Miss Universe 1974
Miss Universe 1974 was the 23rd Miss Universe pageant, held on 21 July 1974[lower-alpha 1][1] at the Folk Arts Theater in the City of Manila, Philippines. It was the first Miss Universe pageant to ever be held in the Philippines, and in extension, Asia.[2] Margie Moran of the Philippines crowned her successor Amparo Muñoz of Spain at the end of the event, marking the first and so far only time Spain has ever won a Miss Universe competition.
Miss Universe 1974 | |
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Date | 21 July 1974[lower-alpha 1] |
Presenters | Bob Barker, Helen O'Connell |
Venue | Folk Arts Theater, City of Manila, Philippines |
Broadcaster | CBS (international) KBS (official broadcaster) |
Entrants | 65 |
Placements | 12 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Amparo Muñoz ![]() |
Congeniality | Anna Bjornsdóttir ![]() |
Best National Costume | Kim Jae-kyu ![]() |
Photogenic | Johanna Raunio ![]() |
There were 65 delegates from around the world who competed for the 1974 title. Six months later, Amparo Muñoz, after refusing a planned travel to Japan, decided to relinquish her title.[3] Helen Morgan, the first runner up, didin't accept the title of Miss Universe 1974, because she went on to win Miss World 1974, then was forced to resign 4 days later.[4] As no runner up accepted to take over the title, it remained vacant until the 1975 Miss Universe Pageant.
Results
Placements
Placement | Contestant |
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Miss Universe 1974 |
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1st runner-up | |
2nd runner-up | |
3rd runner-up |
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4th runner-up |
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Top 12 |
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Contestants

65 contestants competed for the title.
Country/Territory | Contestant | Hometown |
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![]() | Leonor Celmira Guggini | Buenos Aires |
![]() | Maureen Ava Vieira[5] | Oranjestad |
![]() | Yasmin Nagy[6] | Sydney |
![]() | Eveline Engleder | Vienna |
![]() | Agatha Watson | Nassau |
![]() | Anne-Marie Sikorski | Liège |
![]() | Joyce De Rosa | Hamilton |
![]() | Isabel Callaú | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
![]() | Sandra Guimarães | São Paulo |
![]() | Deborah Tone | Hamilton |
![]() | Rebecca Gonzalez | Santiago |
![]() | Ella Escandon | Bucaramanga |
![]() | Rebeca Montagne | San José |
![]() | Catherine De Jongh[7] | Willemstad |
![]() | Andri Tsangaridou | Famagusta |
![]() | Jacqueline María Cabrera | |
![]() | Ana Carlota Araujo | |
![]() | Kathleen Anders | |
![]() | Johanna Raunio | |
![]() | Louise Le Calvez | |
![]() | Ursula Faustle | |
![]() | Lena Kleopa | |
![]() | Elizabeth Clara Tenorio | |
![]() | Nicolone Broecks | |
![]() | Etelinda Mejia | |
![]() | Jojo Cheung | |
![]() | Anna Bjornsdóttir | |
![]() | Shailini Dholakia[8] | |
![]() | Nia Kurniasih Ardikoesoema | |
![]() | Yvonne Costelloe | |
![]() | Edna Levy | |
![]() | Loretta Persichetti | |
![]() | Lennox Anne Black | |
![]() | Eriko Tsuboi | |
![]() | Laudy Gabache | |
![]() | Maria Yatta Johnson | |
![]() | Giselle Azzeri | |
![]() | Lily Chong | |
![]() | Josette Pace | |
![]() | Guadalupe Elorriaga | |
![]() | Dianne Deborah Winyard | |
![]() | Francis Duarte | |
![]() | Jazmine Panay | |
![]() | Maria Angela Medina | |
![]() | Guadalupe Sanchez[9] | Manila |
![]() | Anna Paula Freitas | |
![]() | Sonia Maria Stege | |
![]() | Catherine Robertson | |
![]() | Thioro Thiam | |
![]() | Angela Teo | |
![]() | Kim Jae-kyu | |
![]() | Amparo Muñoz[10] | Málaga |
![]() | Melani Wijendra | |
![]() | Bernadette Werners | |
![]() | Eva Roempke | |
![]() | Christine Lavanchy | |
![]() | Benjamas Polpatpijarn | |
![]() | Stephanie Lee Pack | |
![]() | Simiten Gakirgoz | |
![]() | Mirta Grazilla Rodriguez | |
![]() | Karen Morrison | |
![]() | Thelma Santiago | |
![]() | Neyla Moronta | |
![]() | Helen Elizabeth Morgan | |
![]() | Nada Jovanovsky |
Notes
- The event was held at 8:00 am Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00); for the Americas, this was July 20 in their local times.
Name Change
Ceylon began competing as Sri Lanka after the country became a republic.
Awards
Iceland - Miss Amity (Anna Bjornsdóttir)
Finland - Miss Photogenic (Johanna Raunio)
Korea - Best National Costume (Kim Jae-kyu)
References
- "Miss Universe". The Spokesman-Review. 22 July 1974. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- Requintina, Robert (2 August 2016). "PH eyes MOA or Philippine Arena as venue for Miss Universe 2016". Tempo (in English and Filipino). Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- "Amparo Muñoz, la mujer más guapa del mundo: por qué renunció a MissUniverso y el rumor que destrozó su carrera". COPE (in Spanish). 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- "Search for 'missing' Miss World". BBC. 2004-07-23. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- "Oranjestad". Amigoe di Curacao (in Dutch). 4 June 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 11 May 2023 – via Delpher.
- "Girl takes three beauty titles". The Canberra Times. 17 September 1973. p. 3. Retrieved 11 May 2023 – via Trove.
- ""Cathy" De Jongh Miss Curacao 1974". Amigoe di Curacao (in Dutch). 4 June 1974. p. 3. Retrieved 11 May 2023 – via Delpher.
- "50 years of Miss India: Winners through the years". The Times of India. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- Lo, Ricky (15 March 2008). "Whatever happened to Guada Sanchez?". Philippine Star. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- "Amparo Muñoz muere a los 56 años" [Amparo Muñoz dies at the age of 56]. El Periodico (in Spanish). 28 February 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2023.