Miss Young International Titleholders
This successful pageant was held in Japan (1970-79), the Philippines (1980-81) and South Korea (1983). Many women who went on to international success in Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, Miss Hawaiian Tropic and other contests had their so-called “start” here. Enjoy the list.
1970: Henny Hermannsdottir—Iceland
2. Hidemi Aoki—Japan
3. Carmencita Hufano Avecilla—Philippines
4. Hilda Soto—Costa Rica
5. Jean Ellis Anderson—Denmark
1971: Ann Liz Bromstad—Sweden
2. Patricia Wells—Australia
3. Raquel Santi Hurtado—Venezuela
4. Gertrude Hueber—Austria
5. Herminia Hur Guerra—Mexico
1972: Anaelka Bazic—Yugoslavia
2. Rocio Vallejo Tamayo—Ecuador
3. Veronique Mercier—France
FINALISTS:
Lilian del Rosario Urzola Capella—Colombia
Sandra Hansen—New Zealand
SEMI-FINALISTS:
Patricia Annie Doolan—Australia
Shoshana Mazor—Israel
Maria Lourdes Mauleon Vallejo—Philippines
Dubravska Purkarevic—Venezuela
Argentina
Britain
Costa Rica
Switzerland
Turkey
USA
1973: Pia Fris Jensen—Denmark
2. Sudcharon Roboonthan—Thailand
3. Lena Cleopas Agemanon—Greece
1974: Elke Maria Skotschier—Austria
2. Cecilia Ramírez Padrón—Venezuela
3. Bernadette Paille—Tahiti
1975: Merja Helena Tammi—Finland
2. Carol Ann Barlow—Britain
3. Michaela Eva Sundholm—Sweden
1976: Karen Lorraine James—Australia
2. Sandra Bell—Britain
3. Thuridur Steinthorsdottir—Iceland
1977: Brigitta Sieglinde Cimarrolli—Austria
2. Dorothy Sue Bradley—Philippines
3. Anita Schwendemann—Switzerland
FINALISTS:
Enny Ovidia Moreno Mena—Colombia
Tina Soundri—Greece
1978: Vivian del Carmen Unger Borbon—Costa Rica
2. Brooke Alexander—Hawaii
3. Marthe Eugenia Ortiz Gomez—Mexico
1979: Patricia Ward—Ireland
2. Corrine Gail Carvalho—Hawaii
3. Lonni Lynn Jones—USA
1980: Simone Renee Oversman—Hawaii
2. Rikke Petersen—Denmark
3. Anne Maria Tarhia—Finland
4. Unnur Steinsson—Iceland
5. Maria Felicidad Luis—Philippines
SEMI-FINALISTS:
Joanne Kathleen Bacon—Australia
Janet Beverly Hobson—Britain
Motomi Hibono—Japan
Lorena Medina—Mexico
Maria Berta Palacio—USA
1981: Monica Ronzoni—Italy
2. Maria Angeles Fraile Gutierrez—Spain
3. Susan June Walters—USA
4. Christina Saara Helena Ekland—Finland
5. Noris Silva Correa—Venezuela
SEMI-FINALISTS:
Heather Jean Hiscox—Canada
Svava Thorgerdur Johansen—Iceland
Sangeeta Tahilramani—India
Akemi Tsuchihashi—Japan
Zainab Ahmad Merican—Malaysia
Tania Susan Clague—New Zealand
Joyce Ann Fellosas Burton—Philippines
Frances Florence Edmee—Reunion
Elaine Gramond Hunter—Scotland
Caroline Jane Williams—Wales
1982: NO CONTEST
1983: Ana Sofie Falkenaas—Norway
2. Maristella Silva Grazzia—Brazil
3. Sun Mi Kim—Korea
SEMI-FINALISTS:
Sangeeta Sunder Nasta—India
Dorit Ester Farkash—Israel
Shalymar Orcullo Alcantara—Philippines
Isabel Maria Santos—Portugal
Jill Olofsson—Sweden
Barbara Zehnder—Switzerland
Feyza Sitare Alpman—Turkey
List courtesy of Donald West, with thanks to Jose Medel Bello.
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