Miss Universe 1971

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.

Miss Universe 1971
Georgina Rizk, Miss Universe 1971
Date24 July 1971
Presenters
VenueMiami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
BroadcasterCBS
Entrants60
Placements12
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerGeorgina Rizk
 Lebanon
CongenialityMagnolia Martinez
 Peru
Best National CostumeMaria Luisa Lopez Corzo
 Mexico
PhotogenicVida Valentina Doria
 Philippines

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 60 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
Miss Universe 1971 competing nations and territories and the results

Placements
Result Contestant
Miss Universe 1971
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up
  •  Brazil – Eliane Guimarães
Top 12

Special awards
Award Contestant
Miss Amity
  •  Peru - Magnolia Martínez
Miss Photogenic
Best National Costume
  •  Mexico - María Luisa López
Top 10 Best in Swimsuit

Selection committee

Contestants

60 contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory Contestant Hometown
 ArgentinaMaría del Carmen VidalSanta Fe
 ArubaVicenta Vallita MaduroSanta Cruz
 AustraliaToni Suzanne RaywardSydney
 AustriaEdeltraud NeubauerVienna
 BahamasMuriel Terah RahmingNassau
 BelgiumMartine Yasmine De HertAntwerp
 BermudaRene FurbertPaget Parish
 BoliviaAna María LandívarSucre
 BrazilEliane Parreira GuimarãesMariana
 CanadaLana DrouillardAncaster
 ColombiaPiedad Mejía TrujilloManizales
 CongoMartine MualukeKinshasa
 Costa RicaRosa María RiveraSan José
 CuraçaoMaria VonhogenWillemstad
 Dominican RepublicSagrario ReyesEl Seibo
 EcuadorXimena Moreno OchoaQuito
 EnglandMarilyn Ann WardHampshire
 FinlandPirjo Aino Irene LaitilaHelsinki
 FranceMyriam StoccoLanguedoc-Roussillon
 GermanyVera KirstBavaria
 GreeceAngela CarayanniAthens
 GuamLinda Mariano AvilaMangilao
 HollandLaura Mulder-SnidAmsterdam
 HondurasDunia Aracelly OrtegaSanta Bárbara
 IcelandGuðrún ValgarðsdóttirSkagafjörður
 IndiaRaj GillDhule
 IrelandMarie Bernadette HughesDublin
 IsraelEster OrgodEilat
 ItalyMara PalvariniMantua
 JamaicaSuzette Marilyn WrightClarendon
 JapanShigeko TaketomiTokyo
 LebanonGeorgina RizkBeirut
 LuxembourgMariette Francoise FayMersch
 MalaysiaYvette BatermanShah Alam
 MaltaFelicity CarbottValletta
 MexicoMaría Luisa López CorzoMexico City
 New ZealandLinda Jane RitchieAuckland
 NicaraguaXiomara Paguaga RodríguezManagua
 NorwayRuby ReitanOslo
 PanamaGladys IsazaPanama City
 PeruMagnolia MartínezLima
 PhilippinesVida Valentina Fernandez DoriaBinmaley
 PortugalMaria Celmira Pereira BaulethPortuguese Angola
 Puerto RicoBeba FrancoSan Juan
 ScotlandElizabeth MontgomeryAyr
 SingaporeJenny Ser Wang WongSingapore
 South KoreaNoh Mi-aeSeoul
 SpainJosefina Román GutiérrezCádiz
 SurinamMarcelle DarouParamaribo
 SwedenVivian OihanenVaxholm
 SwitzerlandAnita AndriniTicino
 ThailandWarunee SangsirinavinBangkok
 Trinidad & TobagoSally KaramathSan Fernando
 TunisiaAida MzaliTunis
 TurkeyFiliz VuralIstanbul
 UruguayAlba TechiraMontevideo
 United StatesMichele McDonaldButler
 VenezuelaJeannette DonzellaMonagas
 Virgin IslandsCherrie Rapahelia CrequeSaint Croix
 WalesDawn CaterCardiff

Notes

Withdrawals

Returns

Last competed in 1964:

Last competed in 1968:

Last competed in 1969:

References
  1. "New Miss Universe knew she'd won– she peaked". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. 26 July 1971. p. 2. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
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