Wong Jaw Leng GREECE - Angelique Bourlessa HONG KONG - Mabel Hawkett ARGENTINA - Beatriz Martha Gross SWITZERLAND - Diane Jane Roth CZECHOSLOVAKIA - Kristina Hanzalova PUERTO RICO - Marisol Malaret Contreras AUSTRALIA - Joan Lydia Zealand ITALY - Anna Zamboni BRAZIL - Eliane Fialho Thompson VENEZUELA - Bella Mercedes La Rosa JAPAN - Jun Shimada GUAM - Hilary Anne Best SWEDEN - Britt-Inger Johansson USA - Deborah Shelton AWARDS: Miss Amity: GUAM - Hilary Anne Best Most Photogenic: BERMUDA - Margaret Hill Best National Costume: BOLIVIA - Roxana Brown 10 Best in Swimsuit: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Czechoslovakia,Holland, Japan, Malaysia, Puerto Rico, Sweden & USA 1969 <<< >>> 1971 All rights reserved. Copyright © 2004-2010, pageants@veestarz This page hosted by Veestarz.com