1972 October 6
Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo
47 entries

Results
1  Britain  Linda Hooks
2  Australia  Christine Nola Clark
3  Philippines  Yolanda "Yogi" Adriatico Dominguez
4  Brazil  Jane Vieira Macambira
5  USA  Lindsay Diane Bloom

Semi-finalists
Argentina  Adriana Graciela Martin
Colombia  Lamia El Kouri Chaia
Finland  Tarja Annikki Leskinen
France  Suzanne Angly (World 69)
Germany  Brigitte Burfino
Ireland  Katherine Talbot
Japan  Yoko Tameshisa
Portugal  Gilda Isabel Abreu
Turkey  Hulya Ercan
Venezuela  Marilyn Plessman Martínez

Remainder 
Austria  Brigitt Matzak Von Goricke
Belgium  Caroline A Devienne
Bolivia  Leticia Brunn Aguilera          
Canada  Bonny Brady (Universe & World 72)
Chile  Pamela Santibanez Berg
Costa Rica   Isabel Amador                   
Denmark  Gitte Mogensen
Ecuador  Lucia del Carmen Fernández Avellaneda
Greece  Neti Fasouli
Guam  Edna Maria Quintanilla
Hawaii  Allison John
Holland  Monica Strotmann (World 71)
Iceland  Kolbrun Sveinsdóttir
India  Indira Muthanna
Italy  Rita Pistolozzi
Korea  Suh Ae-ja
Luxembourg  Lydia Thilgen
Malaysia  Francesca Lee Mei Fung
Malta  Dolores Abdilla
Mexico  Margarita Julia Martinez
New Zealand  Janice Dawn Walker
Nicaragua  Connie Anne Ballantyne Sequeira
Norway  Vigdis Thire
Puerto Rico  Miriam López
Singapore  May Tan
Spain  Gloria Puyol Toledo
Sri Lanka  Damayanthi Gunewardena
Sweden  Eva Andersson
Switzerland  Anneliese Weber (Universe 72)
Tahiti  Moea Arapari
Thailand  Sarinya Thattavorn
Uruguay  Christina Moller (Universe 72)

Awards
Friendship  Puerto Rico
Photogenic  Britain
Best National Costume  Philippines

Did not compete
Israel  Ronit Gafni 
Lebanon