Miss Universe 1971

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Miss Universe 1971
Al Chabaka Magazine Supplement, 1971 - Georgina Rizk.jpg
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
Returns
  • Thailand
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • United States Virgin Islands
Winner Georgina Rizk
Lebanon
CongenialityMagnolia Martinez (Peru)
Best National CostumeMaria Luisa Lopez Corzo (Mexico)
PhotogenicVida Valentina Doria (Philippines)
  1970
1972  

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 [a] 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
Flag of Bolivia.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] 23 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 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 Maria Bateman [16] 21 Terengganu
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 (official).svg Portugal Maria Celmira Pereira Bauleth [20] 18 Portuguese Angola
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico Beba Franco [21] 24 San Juan
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Elizabeth Montgomery18 Ayr
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Jenny Wong [22] 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 Vural [23] 18 Istanbul
Flag of the United States.svg United States Michele McDonald [24] 19 Butler
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands Cherrie Creque [25] 20 Saint Croix
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Alba Techira18 Montevideo
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg Venezuela Jeannette Donzella18 Monagas
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales Dawn Cater19 Cardiff
Flag of Germany.svg West Germany Vera Kirst22 Bavaria

Notes

  1. Ages at the time of the pageant

References

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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.
  3. "Maria del Carmen I." El Litoral (in Spanish). 4 June 1971. p. 2. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  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.
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  11. Beneteau, Ann (10 July 1971). "Secret was to be herself". The Windsor Star. p. 8. Retrieved 9 November 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  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.
  14. "Willemstad - De charmante Miss Curacao 1971, Maria Vonhögen zal vandaag naar Miami vertrekken om mee te doen aan de verkiezing van Miss Universe, die morgen begint". Amigoe di Curacao (in Dutch). 16 July 1971. p. 1. Retrieved 9 November 2023 via Delpher.
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