Miss Universe 1972
Miss Universe 1972, the 21st Miss Universe pageant, was held on 29 July, 1972 at the Cerromar Beach Hotel in Dorado, Puerto Rico. Kerry Anne Wells earned Australia's first Miss Universe crown. Georgina Rizk of Lebanon, was not allowed to crown her successor due to government restrictions because of fears of a terrorist attack. Lebanon did not compete in 1972 and Georgina could not be there to crown Miss Universe 1972. Wells was crowned by Miss Universe 1970, Marisol Malaret of Puerto Rico and Miss Universe 1971 1st Runner-Up Toni Rayward.
Miss Universe 1972 | |
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Miss Universe 1972 participating nations and results | |
Date | 29 July 1972 |
Presenters | Bob Barker |
Venue | Cerromar Beach Hotel, Dorado, Puerto Rico |
Broadcaster | CBS |
Entrants | 61 |
Placements | 12 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Kerry Anne Wells |
Congeniality | Ombayi Mukuta |
Best National Costume | Carmen Ampuero |
Photogenic | Anne-Marie Roger |
Results
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
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Miss Universe 1972 | |
1st Runner-up |
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2nd Runner-up | |
3rd Runner-up |
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4th Runner-up |
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Top 12 |
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Contestants
Argentina - Kito Kirag Durat Aruba - Ivonne Dirksz Australia - Kerry Anne Wells Austria - Uschi Pacher Bahamas - Deborah Jane Taylor Belgium - Anne-Marie Roger Bermuda - Helen Brown Bolivia - María Alicia Vargas Vásquez Brazil - Rejane Vieira Costa † Canada - Bonny Brady Chile - Consuelo Fernández de Olivares † Colombia - María Luisa Lignarolo Martínez-Aparicio Costa Rica - Vicki Ross González Curaçao - Ingrid Prade Denmark - Marianne Schmidt Dominican Republic - Ivonne Butler Ecuador - Susana Castro Jaramillo El Salvador - Ruth Eugenia Romero Ramírez England - Jennifer Mary McAdam Finland - Maj-Len Eriksson † France - Claudine Cassereau Germany - Heidemarie Renate Weber Greece - Nansy Kapetanaki Guam - Patricia Alvarez Holland - Jenny Ten Wolde Honduras - Doris Alicia Roca Pagan Hong Kong - Rita Leung Suet-Ling Iceland - María Kristín Jóhannesdóttir India - Roopa Satyan † Iraq - Wijdan Burhan El-Deen Sulyman Ireland - Maree McGlinchey Israel - Ilana Goren Italy - Isabela Specia Jamaica - Grace Marilyn Wright Japan - Harumi Maeda Korea - Park Yeon-joo Luxembourg - Anita Heck Malaysia - Helen Looi Malta - Doris Abdilla Mexico - María del Carmen Orozco Quibriera New Zealand - Kristine Dayle Allen Norway - Liv Hanche Olsen Paraguay - María Stela Volpe Martínez Peru - Carmen Amelia Ampuero Mosquetti Philippines - Armi Barbara Quiray Crespo Portugal - Iris Maria Rosario Dos Santos Puerto Rico - Bárbara Torres Scotland - Elizabeth Joan Stevely Singapore - Jacqueline Hong Spain - María del Carmen Muñoz Castañón Surinam - Carmen Cerna Muntslag Sweden - Britt Marie Johansson Switzerland - Anneliese Weber Thailand - Nipapat Sudsiri Turkey - Neslihan Sunay Uruguay - Christina Moller United States - Tanya Wilson Venezuela - María Antonieta Cámpoli Virgin Islands - Carol Krieger Wales - Eileen Darroch Zaire - Ombayi Mukuta
Notes
Withdrawals
Lebanon - Christiane Accaoui Nicaragua Panama Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia
Name Changes
Congo-Kinshasa began competed as Zaire.
General References
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1972". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
External links
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