Miss International 1976

Miss International 1976
DateJuly 2, 1976
PresentersBill Graham
VenueImperial Garden Theater, Tokyo, Japan
Entrants45
Placements15
Withdrawals
ReturnsThailand
WinnerSophie Perin
France
CongenialityDebbie Lee
Hawaii
PhotogenicElvira Botempo
Austria

Miss International 1976, the 16th Miss International pageant, was held on 2 July 1976 at the Imperial Garden Theater in Tokyo, Japan.

At the end of the event, Lidija Manić of Yugoslavia crowned Sophie Perin of France as Miss International 1976. This is France's first ever Miss International crown.

Contestants from 45 countries and territories competed in this year's pageant. The competition was hosted by Bill Graham.

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss International 1976
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 15

Contestants

Forty-five contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown
 Argentina Johanna Fonseca[7] 19 Rosario
 Australia Patrice Newell[8] 19 Adelaide
 Austria Elvira Botempo – Vienna
 Belgium Béatrice Libert 23 Mons
 Bolivia Martha Rosa Baeza – Santa Cruz de la Sierra
 Brazil Vionete Revoredo[2] 20 Rio de Janeiro
 Canada Lynn Hore – –
 Chile Maria Antonieta Rosselló – –
 Colombia Alicia Sáenz[9] – Bolivar
 Costa Rica Maritza Elizabeth Ortiz[10] – Cartago
 Finland Maarit Leso[11] – Helsinki
 France Sophie Perin[12] 18 Talange
 Germany Paula Bergner – –
 Great Britain Janet Withey 20 London
 Greece Maria Sinanidou – Athens
 Guam Thelma Hechanova – Hagåtña
 Hawaii Debbie Lee – Honolulu
 Holland Cornelia Kitsz[13] 20 Leeuwarden
 Honduras Victoria Ann Baker – Francisco Morazán
 Hong Kong Margaret Tsui Mei-Ling – Hong Kong
 Iceland Sigrun Saevarsdóttir – Reykjavík
 India Nafisa Ali 19 Kolkata
 Indonesia Treesye Ratri Astuti[14] 18 Ungaran
 Israel Dorit Cohen 21 Tel Aviv
 Italy Joanna Avana – Rome
 Japan Kumie Nakamura[2] – Osaka
 Luxembourg Carmen Pick 20 Luxembourg
 Malaysia Fauziah Haron 19 Johor
 Mexico Alejandra Mora – Mexico City
 New Zealand Priscilla Foyle[3][5] 21 Auckland
 Nicaragua María Fiallos – Granada
 Philippines Maria Dolores Ascalon[6] 22 Bacolod
 Puerto Rico Yvonne Torres – San Juan
 Singapore Sandra Binny[15] 20 Singapore
 South Korea Han Young-ae – Seoul
 Spain Victoria Martín – Tenerife
 Sri Lanka Sudhaama Kitchilan – Colombo
 Sweden Marie Gunilla Borhäll – Stockholm
  Switzerland Beatrice Aschwanden[16] – Zürich
 Tahiti Patricia Servonnat 18 Papeete
 Thailand Duangratana Thaweechokesubsin[14] – Bangkok
 United States Susan Carlson 21 Schenectady
 Uruguay Isabel Ana Ferrero – Montevideo
 Venezuela Iris Betsabé Ayala – Miranda
 Yugoslavia
unidentified

Notes

Designations

  •  Greece - Due to her mother's illness, Rania Theofilou (World '76) cancelled her participation and was replaced by Maria Sinanidou.

References

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