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.
| Miss Universe 1965 | |
|---|---|
 Apasra Hongsakula being crowned Miss Universe 1965 | |
| Date | 24 July 1965 |
| Presenters | Jack Linkletter |
| Venue | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
| Broadcaster | CBS |
| Entrants | 56 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts | Bermuda |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Apasra Hongsakula  Thailand |
| Congeniality | Ingrid Bethke  Germany |
| Best National Costume | Sue Downey  United States |
| Photogenic | Karin Ingberg Schmidt  Austria |
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 1965 | |
| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up | |
| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 15 |
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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 |
| 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 |
Notes
Did not compete
- Argentina - Mabel Azucena Caffarone, Nelida Jukna
Awards
- Germany - Miss Amity (Ingrid Bethke)
- Austria - Miss Photogenic (Karin Ingberg Schmidt)
- United States - Best National Costume (Sue Downey)