Miss Universe 1976

Miss Universe 1976, the 25th Miss Universe pageant, was 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 time that an Israeli has won the competition.

Miss Universe 1976
Date11 July 1976[lower-alpha 1]
Presenters
VenueLee Theatre, Hong Kong
Broadcaster
Entrants72
Placements12
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerRina Messinger
 Israel
CongenialityMargaret McFarlane
 Trinidad and Tobago
Best National CostumeRocío Lazcano
 Peru
PhotogenicPauline Davies
 England

Results
Miss Universe 1976 participating nations and results

Placements
Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 1976
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up
Top 12

Contestants

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Last competed in 1973:

Last competed in 1974:

Withdrawals
  •  Belize - Janet Joan Joseph
  •  Haiti
  •  Jamaica - Angela Ruddock
  •  Lebanon - Ramona Karam
  •  Morocco
  •  Micronesia - Instead of the region, the delegates from Northern Marianas had been represented themselves as the individual territory since then.

Did not Compete

Awards

General references
  1. 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.
  • West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1976". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
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