Miss Universe 1974 was the 23rd Miss Universe pageant, held on 21 July 1974 at the

Folk Arts Theater The Tanghalang Francisco Balagtas ( en, Francisco Balagtas Theater), formerly known as the Folk Arts Theater, was a theater located in the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex in Manila, Philippines. It is a covered proscenium amphitheat ...

in the City of Manila, Philippines. It was the first Miss Universe pageant to ever be held in the Philippines, and in extension, Southeast Asia. Margie Moran of the Philippines crowned her successor Amparo Muñoz of Spain at the end of the event, marking the first and only time Spain would ever win a Miss Universe competition. There were 65 delegates from around the world who competed for the 1974 title.

Results

Placements

Order Of Announcements Top 12 # # # # # # # # # # # # Top 5 # # # # #

Contestants

Notes

Debuts

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Returns

* Last competed in

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1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

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Withdrawals

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Name Change

* began competing as Sri Lanka after the country became a republic.

Awards

* - Miss Amity (Anna Bjornsdóttir) * - Miss Photogenic (

Johanna Raunio Johanna Raunio (born 5 November 1954 in Turku) is a Finnish actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was chosen Miss Finland in 1974. Ms. Raunio competed in the Miss Universe 1974 and Miss International 1974 pageants and placed second runner- ...

) * - Best National Costume (Kim Jae-kyu)

General References

References

External links

Miss Universe official website
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