Miss Perú 1961

The Miss Perú 1961 pageant was held on June 8, 1961. Fifteen candidates competed for the two national crowns. The winner represented Peru at the Miss Universe 1961^[1] and Miss International 1961.The rest of the finalists would enter in different pageants.^[2]

Miss Perú 1961
Date	June 8, 1961
Presenters	Pepe Ludmir
Venue	Teatro Municipal (Lima)
Entrants	15
Winner	Carmela Stein Bedoya Ayacucho
← 1960

Placements

Final Results	Contestant
Miss Peru Universe 1961	Ayacucho - Carmela Stein Bedoya
Miss International Peru 1961	Loreto - Norma González Miranda
1st Runner-Up	Huánuco - Luisa María Cuculiza
Top 7	Cuzco - Eva Ocampo Lambayeque - Heddy González Pérrigo Arequipa - Luisa Arata Callao - Rosario Orbegoso

Special Awards

• Best Regional Costume - Lambayeque - Heddy González
• Miss Photogenic - Ayacucho - Carmela Stein
• Miss Congeniality - Cuzco - Eva Ocampo
• Miss Elegance - Loreto - Norma González Miranda

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Delegates

Amazonas - Alicia De La Riva Rossi Apurímac - Teresa Rivero Arequipa - Luisa Arata Ayacucho - Carmela Stein Callao - Rosario Orbegoso Cuzco - Eva Ocampo Distrito Capital - Heddie Hawie Europe Perú - Ellide Dupeyrat

Huánuco - Luisa María Cuculiza Lambayeque - Heddy González Pérrigo Loreto - Norma González Miranda Madre de Dios - Vilma Mantilla Pasco - María Isabel Lucena San Martín - Luz Reyes Tacna - Nelly Amiel

References

1. "Universe lists P to Z - Pageantopolis". Archived from the original on November 15, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. "Misses con Historia | CARETAS ILUSTRACION PERUANA". www.caretas.com.pe. Archived from the original on 2014-09-03.