At the end of the event, Akiko Kojima of Japan crowned Linda Bement of United States as Miss Universe 1960.

[2] Sonja Menzel was set to represent Denmark at Miss Universe, but withdrew due to undisclosed reasons.

[4] This edition saw the debuts of Jordan, Portugal, Spain, and Tunisia, and the returns of Chile, Finland, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Morocco, New Zealand, Paraguay, South Africa, Suriname, Switzerland, and Venezuela.

[8][9] Guatemala, Poland, Thailand, and Turkey withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.

Julienne Ayissi Eyenga Fouda was expected to be the first representative of Cameroon at the pageant, but was disqualified after it was discovered that she was underage.