Miss Universe 1973

Miss Universe 1973
Date 21 July 1973
Presenters Bob Barker
Venue Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Athens, Greece Greece
Broadcaster CBS
Entrants 61
Placements 12
Debuts Cyprus
Withdrawals Bahamas, Ecuador, Iceland, Iraq, Peru, Zaire
Returns Lebanon, Nicaragua, Panama, Ceylon
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. Moran was also picked as Miss Photogenic during the preliminary judging.[1]

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 and also outside of North America.

Results

Participating Nations and Results

Placements

Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 1973
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
  •  Spain - María Martín
4th runner-up
Semi-finalists

Special awards

Awards Contestant
Miss Congeniality
  •  Chile - Jeanette Gwendalyn Robertson
Miss Photogenic
Best National Costume
  •  Spain - María del Rocío Martín Madrigal

Order of announcements

Top 12

  1. India
  2. Argentina
  3. Brazil
  4. Philippines
  5. Israel
  6. U.S.A.
  7. Colombia
  8. Japan
  9. Spain
  10. Lebanon
  11. Greece
  12. Norway

Top 5

  1. U.S.A.
  2. Philippines
  3. Norway
  4. Israel
  5. Spain

Judges

Contestants

Notes

Withdrawals

Crossovers

Miss World
Miss International
Miss Asia

Miss Europe
Miss Scandinavia
  • 1974:  Sweden - Monica Sundin (winner)
  • 1974:  Norway - Aina Walle (1st runner-up, Miss Press)
  • 1974:  Finland - Raija Kaarina Stark (2nd runner-up)
  • 1974:  Denmark - Anette Grankvist
Maja Internacional
Queen of the Pacific
  • 1975:  Singapore - Debra Josephine de Souza

References

  1. "Miss Universe Title Won By Filipino Beauty Queen". Herald-Journal. July 22, 1973. Retrieved October 11, 2013.

External links

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