Miss Universe 1974

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Miss Universe 1974
Miss Universe 1974 opening titles.jpg
Date21 July 1974[a]
PresentersBob Barker, Helen O'Connell
VenueFolk Arts Theater, Manila, Philippines
BroadcasterCBS (international)
KBS (official broadcaster)
Entrants65
Placements12
Debuts
Withdrawals
  • Denmark
  • Norway
Returns
WinnerAmparo Muñoz
 Spain
CongenialityAnna Bjornsdóttir
 Iceland
Best National CostumeKim Jae-kyu
 Korea
PhotogenicJohanna Raunio
 Finland
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Miss Universe 1974, the 23rd Miss Universe pageant, was held on 21 July 1974[a][1] at the Folk Arts Theater in Manila, Philippines. It was the first time in the pageant's history that the event was held in Southeast Asia.[2] Margie Moran of the Philippines crowned her successor Amparo Muñoz of Spain at the end of the event.

There were 65 delegates from around the world who competed for the 1974 title.

Results[]

Miss Universe 1974 participating nations and results

Placements[]

Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 1974
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
  •  Colombia – Ella Cecilia Escandon Palacios
4th Runner-up
  •  Aruba – Maureen Ava Vieira
Top 12
  •  Australia – Yasmin May Nagy
  •  England – Kathleen Ann Anders †
  •  India – Shailini Bhavnath Dholakia
  •  Panama – Jazmine Nereida Panay
  •  Philippines – Guadalupe Sanchez
  •  Puerto Rico – Sonia Maria Stege
  •  United States – Karen Morrison

Contestants[]

  •  Argentina - Leonor Celmira Guggini
  •  Aruba - Maureen Ava Vieira
  •  Australia - Yasmin May Nagy
  •  Austria - Eveline Engleder
  •  Bahamas - Agatha Elizabeth Watson
  •  Belgium - Anne-Marie Sophie Sikorski
  •  Bermuda - Joyce Ann De Rosa
  •  Bolivia - Teresa Isabel Callau
  •  Brazil - Sandra Guimarães De Oliveira
  •  Canada - Deborah Tone
  •  Chile - Jeannette Rebecca Gonzalez
  •  Colombia - Ella Cecilia Escandon Palacios
  •  Costa Rica - Rebeca Montagne
  •  Curaçao - Catherine Adelle De Jongh
  •  Cyprus - Andri Tsangaridou
  •  Dominican Republic - Jacqueline María Cabrera
  •  El Salvador - Ana Carlota Araujo
  •  England - Kathleen Ann Celeste Anders †
  •  Finland - Riitta Johanna Raunio
  •  France - Louise Le Calvez
  •  Germany - Ursula Faustle
  •  Greece - Lena Kleopa
  •  Guam - Elizabeth Clara Tenorio
  •  Holland - Nicolone Maria Broecks
  •  Honduras - Etelinda Mejia Velasquez
  •  Hong Kong - Jojo Cheung
  •  Iceland - Anna Bjornsdóttir
  •  India - Shailini Bhavnath Dholakia
  •  Indonesia - Nia Kurniasi Ardikoesoema †
  •  Ireland - Yvonne Costelloe
  •  Israel - Edna Levy
  •  Italy - Loretta Persichetti
  •  Jamaica - Lennox Anne Black
  •  Japan - Eriko Tsuboi
  •  Korea - Kim Jae-kyu
  •  Lebanon - Laudy Slim Gabache
  •  Liberia - Maria Yatta Johnson
  •  Luxembourg - Giselle Anita Nicole Azzeri
  •  Malaysia - Lily Chong
  •  Malta - Josette Pace
  •  Mexico - Guadalupe Del Carmen Elorriaga Valdez
  •  New Zealand - Dianne Deborah Winyard
  •  Nicaragua - Fanny Duarte De Leon Tapia
  •  Panama - Jazmine Nereida Panay
  •  Paraguay - Maria Angela Zulema Medina
  •  Philippines - Guadalupe "Guada" Cuerva Sanchez
  •  Portugal - Anna Paula Machado Moura
  •  Puerto Rico - Sonia Maria Stege Chardon
  •  Scotland - Catherine Robertson
  •  Senegal - Thioro Thiam
  •  Singapore - Angela Teo
  •  Spain - Amparo Muñoz †
  •  Sri Lanka - Melani Irene Wijendra
  •  Surinam - Bernadette Werners
  •  Sweden - Eva Christiane Roempke
  •   Switzerland - Christine Lavanchy
  •  Thailand - Benjamas Ponpasvijan
  •  Trinidad & Tobago - Stephanie Lee Pack
  •  Turkey - Simiten Gakirgoz
  •  Uruguay - Mirta Grazilla Rodriguez
  •  United States - Karen Morrison
  •  Venezuela - Neyla Moronta Sangronis
  •  Virgin Islands - Thelma Yvonne Santiago
  •  Wales - Helen Elizabeth Morgan
  •  Yugoslavia - Nada Jovanovsky

Name Change[]

  •  Ceylon began competing as Sri Lanka after the country became a republic.

Awards[]

  •  Iceland - Miss Amity (Anna Bjornsdóttir)
  •  Finland - Miss Photogenic (Johanna Raunio)
  •  Korea - Best National Costume (Kim Jae-kyu)

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b The event was held at 8:00 am Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00); for the Americas, this was July 20 in their local times.

General References[]

  • West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1974". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

References[]

  1. ^ "Miss Universe". The Spokesman-Review. 22 July 1974. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  2. ^ Requintina, Robert (2 August 2016). "PH eyes MOA or Philippine Arena as venue for Miss Universe 2016". Tempo (in English and Filipino). Retrieved 2 August 2016.

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