Miss Universe 1971

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Miss Universe 1971
Georgina Rizk (1971).jpg
Georgina Rizk
Date24 July 1971
Presenters
Venue Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Broadcaster CBS (WTVJ)
Entrants60
Placements12
Withdrawals
  • Chile
  • Ceylon
  • Czechoslovakia
  • Denmark
  • Hong Kong
  • Paraguay
  • Yugoslavia
Returns
  • Thailand
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • United States Virgin Islands
Winner Georgina Rizk
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon
CongenialityMagnolia Martinez
Flag of Peru.svg Peru
Best National CostumeMaria Luisa Lopez Corzo
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
PhotogenicVida Valentina Doria
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines
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Miss Universe 1971 was the 20th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States on 24 July 1971.

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At the end of the event, Marisol Malaret of Puerto Rico crowned Georgina Rizk of Lebanon as Miss Universe 1971. It is the first victory of Lebanon in the competition. [1]

Contestants from sixty countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Bob Barker in his fifth consecutive year, while June Lockhart provided commentary and analysis throughout the event.

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss Universe 1971
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 12

Contestants

Miss Universe 1971 competing nations and territories and the results Miss Universe 1971 map.png
Miss Universe 1971 competing nations and territories and the results

Sixty contestants competed for the title.

Country/TerritoryContestantAge [lower-alpha 1] Hometown
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina María del Carmen Vidal [3] 21 Santa Fe
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Aruba Vallita Maduro [4] – Santa Cruz
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Toni Rayward [5] 19 Sydney
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Edeltraud Neubauer [6] 18 Vienna
Flag of the Bahamas (1964-1973).svg  Bahamas Muriel Rahming [7] 24 Nassau
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Martine De Hert [8] 18 Antwerp
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda Rene Furbert20 Paget Parish
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia Ana María Landívar [9] 18 Sucre
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil Eliane Guimarães [10] 21 Mariana
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Lana Drouillard [11] 20 Ancaster
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Piedad Mejía [12] 22 Manizales
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1966-1971).svg  Congo-Kinshasa Martine Mualuke19 Kinshasa
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Rosa María Rivera [13] 18 San José
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Curaçao Maria Vonhogen [14] – Willemstad
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Sagrario Reyes– El Seibo
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Ximena Moreno18 Quito
Flag of England.svg  England Marilyn Ann Ward [15] 21 Hampshire
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Pirjo Laitila20 Helsinki
Flag of France.svg  France Myriam Stocco20 Languedoc-Roussillon
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Vera Kirst22 Bavaria
Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Greece Angela Carayanni18 Athens
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam Linda Mariano Avila18 Mangilao
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Holland Laura Mulder-Snid18 Amsterdam
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras Dunia Ortega– Santa Bárbara
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Guðrún Valgarðsdóttir18 Skagafjörður
Flag of India.svg  India Raj Gill18 Dhule
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Marie Bernadette Hughes22 Dublin
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Ester Orgod19 Eilat
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mara Palvarini20 Mantua
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Suzette Marilyn Wright– Clarendon
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Shigeko Taketomi21 Tokyo
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Georgina Rizk 18 Beirut
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Mariette Francoise Fay– Mersch
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Yvette Baterman [16] 21 Shah Alam
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Felicity Carbott19 Valletta
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico María Luisa López [17] 21 Mexico City
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Linda Jane Ritchie21 Auckland
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Xiomara Paguaga20 Managua
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Ruby Reitan23 Oslo
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Gladys Isaza18 Panama City
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Magnolia Martínez [18] 24 Lima
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines Vida Doria [19] 20 Binmaley
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Maria Celmira Pereira Bauleth18 Portuguese Angola
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico Beba Franco24 San Juan
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Elizabeth Montgomery18 Ayr
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Jenny Wong [20] 23 Singapore
Flag of South Korea (1948-1949).svg  South Korea Noh Mi-ae– Seoul
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Josefina Román24 Cádiz
Flag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg  Suriname Marcelle Darou– Paramaribo
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Vivian Oihanen20 Vaxholm
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Anita Andrini19 Ticino
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Warunee Sangsirinavin 19 Bangkok
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Sally Karamath22 San Fernando
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Aida Mzali– Tunis
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Filiz Vural18 Istanbul
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Alba Techira18 Montevideo
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Michele McDonald [21] 19 Butler
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  United States Virgin Islands Cherrie Creque [22] 20 Saint Croix
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela Jeannette Donzella18 Monagas
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Dawn Cater19 Cardiff

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Title no surprise to beauty". The Palm Beach Post. 26 July 1971. p. 20. Retrieved 9 November 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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  4. ↑ "Vallita Maduro wins Miss Aruba title at Divi Divi Hotel July 3". Aruba Esso News. 16 July 1971. p. 7. Retrieved 9 November 2023– via Digital Library of the Caribbean.
  5. ↑ "A wardrobe fit for a beauty queen". The Australian Women's Weekly . 14 July 1971. p. 28. Retrieved 9 November 2023– via Trove.
  6. ↑ "Wachten op de grote dag" [Waiting for the big day]. Het Parool (in Dutch). 20 July 1971. p. 5. Retrieved 9 November 2023– via Delpher.
  7. ↑ "Tourist attraction". Youngstown Vindicator . 1 December 1971. p. 21. Retrieved 9 November 2023– via Google News Archive.
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  9. ↑ "El título les dio alegrías, trabajo y fama que aún saborean" [The title gave them joy, work and fame that they still savor.]. El Deber (in European Spanish). 29 July 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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  12. ↑ "Caldas gano reinado" [Caldas wins reign]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). pp. 1, 13. Retrieved 9 November 2023– via Google News Archive.
  13. ↑ "Elegida la Miss Costa Rica que ira a Miami" [Elected the Miss Costa Rica who will go to Miami]. La Nacion (in Spanish). 10 May 1971. p. 60. Retrieved 9 November 2023– via Google News Archive.
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