Miss Universe 1973

Miss Universe 1973
File:Miss Universe 1973 opening titles.jpg
Date	21 July 1973
Presenters	Bob Barker
Venue	Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Athens, Greece
Broadcaster	CBS (international) ERT1 (official broadcaster)
Entrants	61
Placements	12
Debuts	Cyprus
Withdrawals	Bahamas Ecuador Iceland Iraq Peru Zaire
Returns	Ceylon Lebanon Nicaragua Panama Trinidad & Tobago
Winner	Margarita Moran Philippines
Congeniality	Jeanette Robertson Chile
Best National Costume	María del Rocío Martín Spain
Photogenic	Margarita Moran Philippines

Miss Universe 1973, the 22nd Miss Universe pageant, was held on 21 July 1973 at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens, Greece. Margarita Moran of the Philippines was crowned by Kerry Anne Wells of Australia at the end of the event, thus making her the second Filipino to win the title after Gloria Díaz.

There were 61 delegates from around the world who competed for the 1973 title. This was the first Miss Universe event to be held in Europe, as well as in the Eastern Hemisphere.

Results

Miss Universe 1973 participating nations and results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss Universe 1973	Philippines – Margarita Moran
1st Runner-up	United States – Amanda Jones
2nd Runner-up	Norway – Aina Walle
3rd Runner-up	Spain – María Martín
4th Runner-up	Israel – Limor Schreibman-Sharir
Top 12	Argentina – Susana Romero Brazil – Sandra Ferreira Colombia – Ana Agudelo Greece – Vana Papadaki India – Farzana Habib Japan – Miyoko Sometani Lebanon – Marcelle Herro +

Contestants

• Argentina - Susana Romero
• Aruba - Monica Ethline Oduber
• Australia - Susan Mainwaring
• Austria - Roswitha Kobald
• Belgium - Christiane Devisch
• Bermuda - Judy Richards
• Bolivia - Roxana Sittic Harb
• Brazil - Sandra Mara Ferreira
• Canada - Deborah Anne Ducharme
• Ceylon - Shiranthi Wickremesinghe
• Chile - Jeanette Gwendalyn Robertson
• Colombia - Ana Lucía Agudelo Correa
• Costa Rica - María del Rosario Mora Badilla
• Curaçao - Ingerborg Zielinski
• Cyprus - Johanna Melaniodos
• Denmark - Anette Grankvist
• Dominican Republic - Lili Fernández González
• El Salvador - Gloria Ivete Romero
• England - Veronica Ann Cross
• Finland - Raija Kaarina Stark
• France - Nadia Isabelle Krumacker
• Germany - Dagmar-Gabrielle Winkler
• Greece - Sikta Vana Papadaki
• Guam - Beatrice Benito
• Holland - Monique Borgeld
• Honduras - Nelly Suyapa González Mármol
• Hong Kong - Elaine Sun Wing-Yin
• India - Farzana Habib
• Ireland - Pauline Fitzsimons
• Israel - Limor Schreibman
• Italy - Antonella Barci
• Jamaica - Reta Faye Chambers
• Japan - Miyoko Sometani
• Korea - Kim Young-joo
• Lebanon - Marcelle Herro +
• Luxembourg - Lydia Maes
• Malaysia - Margaret Loo Tai-Tai
• Malta - Marthese Vigar
• Mexico - Rossana Villares Moreno
• New Zealand - Pamela King
• Nicaragua - Ana Cecilia Saravia Lanzas
• Norway - Aina Walle
• Panama - Jeanine Lizuaín
• Paraguay - Teresita María Cano
• Philippines - Margarita Moran
• Portugal - Carla Barros
• Puerto Rico - Gladys Vanessa Colón Díaz
• Scotland - Caroline Meade
• Singapore - Debra Josephine de Souza
• Spain - María del Rocío Martín Madrigal
• Surinam - Yvonne Ma Ajong
• Sweden - Monica Sundin
• Switzerland - Barbara Schöttli
• Thailand - Kanok-orn Bunma
• Trinidad & Tobago - Camella King
• Turkey - Yildiz Arhan
• Uruguay - Yolanda Ferrari
• United States - Amanda Jones
• Venezuela - Desire Rolando
• Virgin Islands - Cindy Richards
• Wales - Deirdre Jennifer Greenland

Notes

Withdrawals

• Bahamas - Cyprianna Munnings
• Iceland - Katrin Gisladóttir
• Peru - Mary Nunez Bartra

Awards

• Chile - Miss Amity (Jeanette Robertson)
• Philippines - Miss Photogenic (Margarita Moran)
• Spain - Best National Costume (María Martín)

General References

• West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1973". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2018.