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	United Kingdom - Zoe Spink
2nd runner-up	Iceland - Helga Eldon Jonsdóttir
3rd runner-up	Spain - Maria Lorenzo
4th runner-up	Philippines - Maria Suarez
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
• Belgium
• Bolivia - Rosa Maria Columba González
• Brazil - Denise Penteado Costa
• Canada - Nancy Henderson
• Chile - Ethel Klenner Rodríguez
• Colombia - Tulia Inés Gómez Porras
• Denmark - Anette Grankvist
• Ecuador
• Finland - Anneli Björkling
• France - Christine Schmadth
• Germany - Ingeborg Braun
• Greece - Mariella Digiakomou
• Guam - Elaine Marques
• Hawaii
• Holland - Yildiz de Kat
• Honduras - Rosa Edelinda López
• Hong Kong - Camilla Wong
• Iceland - Helga Eldon Jonsdóttir
• India - Lynette Williams
• Ireland - Pauline Theresa Fitzsimons
• Italy
• Japan - Miki Yaita
• Korea - Kim Mae-ja
• Luxembourg - Giselle Anita Nicole Azzeri
• 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
• Sri Lanka - Yvonne Muttupulle
• Sweden
• Switzerland - Dunya Claudia Wiederkehr
• Tahiti - Edna Tepava
• Thailand - Chintana Techamaneevat
• Turkey - Nesrin Kekevi
• United Kingdom - Zoe Spink
• USA - Pia Nancy Canzani
• Venezuela - Hilda Elvira Carrero García

External links

• Pageantopolis - Miss International 1973