Miss International 1973

Miss International 1973
Date	October 13, 1973
Venue	Exposition Hall Fairgrounds, Osaka, Japan
Entrants	45
Placements	15
Winner	Tuula Björkling; Finland
Congeniality	Maria Lorenzo Saavedra; Spain
Photogenic	Ingeborg Braun; Germany

Miss International 1973, the 13th Miss International beauty pageant was held at Exposition Hall Fairgrounds, Osaka, Japan on October 13, 1973. 45 contestants competed for the pageant. Tuula Björkling of Finland won the crown.

Final Results [edit]

Final results	Contestant
Miss International 1973	Finland - Tuula Anneli Björkling
1st runner-up	Great Britain - Zoe Spink
2nd runner-up	Iceland - Helga Eldon Jonsdóttir
3rd runner-up	Spain - Maria Isabel Lorenzo Saavedra
4th runner-up	Philippines - Maria Elena "Marilen" Suarez Ojeda
Semi-Finalist	Argentina - Mónica Neu Australia - Paula Whitehead Colombia - Tulia Gómez Porras France - Christine Schmadth Germany - Ingeborg Braun Japan - Miki Yaita New Zealand - Teresa Hodgson Switzerland - UNKNOWN Thailand - Jintana Te-chamaneewat Venezuela - Hilda Carrero García

Special awards [edit]

Award	Contestant
Miss Photogenic	Germany - Ingeborg Braun
Miss Friendship	Spain - Maria Isabel Lorenzo Saavedra
Best National Costume	Finland - Tuula Anneli Björkling

Contestants [edit]

Argentina - Mónica Elena Neu
Australia - Paula Lesley Whitehead
Austria
Belgium
Bolivia - Rosa Maria Columba González (4th RU Maja '74)
Brazil - Denise Penteado Costa
Canada - Nancy Henderson
Chile - Ethel Klenner Rodríguez
Colombia - Tulia Inés Gómez Porras
Denmark - Anette Grankvist (Universe '73)
Ecuador
Finland - Tuula Anneli Björkling (6th RU World '72)
France - Christine Schmadth
Germany - Ingeborg Braun
Great Britain - Zoe Spink (Top 7 Europe '73)
Greece - Mariella Digiakomou
Guam - Elaine Marques
Hawaii
Holland - Yildiz de Kat
Honduras - Rosa Edelinda López
Hong Kong - Camilla Wong
Iceland - Helga Eldon Jonsdóttir (Universe '75)
India - Lynette Williams
Ireland - Pauline Theresa Fitzsimons (World '72, Europe '73, Universe '73)
Italy

Japan - Miki Yaita
Korea - Kim Mae-ja
Luxembourg - Giselle Anita Nicole Azzeri (Young Int'l '73, World '73, Europe '74, Universe '74)
Malaysia - Nancy Thong
Malta
Mexico - Luz del Carmen Bermudez
New Zealand - Teresa Irene Hodgson
Nicaragua
Norway - Anne Katrine Ramstad
Philippines - Maria Elena "Marilen" Suarez Ojeda
Portugal - Aida Silva Tavares
Puerto Rico
Singapore - Doris Ong Swee Gek
Spain - Maria Isabel Lorenzo Saavedra (winner Europe '74)
Sri Lanka - Yvonne Muttupulle
Sweden
Switzerland - Dunya Claudia Wiederkehr (Young International '73)
Tahiti - Edna Tepava (Miss France at World '74 & Europe '74)
Thailand- Chintana Techamaneevat (Asia '74)
Turkey- Nesrin Kekevi (Maja Internacional '73)
U.S.A.- Pia Nancy Canzani
Venezuela- Hilda Elvira Carrero García