July 24th, 1959 at the Long Beach Auditorium,
Long Beach, California, USA
33 international and 45 US contestants
1st. runner-up: Miss Norway, Jorunn Kristiansen
2nd. runner-up: Miss USA, Terry Lynn Huntingdon
3rd. runner-up: Miss England, Pamela Ann Searle
4th. runner-up: Miss Brazil, Vera Ribeiro
Semifinalists:
Miss Belgium, Helene Savigny
Miss Colombia, Olga Pumarejo
Miss France, Francoise Saint-Laurent
Miss Germany, Carmela Kunzel
Miss Greece, Zoe Koyroykly
Miss Iceland, Sigridur Thorvaldsdottir
Miss Israel, Rina Issacov
Miss Korea, Hyun Choo Oh
Miss Poland, Zuzanna Cembrowska
Miss Sweden, Marie Louise Ekstrom
Special Awards:
Miss Congeniality:
Miss Thailand, Sondi Sodsai Venijvadhava
Miss Photogenic:
Miss England, Pamela Ann Searle
Miss Popularity:
Miss Korea, Hyun Choo Oh