Best National Costume Korea Top  Sri Lanka, India, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong & Japan Bottom  Philippines, Turkey, Malaysia, Guam, Tahiti, Papua New Guinea, Samoa & Hawaii Absent  Korea 1975 May 24 Manila, Philippines 18 entries Results 1  Papua New Guinea  Eva Regina Arni (Universe 76) 2  Tahiti  Bernadette "Dadou" Paille 3  Australia  Jane Reilly 4  Samoa  Darlene Schwenkey (Universe 75) 5  Malaysia  Linda Kaur Remainder Guam  Arlene Whitt Hawaii  Jonieve Domingo Hong Kong  Peggy Lee Kam-Man India  Seema Marwaha Indonesia  Maureen Tenges Japan  Marimi Kasahara Korea  Kim Tae-Hee New Zealand  Patricia Tucker Philippines  Maricel Fortuno Singapore  Lena Sook May Wong Sri Lanka  Delrine de Silva Thailand  Charoen-wan Norm-charoen Turkey  Baysa Bazar Awards Friendship  Thailand Photogenic  Indonesia Best National Costume  Korea Talent  Papua New Guinea Malaysia (5th), Australia (3rd), Papua New Guinea (winner), Tahiti (2nd) & Samoa (4th)   Thailand, Israel, Turkey, Tahiti, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Australia, Philippines, Singapore, India, Hawaii, New Zealand, Guam & Korea Absent  Malaysia 1976 June 3 Manila, Philippines 17 entries Results 1  Singapore  Jacqueline Stuart 2  Tahiti  Maea Atger 3  India  Anna Adriane Bredemeyer 4  Philippines  Maria Luisa Corazon Delgado 5  Australia  Michelle Ann Glass Remainder Guam  Clarissa Perez Duenas (International 75) Hawaii  Teri de Mello Hong Kong  Julia Lam Indonesia  Renny Rosmini Harman Israel  Taly Hod Korea  Lim Sook-Jin Malaysia  Alice Cheong Yee Leng (Universe 75) New Zealand  Glenny Ottaway Papua New Guinea  Eau Suve Sri Lanka  Cheryl Sela Thailand  Phagavalee Boonyajitti Turkey  Merih Eda Ergurbuz Awards Friendship  Papua New Guinea Photogenic  Korea Best National Costume  Papua New Guinea Australia (5th), India (3rd), Singapore (winner), Tahiti (2nd) & Philippines (4th)   1977 June 11 Manila, Philippines 17 entries Results 1  Indonesia  Linda Emran 2  India  Marianne D'Souza 3  Singapore  Helen Ng Puay Ngoh 4  Israel  Yif’at Netzer 5  Philippines  Maria Rosario Aspillera Diaz Remainder Australia  Sue Anne Wilkinson Guam  Pilar Martha Laguana (Universe 76) Hawaii  Terry Livingstone Hong Kong  Regina Kit Ming Lam Korea  Chung Kyoung-sook Malaysia  Maria Low An Kiew Mauritius  Maria Ingrid Desmarais New Zealand  Caroline Elizabeth Quan Papua New Guinea  Sayah Karakuru (Universe & World 77) Sri Lanka  Shyama Ayesa Cecilia Fernando (Universe 83) Thailand  Amina Nahaman Turkey  Nedret Kizilcali Awards Friendship  Hong Kong Photogenic  Korea Best National Costume  Korea Talent  Hawaii Turkey, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Philippines, Papua New Guinea (hidden), New Zealand, Malaysia & Korea India (2nd), Singapore (3rd), Indonesia (winner), Israel (4th) & Philippines (5th)   1978 October 18 Manila, Philippines 15 entries Results 1  Thailand  Siriporn Savanglum (World 78) 2  Philippines  Epifania Lagman 3  Israel  Hanna Eckerling 4  Australia  Julie Ann Croft 5  Japan  Hisako Tanaka Remainder Guam  Mona Torre Sgambelluri Hawaii  Lailani Manuel India  Preeti Koppikar Korea  Kim Young-sun Malaysia  Sharifah Noraini New Zealand  Mary Pawa Papua New Guinea  Angelyn Muta Tukana (Universe 78) Singapore  Violet Lee (World 79) Sri Lanka  Shyami De Silva Turkey  Sema Tamer Awards Friendship  New Zealand Photogenic  Thailand Best National Costume  India Talent  India Bottom  Australia, Guam, Hawaii, India, Israel, Japan & Korea Top  Turkey, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand & Malaysia Papua New Guinea Australia (4th), Israel (3rd), Thailand (winner), Philippines (2nd) & Japan (5th)   1979 June 27 Manila, Philippines 15 entries Results 1  Turkey  Ayla Altas 2  India  Maureen Mary Lestourgeon (World 86) 3  Philippines  Lorraine Espiridon Schuck 4  Singapore  Lajiah P. R. Sharma 5  Australia  Tracy Christopherson Note  India relinquished 1st  runner-up position and prizes due to film commitments. Runners-up moved up one position & Malaysia became 4th runner-up. Remainder Guam  Elizabeth Calderon Lathrop Hong Kong  Joan Yu Israel  Racheli Aizenshtadt Korea  Park Jae-sook Malaysia  Anne Looi Mooi Kok Mauritius  Narvada Doolub New Zealand  Kirsteen Price Papua New Guinea  Molly Misbut (Universe 79) Sri Lanka  Tamara Ingrid Subramanian Thailand  Chanida Paimsuwan Awards Friendship  Papua New Guinea Photogenic  Malaysia Best National Costume  Malaysia Talent  Turkey Bottom  Mauritius, Malaysia, Korea, Israel, India, Guam & Australia Top  Turkey, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Philippines, Papua New Guinea & New Zealand Absent  Hong Kong Australia Australia (5th), India (2nd), Turkey (winner), Philippines (3rd) & Singapore (4th)