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Germany, Austria, England, Costa Rica, Holland, Iceland, El Salvador & Ireland

1976 July 10
Hong Kong
72 entries

Results
Israel  Rina Messinger
Venezuela  Judith Josefina Castillo Uribe
Wales  Sian Helen Adey-Jones (Europe 76 & International 77)
Scotland  Carol Jean Grant (3rd RU World 76)
Australia  Julie Anne Ismay

Semi-finalists
Argentina  Lilian Noemí De Asti (World 75)
Chile  Maria Verónica Sommer
Colombia  Maria Helena Reyes Abisambra
Curacao  Anneke Dijkhuizen
England  Pauline Davies (Europe 76)
Hong Kong  Rowena Lam Leung-Wai
Norway  Bente Lihaug (5th RU Europe 76; International 77)

Order of announcement of semi-finalists
England, Curacao, Hong Kong, Israel, Argentina, Australia, Norway, Chile, Colombia, Wales, Venezuela & Scotland

Order of announcement of finalists
Venezuela, Israel, Wales, Scotland & Australia

Remainder
Aruba  Cynthia Marlene Bruin (World 75)
Austria  Heidi-Marie Passian (Europe 76)
Bahamas  Sharon Elaine Smith
Barbados  Jewell Sharon Nightingale
Belgium  Yvette Maria Aelbrecht (World & Europe 76; International 77)
Bermuda  Vivienne Anne Hollis (World 76)
Bolivia  Carolina Elisa Aramayo Esteves
Brazil  Katia Celestina Moretto
Canada  Normande Jacques (International & World 75)
Costa Rica  Silvia Jiménez Pacheco
Denmark  Brigitte Trolle
Dominican Republic  Norma Eugenia Lora de Rosario del Río
Ecuador  Gilda Plaza
El Salvador  Mireya Carolina Calderon Tovar
Finland  Suvi Lukkarinen
France  Monique Uldaric (World & Europe 76)
Germany  Birgit Margot Hamer
Greece  Melina Michailidou (3rd RU Europe 76)
Guam  Pilar Martha Laguana
Guatemala  Blanca Alicia Montenegro
Holland  Nannetje Johanna Nielen (SF International 75; World 79)
Honduras  Victoria Alejandra Pineda Fortín
Iceland  Gudmunda Hulda Johannesdóttir
India  Naina Sudhir Balsavar
Indonesia  Juliarti Rahayu
Ireland  Elaine Rosemary O’Hara (World 75, Europe 76)
Italy  Diana Scapolan
Japan  Miyako Iwakuni
Korea  Chung Kwang-hyun
Liberia  Laurine Wede Johnson
Luxembourg  Monique Wilmes (Europe & World 76)
Malaysia  Teh-Faridah Ahmad Norizan
Malta  Mary Grace Ciantar (World 75)
Mauritius  Marielle Tse-Sik-Sun (SF World 75)
Mexico  Carla Jean Evert Reguera (World 76)
New Zealand  Janey Kingscote
Nicaragua  Ivania Navarro Yenic
Northern Marianas  Candelaria Flores Borja
Panama  Carolina Maria Chiari
Papua-New Guinea  Eva Regina Arni
Paraguay  Nidia Fatima Cardenas
Peru  Rocío Rita Lazcano Mujica (World 76)
Philippines  Lizbeth Samson de Padua
Puerto Rico  Elizabeth Zayas Ortíz
Samoa  Taliilani Ellen Letuli
Singapore  Linda Tham
South Africa  Cynthia Classen
Spain  Olga Fernández Pérez (Europe 76)
Sri Lanka  Genevieve Bernedette Parsons
St. Martin  Angela Huggins
Surinam  Peggy Vandeleuv
Sweden  Caroline Westerberg (Europe 76)
Switzerland  Isabelle Fischbacher (2nd RU Europe 76)
Thailand  Katareeya Areekul
Trinidad & Tobago  Margaret Elizabeth McFarlane
Turkey  Manolya Onur
Uruguay  Lelia Luisa Vinas Martinez
U.S.A.  Barbara Elaine Petersen
Virgin Islands  Lorraine Patricia Baa
Yugoslavia  Svetlana Radojcic

Awards
Miss Amity  Trinidad & Tobago
Miss Photogenic  England
Best National Costume  Peru

Did not compete
Jamaica  Angela Ruddock
Tahiti  Amiot Mora


At the market
England, Israel, U.S.A. & Sweden

U.S.A. gave a miniature Liberty Bell to the governor of Hong Kong

Teaching the Israeli dance hora
U.S.A., Israel, Turkey & Ecuador
 

Clowning with chopsticks during rehearsal
Mexico & Germany

Miss Photogenic
England

Best National Costume
Peru

Top 12
Scotland, Wales, Chile, Australia, Israel, Curacao, Colombia, Norway, Argentina, Hong Kong, England & Venezuela

Australia (5th), Venezuela (2nd), Israel (winner), Wales (3rd) & Scotland (4th)