Miss Universe 1973

Miss Universe 1973, the 22nd Miss Universe pageant, was held on 21 July 1973 at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens, Greece. Margarita Moran of the Philippines was crowned by Kerry Anne Wells of Australia at the end of the event, thus making her the second Filipino to win the title after Gloria Diaz.[1]

Miss Universe 1973
Date21 July 1973[lower-alpha 1]
PresentersBob Barker
VenueOdeon of Herodes Atticus, Athens, Greece
BroadcasterCBS (international)
ERT1 (official broadcaster)
Entrants61
Placements12
DebutsCyprus
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerMargarita Moran
 Philippines
CongenialityJeanette Robertson
 Chile
Best National CostumeMaría del Rocío Martín
 Spain
PhotogenicMargarita Moran
 Philippines

There were 61 delegates from around the world who competed for the 1973 title. This was the first Miss Universe event to be held in Europe, as well as in the Eastern Hemisphere.

Results
Miss Universe 1973 participating nations and results

Placements
Placement Contestant
Miss Universe 1973
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
  •  Spain – María Martín
4th Runner-up
Top 12

Contestants
Country/Territory Contestant Hometown
 ArgentinaSusana RomeroBuenos Aires
 ArubaMonica Ethline OduberOranjestad
 AustraliaSusan MainwaringBrisbane
 AustriaRoswitha KobaldStyria
 BelgiumChristiane DevischAntwerp
 BermudaJudy RichardsHamilton
 BoliviaRoxana Sittic HarbSanta Cruz
 BrazilSandra Mara FerreiraSão Paulo
 CanadaDeborah Anne DucharmeOntario
 CeylonShiranthi WickremesingheBadulla
 ChileJeanette Gwendalyn RobertsonSantiago
 ColombiaAna Lucía Agudelo CorreaValle del Cauca
 Costa RicaMaría del Rosario Mora BadillaAlajuela
 CuraçaoIngerborg ZielinskiWillemstad
 CyprusJohanna MelaniodosNicosia
 DenmarkAnette GrankvistCopenhagen
 Dominican RepublicLili Fernández GonzálezSalcedo
 El SalvadorGloria Ivete RomeroSan Salvador
 EnglandVeronica Ann CrossLondon
 FinlandRaija Kaarina StarkHelsinki
 FranceNadia Isabelle KrumackerLorraine
 GermanyDagmar-Gabrielle WinklerBavaria
 GreeceSikta Vana PapadakiAthens
 GuamBeatrice BenitoHagåtña
 HollandMonique BorgeldAmsterdam
 HondurasNelly Suyapa González MármolEl Paraíso
 Hong KongElaine Sun Wing-YinHong Kong
 IndiaFarzana HabibNew Delhi
 IrelandPauline FitzsimonsDublin
 IsraelLimor SchreibmanTel Aviv
 ItalyAntonella BarciMilan
 JamaicaReta Faye ChambersSaint James
 JapanMiyoko SometaniIbaraki
 LebanonMarcelle Herro †Beirut
 LuxembourgLydia MaesEsch-sur-Alzette
 MalaysiaMargaret Loo Tai-TaiCheras
 MaltaMarthese VigarMsida
 MexicoRossana Villares MorenoYucatán
 New ZealandPamela KingAuckland
 NicaraguaAna Cecilia Saravia LanzasLeon
 NorwayAina WalleOslo
 PanamaJeanine LizuaínPanama City
 ParaguayTeresita María CanoConcepción
 PhilippinesMargarita MoranManila
 PortugalCarla BarrosLisbon
 Puerto RicoGladys Vanessa Colón DíazOrocovis
 ScotlandCaroline MeadeGlasgow
 SingaporeDebra Josephine de SouzaSingapore
 South KoreaKim Young-jooSeoul
 SpainMaría del Rocío Martín MadrigalSeville
 SurinamYvonne Ma AjongParamaribo
 SwedenMonica SundinStockholm
 SwitzerlandBarbara SchöttliZürich
 ThailandKanok-orn BunmaChachoengsao
 Trinidad and TobagoCamella KingSan Fernando
 TurkeyYildiz ArhanIstanbul
 UruguayYolanda FerrariMontevideo
 United StatesAmanda JonesEvanston
 VenezuelaDesirée RolandoCarabobo
 Virgin IslandsCindy RichardsSaint Croix
 WalesDeirdre Jennifer GreenlandNewport

Notes

Withdrawals

Awards

General References
  • West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1973". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

References
Specific
  1. The event was televised live at 08:00 pm local time (UTC+02:00) in various broadcasters around the world. For the United States, it was tape delayed to make way for the primetime broadcast.
General
  1. "Miss Universe Title Won By Filipino Beauty Queen". Herald-Journal. July 22, 1973. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
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