Miss Universe 1976

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Miss Universe 1976
Rina Messinger wearing Miss Universe crown.jpg
Rina Messinger, Miss Universe 1976
Date11 July 1976 [lower-alpha 1]
Presenters
Venue Lee Theatre, Hong Kong
Broadcaster
  • CBS (international)
    TVB (Host broadcaster)
Entrants72
Placements12
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
Winner Rina Messinger
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
CongenialityMargaret McFarlane
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Best National CostumeRocío Lazcano
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
PhotogenicPauline Davies
Flag of England.svg  England
  1975
1977  

Miss Universe 1976 was the 25th Miss Universe pageant, held on 11 July 1976 [lower-alpha 1] at the Lee Theatre in Hong Kong. Rina Messinger of Israel was crowned by Anne Marie Pohtamo of Finland. This was the first and only time that an Israeli has won the competition. It was the only time in the pageant's history that the event was held in Hong Kong.

Contents

Results

Miss Universe 1976 participating nations and results Miss Universe 1976 Map.png
Miss Universe 1976 participating nations and results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss Universe 1976
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 12

Contestants

Seventy-two contestants competed for the title.

Country/TerritoryContestant
Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa Taliilani Letuli [2]
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Lilian Noemí De Asti [3]
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Aruba Cynthia Bruin
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Julie Anne Ismay
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Heidi-Marie Passian
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Sharon Smith
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados Jewell Nightingale
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Yvette Aelbrecht
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda Vivienne Hollis
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia Carolina Aramayo
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil Katia Moretto
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Normande Jacques
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Verónica Sommer
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia María Helena Reyes
Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg  Costa Rica Silvia Jiménez
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Curaçao Anneke Dijkhuizen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Brigitte Trolle
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Norma Lora
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador Gilda Plaza
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Mireya Calderón
Flag of England.svg  England Pauline Davies
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Suvi Lukkarinen
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Monique Uldaric
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Birgit Margot Hamer
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Melina Michailidou
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam Pilar Laguana
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Blanca Montenegro
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Holland Nannetje Nielen [4]
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras Victoria Alejandra Pineda
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong Rowena Lam
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Gudmunda Hulda Johannesdottir
Flag of India.svg  India Naina Balsaver [4]
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Juliarti Rahayu Gunawan
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Elaine O'Hara [4]
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Rina Messinger
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Diana Scapolan
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Miyako Iwakuni
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia Laurine Wede Johnson
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Monique Wilmes
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Faridah Norizan
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Mary Grace Ciantar
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius Marielle Tse-Sik-Sun
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Carla Jean Evert
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Janey Kingscote
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Ivania Navarro [4]
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands Candelaria Borja
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Bente Lihaug
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Carolina Chiari
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Eva Regina Arni
Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay Nidia Fátima Cárdenas
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Rocío Lazcano
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines Elizabeth de Padua
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico Elizabeth Zayas
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Carol Jean Grant
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Linda Tham
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Sint Maarten Angela Huggins
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa Cynthia Classen
Flag of South Korea (1948-1949).svg  South Korea Chung Kwang-hyun
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Olga Fernández
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Genevieve Parsons
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname Peggy Vandeleuv
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Caroline Westerberg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Isabelle Fischbacher
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Katareeya Areekul
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Margaret McFarlane
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Manolya Onur
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Barbara Peterson [5]
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  United States Virgin Islands Lorraine Patricia Baa
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Leila Vinas
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela Judith Castillo
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Sian Adey-Jones
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Svetlana Radojcic

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Last competed in 1973:

Last competed in 1974:

Withdrawals

Did not Compete

Awards

Notes

  1. 1 2 The event was held at 8:00 am Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00); for the Americas, this was July 10 in their local times.

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