Miss Universe 1974
| Miss Universe 1974 | |
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| Date | 21 July 1974[a] |
| Presenters | Bob Barker, Helen O'Connell |
| Venue | Folk Arts Theater, Manila, Philippines |
| Broadcaster | CBS (international) KBS (official broadcaster) |
| Entrants | 65 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Amparo Muñoz  Spain |
| Congeniality | Anna Bjornsdóttir  Iceland |
| Best National Costume | Kim Jae-kyu  Korea |
| Photogenic | Johanna Raunio  Finland |
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 Asia.[2] Margarita 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
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss Universe 1974 |
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| 1st Runner-up | |
| 2nd Runner-up | |
| 3rd Runner-up |
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| 4th Runner-up |
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| Top 12 |
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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 Guimaraes De Oliveira
Canada - Deborah Tone
Chile - Jeannette Rebecca Gonzalez
Colombia - Ella Cecilia Escandon Palacios
Costa Rica - Rebeca Montagne
Curacao - 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 and 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
Notes
Did not compete
Awards
- Iceland - Miss Amity (Anna Bjornsdóttir)
- Finland - Miss Photogenic (Johanna Raunio)
- Korea - Best National Costume (Kim Jae-kyu)
General References
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1974". pageantopolis.com. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Miss Universe". The Spokesman-Review. 22 July 1974. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ 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.
