Miss Universe 1974

Miss Universe 1974
Date	21 July 1974
Presenters	Bob Barker, Helen O'Connell
Venue	Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines
Broadcaster	CBS
Entrants	65
Placements	12
Debuts	Indonesia, Liberia, Senegal
Withdraws	Denmark, Norway
Returns	Bahamas, Iceland, Yugoslavia
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 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in Manila, Philippines. It was the first time in the Pageant's history that the event was held in Asia. Amparo Muñoz of Spain crowned by Margarita Moran of the Philippines.

Results

Participating Nations and Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss Universe 1974	Spain - Amparo Muñoz †
1st runner-up	Wales - Helen Morgan
2nd runner-up	Finland - Ritta Johanna Raunio
3rd runner-up	Colombia - Ella Cecilia Palacios
4th runner-up	Aruba - Maureen Vieira
Semi-finalists	Australia - Yasmin May Nagy England - Kathleen Anders India - Shailini Dholakia Panama - Jasmine Panay Philippines - Guadalupe Cuerva Sanchez Puerto Rico - Sonia Maria Stege Chardon U.S.A. - Karen Morrison

Special awards

Awards	Contestant
Best National Costume	Korea - Kim Jae-kyu
Miss Congeniality	Iceland - Anna Bjornsdóttir
Miss Photogenic	Finland - Johanna Raunio

Order of announcements

Top 12

1. England
2. Australia
3. Panama
4. Finland
5. Spain
6. U.S.A.
7. Colombia
8. Wales
9. India
10. Aruba
11. Philippines
12. Puerto Rico

Top 5

1. Spain
2. Aruba
3. Wales
4. Finland
5. Colombia

Judges

• Dana Andrews
• Edilson Cid Varela
• Peggy Flemming
• José Greco
• Kyoshi Hara
• Sterling Moss

• Alysa Pashi
• Carlos Romulo
• Leslie Uggams
• Jerry West
• Earl Wilson

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 Candina Cabrera
• El Salvador - Ana Carlota Araujo
• England - Kathleen Ann Celeste Anders
• Finland - Riitta Johanna Raunio
• France - Brigitte Marie Flayac
• Germany - Ursula Faustle
• Greece - Lena Kleopa
• Guam - Elizabeth Clara Tenorio
• Holland - Nicolone Maria Broecks
• Honduras - Etelinda Mejia Velasquez
• Hong Kong - Jojo Cheung
• Iceland - Anna Bjornsdottir
• 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 Quesada †
• Sri Lanka - Melani Irene Wijendra
• Surinam - Bernadette Werners
• Sweden - Eva Christine Roempke
• Switzerland - Christine Lavanchy
• Thailand - Benjamas Ponpasvijan
• Trinidad & Tobago - Stephanie Lee Pack
• Turkey - Simiten Gakirgoz
• Uruguay - Mirta Grazilla Rodriguez
• U.S.A. - Karen Jean Morrison
• Venezuela - Neyla Chiquinquira Moronta Sangronis
• Virgin Islands - Thelma Yvonne Santiago
• Wales - Helen Elizabeth Morgan
• Yugoslavia - Nada Jovanovsky

Notes

Crossovers

Miss World

• 1973: Ireland - Yvonne Costelloe
• 1973: Luxembourg - Giselle Anita Nicole Azzeri
• 1974: Wales - Helen Elizabeth Morgan (winner / resigned, as United Kingdom)
• 1974: Austria - Eveline Engleder
• 1974: Belgium - Anne-Marie Sophie Sikorski
• 1974: Bermuda - Joyce Ann De Rosa
• 1974: Mexico - Guadalupe Del Carmen Elorriaga Valdez
• 1974: Nicaragua - Fanny Duarte De Leon Tapia
• 1975: Honduras - Etelinda Mejia Velasquez
• 1976: Cyprus - Andri Tsangaridou
• 1978: Guam - Elizabeth Clara Tenorio

Miss International

• 1973: Luxembourg - Giselle Anita Nicole Azzeri
• 1974: Finland - Riitta Johanna Raunio (2nd runner-up)
• 1974: Ireland - Yvonne Costelloe

Miss Young International

• 1973: Greece - Lena Kleopa (2nd runner-up)
• 1973: Luxembourg - Giselle Anita Nicole Azzeri
• 1975: Guam - Elizabeth Clara Tenorio

Miss Europe

• 1973: Spain - Amparo Muñoz Quesada (1st runner-up)
• 1974: Portugal - Anna Paula Machado Moura (1st runner-up)
• 1974: Finland - Riitta Johanna Raunio (2nd runner-up, Miss Photogenic, Miss Elegance)
• 1974: England - Kathleen Ann Celeste Anders (4th runner-up)
• 1974: Belgium - Anne-Marie Sophie Sikorski
• 1974: Ireland - Yvonne Costelloe
• 1974: Luxembourg - Giselle Anita Nicole Azzeri
• 1976: Cyprus - Andri Tsangaridou (semi-finalist)

Maja Internacional

• 1973: Paraguay - Maria Angela Zulema Medina (3rd runner-up)

Miss Asia

• 1971: Sri Lanka - Melani Irene Wijendra (as Ceylon)

Queen of the Pacific

• 1973: Hong Kong - Jojo Cheung
• 1974: Canada - Deborah Tone

External links

• Miss Universe official website
• Pageantopolis - Miss Universe 1974