Miss International 1973

Miss International 1973
Date	October 13, 1973
Venue	Exposition Hall Fairgrounds, Osaka, Japan
Entrants	47
Placements	15
Withdrawals	Costa Rica, Uruguay
Returns	Honduras, Hong Kong
Winner	Tuula Björkling Finland
Congeniality	Maria Lorenzo Saavedra Spain
Best National Costume	Anneli Björkling Finland
Photogenic	Ingeborg Braun Germany

Miss International 1973, the 13th Miss International beauty pageant, was held on October 13, 1973 at the Exposition Hall Fairgrounds in Osaka, Japan. 45 contestants competed for the pageant. Anneli Björkling from Finland was crowned as the winner by outgoing titleholder, Linda Hooks from United Kingdom.

Results

Placements

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

Contestants

• Argentina - Mónica Elena Neu
• Australia - Paula Lesley Whitehead
• Austria - Roswitha Kobald
• Belgium - Fiona Letta
• Bolivia - Rosa Maria Columba González
• Brazil - Denise Penteado Costa
• Britain - Zoe Spink
• Canada - Nancy Henderson
• Chile - Ethel Klenner Rodríguez
• Colombia - Tulia Inés Gómez Porras
• Denmark - Anette Grankvist
• Ecuador - Pim Sanchez
• Finland - Anneli Björkling
• France - Christine Schmadth
• Germany - Ingeborg Braun
• Greece - Mariella Digiakomou
• Guam - Elaine Marques
• Hawaii - Marygold Toibinson
• Holland - Yildiz de Kat
• Honduras - Rosa Edelinda López
• Hong Kong - Camilla Wong
• Iceland - Helga Eldon Jonsdóttir
• India - Lynette Williams
• Ireland - Pauline Theresa Fitzsimons
• Italy - Rosamaria Idrizi
• Japan - Miki Yaita
• Korea - Kim Mae-ja
• Luxembourg - Giselle Anita Nicole Azzeri
• Malaysia - Nancy Thong
• Malta - Marimar Zahra
• Mexico - Luz del Carmen Bermudez
• New Zealand - Teresa Irene Hodgson
• Nicaragua - Nina Hernandez
• Norway - Anne Katrine Ramstad
• Philippines - Maria Elena "Marilen" Suarez Ojeda
• Portugal - Aida Silva Tavares
• Puerto Rico - Miriam Vargas
• Singapore - Doris Ong Swee Gek
• Spain - Maria Isabel Lorenzo Saavedra
• Sri Lanka - Yvonne Muttupulle
• Sweden - Suzanna Andersson
• Switzerland - Dunya Claudia Wiederkehr
• Tahiti - Edna Tepava
• Thailand - Chintana Techamaneevat
• Turkey - Nesrin Kekevi
• USA - Pia Nancy Canzani
• Venezuela - Hilda Elvira Carrero García

External links

• Pageantopolis - Miss International 1973