Miss International 1976

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Miss International 1976
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DateJuly 2, 1976
PresentersBill Graham
Venue Imperial Garden Theater, Tokyo, Japan
Entrants45
Placements15
Withdrawals
Returns Thailand
Winner Sophie Perin
France
CongenialityDebbie Lee
Hawaii
PhotogenicElvira Botempo
Austria
  1975
1977  

Miss International 1976, the 16th Miss International pageant, was held on 2 July 1976 at the Imperial Garden Theater in Tokyo, Japan.

Contents

At the end of the event, Lidija Manić of Yugoslavia crowned Sophie Perin of France as Miss International 1976. This is France's first ever Miss International crown.

Contestants from 45 countries and territories competed in this year's pageant. The competition was hosted by Bill Graham.

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss International 1976
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 15

Contestants

Forty-five contestants competed for the title.

Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometown
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Johanna Fonseca [7] 19 Rosario
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Patrice Newell [8] 19 Adelaide
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Elvira Botempo Vienna
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Béatrice Libert23 Mons
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia Martha Rosa Baeza Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil Vionete Revoredo [2] 20 Rio de Janeiro
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Lynn Hore
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Maria Antonieta Rosselló
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Alicia Sáenz [9] Bolivar
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Maritza Elizabeth Ortiz [10] Cartago
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Maarit Leso [11] Helsinki
Flag of France.svg  France Sophie Perin [12] 18 Talange
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Paula Bergner
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Janet Withey20 London
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Maria Sinanidou Athens
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam Thelma Hechanova Hagåtña
Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii Debbie Lee Honolulu
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Holland Cornelia Kitsz [13] 20 Leeuwarden
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras Victoria Ann Baker Francisco Morazán
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong Margaret Tsui Mei-LingHong Kong
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Sigrun Saevarsdóttir Reykjavík
Flag of India.svg  India Nafisa Ali [14] 19 Kolkata
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Treesye Ratri Astuti [15] 18 Ungaran
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Dorit Cohen21 Tel Aviv
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Joanna Avana Rome
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Kumie Nakamura [2] Osaka
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Carmen Pick20 Luxembourg
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Fauziah Haron19 Johor
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Alejandra Mora Mexico City
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Priscilla Foyle [3] [5] 21 Auckland
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua María Fiallos Granada
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Maria Dolores Ascalon [6] 22 Bacolod
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Yvonne Torres San Juan
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Sandra Binny [16] 20Singapore
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Han Young-ae Seoul
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Victoria Martín Tenerife
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Sudhaama Kitchilan Colombo
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Marie Gunilla Borhäll Stockholm
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Beatrice Aschwanden [17] Zürich
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti Patricia Servonnat18 Papeete
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Duangratana Thaweechokesubsin [15] Bangkok
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Susan Carlson21 Schenectady
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Isabel Ana Ferrero Montevideo
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela Iris Betsabé Ayala Miranda
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Paula Bergner
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
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Notes

Designations

References

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