Miss Universe 1966

Miss Universe 1966
Date16 July 1966
Presenters
VenueMiami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Broadcaster
Entrants58
Placements15
Debuts
  • Guam
Withdrawals
  • Australia
  • Hong Kong
  • Mexico
  • Portugal
  • Tunisia
  • Uruguay
Returns
  • Argentina
  • Chile
  • Lebanon
  • Morocco
  • Singapore
  • Suriname
  • Trinidad and Tobago
WinnerMargareta Arvidsson
Sweden
CongenialityElizabeth Sanchez (Curaçao)
Paquita Torres (Spain)
Best National CostumeAviva Israeli (Israel)
PhotogenicMargareta Arvidsson (Sweden)

Miss Universe 1966 was the 15th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, the United States, on 16 July 1966.

At the conclusion of the event, Apasra Hongsakula of Thailand crowned Margareta Arvidsson of Sweden as Miss Universe 1966. It is the second victory of Sweden in the history of the pageant.

Contestants from fifty-eight countries and territories competed in this edition. The pageant was hosted by Jack Linkletter, while Pat Boone and June Lockhart served as backstage correspondents. This edition of Miss Universe is the first to be broadcast in color.