Miss Universe 1976 | |
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Miss Universe 1976 participating nations and results
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Date | 11 July 1976 |
Presenters | Bob Barker, Helen O'Connell |
Venue | Lee Theatre, Hong Kong |
Broadcaster | CBS, TVB |
Entrants | 72 |
Placements | 12 |
Debuts | Barbados, Northern Marianas, Papua New Guinea, St. Maarten |
Withdrawals | Belize, Haiti, Jamaica, Lebanon, Micronesia, Morocco |
Returns | Honduras, Norway, Surinam |
Winner |
Rina Mor Israel |
Congeniality | Margaret McFarlane Trinidad & Tobago |
Best National Costume | Rocío Lazcano Peru |
Photogenic | Pauline Davies England |
Miss Universe 1976, the 25th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 11 July 1976 at the Lee Theatre in Hong Kong. Rina Messinger of Israel was crowned by Anne Marie Pohtamo of Finland. This is the first, and so far only time, that Israel has won the competition.