Miss Universe 1974

Miss Universe 1974 was the 23rd Miss Universe pageant, held on 21 July 1974[lower-alpha 1][1] at the Folk Arts Theater in the City of Manila, Philippines. It was the first Miss Universe pageant to ever be held in the Philippines, and in extension, Asia.[2] Margie Moran of the Philippines crowned her successor Amparo Muñoz of Spain at the end of the event, marking the first and so far only time Spain has ever won a Miss Universe competition.

Miss Universe 1974
Date21 July 1974[lower-alpha 1]
PresentersBob Barker, Helen O'Connell
VenueFolk Arts Theater, City of Manila, Philippines
BroadcasterCBS (international)
KBS (official broadcaster)
Entrants65
Placements12
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerAmparo Muñoz
 Spain†
CongenialityAnna Bjornsdóttir
 Iceland
Best National CostumeKim Jae-kyu
 Korea
PhotogenicJohanna Raunio
 Finland

There were 65 delegates from around the world who competed for the 1974 title. 6 months later, Amparo Muñoz decided to relinquish her title due to homesickness, Helen Morgan, the first runner up, didin't accept the title of Miss Universe 1974, because she went on to win Miss World 1974, then resigned 4 days later. No runner up wasn't accepted to take over the title, it remained vacant until the 1975 Miss Universe Pageant.

Results
Miss Universe 1974 participating nations and results

Placements
Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 1974
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
  •  Colombia – Ella Cecilia Escandon Palacios
4th Runner-up
  •  Aruba – Maureen Ava Vieira
Top 12

Order Of Announcements

Top 12

  1.  England
  2.  Australia
  3.  Panama
  4.  Finland
  5.  Spain
  6.  USA
  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

Contestants
Country/TerritoryContestantPlacement
 ArgentinaLeonor Celmira Guggini
 ArubaMaureen Ava Vieira4th Runner-up
 AustraliaYasmin May NagyTop 12
 AustriaEveline Engleder
 BahamasAgatha Elizabeth Watson
 BelgiumAnne-Marie Sophie Sikorski
 BermudaJoyce Ann De Rosa
 BoliviaTeresa Isabel Callau
 BrazilSandra Guimarães De Oliveira
 CanadaDeborah Tone
 ChileJeannette Rebecca Gonzalez
 ColombiaElla Cecilia Escandon Palacios3rd Runner-up
 Costa RicaRebeca Montagne
 CuraçaoCatherine Adelle De Jongh
 CyprusAndri Tsangaridou
 Dominican RepublicJacqueline María Cabrera
 El SalvadorAna Carlota Araujo
 EnglandKathleen Ann Celeste Anders †Top 12
 FinlandRiitta Johanna Raunio2nd Runner-up
 FranceLouise Le Calvez
 GermanyUrsula Faustle
 GreeceLena Kleopa
 GuamElizabeth Clara Tenorio
 HollandNicolone Maria Broecks
 HondurasEtelinda Mejia Velasquez
 Hong KongJojo Cheung
 IcelandAnna Bjornsdóttir
 IndiaShailini Bhavnath DholakiaTop 12
 IndonesiaNia Kurniasi Ardikoesoema †
 IrelandYvonne Costelloe
 IsraelEdna Levy
 ItalyLoretta Persichetti
 JamaicaLennox Anne Black
 JapanEriko Tsuboi
 LebanonLaudy Slim Gabache
 LiberiaMaria Yatta Johnson
 LuxembourgGiselle Anita Nicole Azzeri
 MalaysiaLily Chong Swee Lian
 MaltaJosette Pace
 MexicoGuadalupe Del Carmen Elorriaga Valdez
 New ZealandDianne Deborah Winyard
 NicaraguaFanny Duarte De Leon Tapia
 PanamaJazmine Nereida PanayTop 12
 ParaguayMaria Angela Zulema Medina
 PhilippinesGuadalupe "Guada" Cuerva SanchezTop 12
 PortugalAnna De Silva Freitas
 Puerto RicoSonia Maria Stege ChardonTop12
 ScotlandCatherine Robertson
 SenegalThioro Thiam
 SingaporeAngela Teo Bee Luang
 South KoreaKim Jae-kyu
 SpainAmparo Muñoz †Miss Universe 1974
 Sri LankaMelani Irene Wijendra
 SurinamBernadette Werners
 SwedenEva Christiane Roempke
 SwitzerlandChristine Lavanchy
 ThailandBenjamas Polpatpijarn
 Trinidad & TobagoStephanie Lee Pack
 TurkeySimiten Gakirgoz
 UruguayMirta Grazilla Rodriguez
 United StatesKaren MorrisonTop 12
 VenezuelaNeyla Moronta Sangronis
 Virgin IslandsThelma Yvonne Santiago
 WalesHelen Elizabeth Morgan1st Runner-up
 YugoslaviaNada Jovanovsky

Notes
  1. 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.

Debuts

Returns

Withdrawals

Name Change
  •  Ceylon began competing as Sri Lanka after the country became a republic.

Awards

General References
  • West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1974". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

References
    1. "Miss Universe". The Spokesman-Review. 22 July 1974. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
    2. 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.
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