Miss Perú 1959

The Miss Perú 1959 pageant was held on July 15, 1959. That year, 33 candidates from different districts, cities and regions of Peru were enroll, Sixteen candidates survived the first cut and competed for the two national crowns, culminating in the final night. The chosen winners represented Peru at the Miss Universe 1959^[1] and, for the first time, at Miss World 1959. The rest of the finalists would enter different pageants.^[2]

Miss Perú 1959
Date	July 15, 1959
Presenters	Pepe Ludmir
Venue	Teatro Municipal (Lima)
Entrants	16
Winner	Guadalupe Mariátegui Hawkins Callao
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Placements

Final Results	Contestant
Miss Peru Universe 1959	Callao - Guadalupe Mariátegui Hawkins
Miss World Peru 1959	Piura - María Elena Rossel
1st Runner-Up	Tacna - Carmen Lavarello
2nd Runner-Up	Distrito Capital - Monona Velarde
Top 8	Lambayeque - Maritza Newman Amazonas - Amelia 'Melita' Castro Ica - Rosario Elías San Martín - Mery Checa

Special Awards

• Miss Photogenic - Piura - María Elena Rossel
• Miss Congeniality - San Martín - Mery Checa
• Miss Elegance - Distrito Capital - Monona Velarde

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Delegates

Amazonas - Amelia 'Melita' Castro Arequipa - Rosario García Callao - Guadalupe Mariátegui Distrito Capital - Monona Velarde Huancavelica - Violeta Ortega Ica - Rosario Elías Junín - Graciela Odriozola La Libertad - Carmela Condemarin

Lambayeque - Maritza Newman Loreto - Olga Herbozo Madre de Dios - Cossi Zapata Moquegua - Graciela 'Chela' Olazabal Pasco - Maritza Pletikosich Piura - María Elena Rossel San Martín - Mery Checa Tacna - Carmen Lavarello