Miss International 1976

Miss International 1976
Date	July 2, 1976
Presenters	Bill Graham
Venue	Imperial Garden Theater, Tokyo, Japan
Entrants	45
Placements	15
Withdrawals	Denmark Ireland Lebanon Malta Turkey
Returns	Israel, Thailand
Winner	Sophie Perin France
Congeniality	Debbie Lee Hawaii
Photogenic	Elvira Botempo Austria
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Miss International 1976, the 16th Miss International pageant, was held on 2 July 1976 at the Imperial Garden Theater in Tokyo, Japan.

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

Placement	Contestant
Miss International 1976	France – Sophie Perin [1] [2]
1st runner-up	Brazil – Vionete Revoredo [2]
2nd runner-up	India – Nafisa Ali [2]
3rd runner-up	United States – Susan Carlson [2]
4th runner-up	Japan – Kumie Nakamura [2]
Top 15	Austria – Elvira Botempo Colombia – Alicia Sáenz Madrid Great Britain – Janet Withey Honduras – Victoria Ann Baker New Zealand – Priscilla Foyle [3] [4] [5] Philippines – Maria Dolores Ascalon [6] Puerto Rico – Yvonne Torres Spain – Victoria Martín González Sweden – Marie Borhall Venezuela – Betsabé Ayala

Contestants

Forty-five contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory	Contestant	Age	Hometown
Argentina	Johanna Fonseca [7]	19	Rosario
Australia	Patrice Newell [8]	19	Adelaide
Austria	Elvira Botempo	–	Vienna
Belgium	Béatrice Libert	23	Mons
Bolivia	Martha Rosa Baeza	–	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Brazil	Vionete Revoredo [2]	20	Rio de Janeiro
Canada	Lynn Hore	–	–
Chile	Maria Antonieta Rosselló	–	–
Colombia	Alicia Sáenz [9]	–	Bolivar
Costa Rica	Maritza Elizabeth Ortiz [10]	–	Cartago
Finland	Maarit Leso [11]	–	Helsinki
France	Sophie Perin [12]	18	Talange
Germany	Paula Bergner	–	–
Great Britain	Janet Withey	20	London
Greece	Maria Sinanidou	–	Athens
Guam	Thelma Hechanova	–	Hagåtña
Hawaii	Debbie Lee	–	Honolulu
Holland	Cornelia Kitsz [13]	20	Leeuwarden
Honduras	Victoria Ann Baker	–	Francisco Morazán
Hong Kong	Margaret Tsui Mei-Ling	–	Hong Kong
Iceland	Sigrun Saevarsdóttir	–	Reykjavík
India	Nafisa Ali [14]	19	Kolkata
Indonesia	Treesye Ratri Astuti [15]	18	Ungaran
Israel	Dorit Cohen	21	Tel Aviv
Italy	Joanna Avana	–	Rome
Japan	Kumie Nakamura [2]	–	Osaka
Luxembourg	Carmen Pick	20	Luxembourg
Malaysia	Fauziah Haron	19	Johor
Mexico	Alejandra Mora	–	Mexico City
New Zealand	Priscilla Foyle [3] [5]	21	Auckland
Nicaragua	María Fiallos	–	Granada
Philippines	Maria Dolores Ascalon [6]	22	Bacolod
Puerto Rico	Yvonne Torres	–	San Juan
Singapore	Sandra Binny [16]	20	Singapore
South Korea	Han Young-ae	–	Seoul
Spain	Victoria Martín	–	Tenerife
Sri Lanka	Sudhaama Kitchilan	–	Colombo
Sweden	Marie Gunilla Borhäll	–	Stockholm
Switzerland	Beatrice Aschwanden [17]	–	Zürich
Tahiti	Patricia Servonnat	18	Papeete
Thailand	Duangratana Thaweechokesubsin [15]	–	Bangkok
United States	Susan Carlson	21	Schenectady
Uruguay	Isabel Ana Ferrero	–	Montevideo
Venezuela	Iris Betsabé Ayala	–	Miranda
West Germany	Paula Bergner	–	–
Yugoslavia	unidentified

Notes

Designations

• Greece - Due to her mother's illness, Rania Theofilou (World '76) cancelled her participation and was replaced by Maria Sinanidou.

References

1. "French student crowned Miss International". The Straits Times. 5 July 1976. p. 2. Retrieved 7 June 2024– via National Library Board.
2. "Miss belleza internacional". El Tiempo. 3 July 1976. p. 2. Retrieved 6 June 2024– via Google Books.
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6. Villano, Alexa (6 June 2019). "The Binibining Pilipinas legacy through the years". Rappler . Retrieved 6 June 2024.
7. Braillard, Miguel (29 January 2022). "Fue Miss Argentina y estuvo comprometida con un actor estadounidense: la historia de amor de Johanna Fonseca" [She was Miss Argentina and was engaged to an American actor: the love story of Johanna Fonseca]. La Nacion (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 June 2024.
8. "Anne – a dream come true". The Age. 11 September 1975. p. 2. Retrieved 7 June 2024– via Google Books.
9. "La nuestra...!". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 10 July 1976. p. 11. Retrieved 6 June 2024– via Google Books.
10. "Silvia Jimenez Fue Electa Anoche Senorita Costa Rica". La Nacion. 30 May 1976. p. 3. Retrieved 6 June 2024– via Google Books.
11. Asikainen, Merja (25 June 2018). "70-luvun kauneuskuningatar Maarit Leso, 62, elää kansainvälistä luksuselämää: "Huolet ja tunteet ovat ihan samoja kuin kaikilla muillakin"" [70s beauty queen Maarit Leso, 62, lives an international life of luxury: "The worries and feelings are just the same as everyone else's"]. Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 June 2024.
12. Dematte, Delphine (18 November 2021). "Metz. Savez-vous qui a été élue Miss France puis Miss International ?". Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2024.
13. "Bij verkiezing Miss International: Cora Kitsz wil in Tokio Friesland "verkopen"" [At Miss International election: Cora Kitsz wants to "sell" Friesland in Tokyo]. Leeuwarder courant (in Dutch). 1 April 1976. p. 21. Retrieved 6 June 2024– via Delpher.
14. "Nafisa Ali's throwback post after Miss India 1976 win is a must-see". The Indian Express. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
15. "Beauties flash a smile". The Straits Times. 30 June 1976. p. 2. Retrieved 7 June 2024– via National Library Board.
16. "Sandra off to Tokyo 'to do my best for Singapore'". The Straits Times. 26 June 1976. p. 10. Retrieved 7 June 2024– via National Library Board.
17. "Sheilas Mami war Miss Schweiz" [Sheila's mom was Miss Switzerland]. 20 Minuten (in German). 12 November 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

External links

• Official website