Miss Universe 1971

Miss Universe 1971 was the 20th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States on 24 July 1971.

Miss Universe 1971
Date24 July 1971
Presenters
VenueMiami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
BroadcasterCBS (WTVJ)
Entrants60
Placements12
Withdrawals
  • Chile
  • Ceylon
  • Czechoslovakia
  • Denmark
  • Hong Kong
  • Paraguay
Returns
  • Thailand
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • United States Virgin Islands
WinnerGeorgina Rizk
 Lebanon
CongenialityMagnolia Martinez
 Peru
Best National CostumeMaria Luisa Lopez Corzo
 Mexico
PhotogenicVida Valentina Doria
 Philippines
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At the end of the event, Marisol Malaret of Puerto Rico crowned Georgina Rizk of Lebanon as Miss Universe 1971. It is the first victory of Lebanon in the competition.[1]

Contestants from sixty countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Bob Barker in his fifth consecutive year, while June Lockhart provided commentary and analysis throughout the event.

Results

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Placements

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PlacementContestant
Miss Universe 1971
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 12

Contestants

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Miss Universe 1971 competing nations and territories and the results

Sixty contestants competed for the title.

Country/TerritoryContestantAge[a]Hometown
 ArgentinaMaría del Carmen Vidal[3]21Santa Fe
 ArubaVallita Maduro[4]Santa Cruz
 AustraliaToni Rayward[5]19Sydney
 AustriaEdeltraud Neubauer[6]18Vienna
 BahamasMuriel Rahming[7]24Nassau
 BelgiumMartine De Hert[8]18Antwerp
 BermudaRene Furbert20Paget Parish
 BoliviaAna María Landívar[9]18Sucre
 BrazilEliane Guimarães[10]21Mariana
 CanadaLana Drouillard[11]20Ancaster
 ColombiaPiedad Mejía[12]22Manizales
 Congo-KinshasaMartine Mualuke19Kinshasa
 Costa RicaRosa María Rivera[13]18San José
 CuraçaoMaria Vonhogen[14]Willemstad
 Dominican RepublicSagrario ReyesEl Seibo
 EcuadorXimena Moreno18Quito
 EnglandMarilyn Ann Ward[15]21Hampshire
 FinlandPirjo Laitila20Helsinki
 FranceMyriam Stocco20Languedoc-Roussillon
 GermanyVera Kirst22Bavaria
 GreeceAngela Carayanni18Athens
 GuamLinda Mariano Avila18Mangilao
 HollandLaura Mulder-Snid18Amsterdam
 HondurasDunia OrtegaSanta Bárbara
 IcelandGuðrún Valgarðsdóttir18Skagafjörður
 IndiaRaj Gill18Dhule
 IrelandMarie Bernadette Hughes22Dublin
 IsraelEster Orgod19Eilat
 ItalyMara Palvarini20Mantua
 JamaicaSuzette Marilyn WrightClarendon
 JapanShigeko Taketomi21Tokyo
 LebanonGeorgina Rizk18Beirut
 LuxembourgMariette Francoise FayMersch
 MalaysiaYvette Baterman[16]21Shah Alam
 MaltaFelicity Carbott19Valletta
 MexicoMaría Luisa López[17]21Mexico City
 New ZealandLinda Jane Ritchie21Auckland
 NicaraguaXiomara Paguaga20Managua
 NorwayRuby Reitan23Oslo
 PanamaGladys Isaza18Panama City
 PeruMagnolia Martínez[18]24Lima
 PhilippinesVida Doria[19]20Binmaley
 PortugalMaria Celmira Pereira Bauleth18Portuguese Angola
 Puerto RicoBeba Franco24San Juan
 ScotlandElizabeth Montgomery18Ayr
 SingaporeJenny Wong[20]23Singapore
 South KoreaNoh Mi-aeSeoul
 SpainJosefina Román24Cádiz
 SurinameMarcelle DarouParamaribo
 SwedenVivian Oihanen20Vaxholm
  SwitzerlandAnita Andrini19Ticino
 ThailandWarunee Sangsirinavin19Bangkok
 Trinidad and TobagoSally Karamath22San Fernando
 TunisiaAida MzaliTunis
 TurkeyFiliz Vural18Istanbul
 UruguayAlba Techira18Montevideo
 United StatesMichele McDonald[21]19Butler
 United States Virgin IslandsCherrie Creque[22]20Saint Croix
 VenezuelaJeannette Donzella18Monagas
 WalesDawn Cater19Cardiff

Notes

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  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

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  1. ^ "New Miss Universe knew she'd won– she peaked". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. 26 July 1971. p. 2. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Title no surprise to beauty". The Palm Beach Post. 26 July 1971. p. 20. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Maria del Carmen I." El Litoral (in Spanish). 4 June 1971. p. 2. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Vallita Maduro wins Miss Aruba title at Divi Divi Hotel July 3". Aruba Esso News. 16 July 1971. p. 7. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via Digital Library of the Caribbean.
  5. ^ "A wardrobe fit for a beauty queen". The Australian Women's Weekly. 14 July 1971. p. 28. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "Wachten op de grote dag" [Waiting for the big day]. Het Parool (in Dutch). 20 July 1971. p. 5. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via Delpher.
  7. ^ "Tourist attraction". Youngstown Vindicator. 1 December 1971. p. 21. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  8. ^ "Miss België, achter de schermen". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 23 October 2002. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  9. ^ "El título les dio alegrías, trabajo y fama que aún saborean" [The title gave them joy, work and fame that they still savor.]. El Deber (in European Spanish). 29 July 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Conheça a história do Miss Brasil" [Discover the history of Miss Brazil]. Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). 29 September 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  11. ^ Beneteau, Ann (10 July 1971). "Secret was to be herself". The Windsor Star. p. 8. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Caldas gano reinado" [Caldas wins reign]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). pp. 1, 13. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  13. ^ "Elegida la Miss Costa Rica que ira a Miami" [Elected the Miss Costa Rica who will go to Miami]. La Nacion (in Spanish). 10 May 1971. p. 60. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  14. ^ "Willemstad - De charmante Miss Curacao 1971, Maria Vonhögen zal vandaag naar Miami vertrekken om mee te doen aan de verkiezing van Miss Universe, die morgen begint". Amigoe di Curacao (in Dutch). 16 July 1971. p. 1. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via Delpher.
  15. ^ "Businesswoman Miss Universe entrant". The Palm Beach Post. 18 July 1971. p. 2. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Secretary who feels on top of the world". The Straits Times. 14 June 1971. p. 7. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via National Library Board.
  17. ^ "El sabado se elige a Miss Universo". La Nacion (in Spanish). 21 July 1971. p. 57. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  18. ^ "Miss Perú: las peruanas más bellas de las últimas décadas". El Comercio (in Spanish). 12 November 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  19. ^ Alano, Ching M. (3 November 2002). "La dolce Vida". Philippine Star. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  20. ^ "Reluctant Jenny wins the Miss Singapore-Universe title". The Straits Times. 21 July 1971. p. 24. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via National Library Board.
  21. ^ "Miss USA Breaks Date For Prom to Win Title". The Wichita Beacon. Associated Press. May 23, 1971. p. 1. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  22. ^ "Black girl has new hope for Miss Universe". Fort Lauderdale News. 20 July 1971. p. 32. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.