Miss Universe 1976
| Miss Universe 1976 |
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| Date |
11 July 1976 |
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| Presenters |
Bob Barker, Helen O'Connell |
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| Venue |
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| Broadcaster |
CBS |
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| Entrants |
72 |
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| Placements |
12 |
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| Debuts |
Barbados, Northern Marianas, Papua New Guinea, St. Maarten |
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| Withdrawals |
Belize, Haiti, Jamaica, Lebanon, Micronesia, Morocco |
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| Returns |
Honduras, Norway, Surinam |
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| Winner |
Rina Messinger
 Israel |
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| Congeniality |
Margaret McFarlane
 Trinidad & Tobago |
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| Best National Costume |
Rocío Lazcano
 Peru |
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| Photogenic |
Pauline Davies
 England |
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Miss Universe 1976, the 25th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 11 July 1976 at the Lee Theatre in Hong Kong. Rina Messinger of Israel was crowned by Anne Marie Pohtamo of Finland. This is the first, and so far only time, that Israel has won the competition.
For the first time in the pageant's history, the USA, represented by Barbara Petersen, failed to place in the Top 12 semifinalists. This is not to happen again until 1999.
Results
Placements
Participating Nations and Results.
| Final results |
Contestant |
| Miss Universe 1976 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Semi-finalists |
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Special awards
| Awards |
Contestant |
| Best National Costume |
- Peru - Rocío Rita Lazcano Mujica
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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Order of announcements
Top 12
- England
- Curaçao
- Hong Kong
- Israel
- Argentina
- Australia
- Norway
- Chile
- Colombia
- Wales
- Venezuela
- Scotland
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Top 5
- Israel
- Scotland
- Australia
- Wales
- Venezuela
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Judges
Contestants
Notes
Withdrawals
Crossovers
External links
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