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Bottom
Africa South, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium,
Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Cyprus,
Denmark, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France & Germany
Middle Gibraltar, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Holland,
Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India (withdrew), Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan,
Jersey, Korea, Lebanon, Liberia (withdrew), Luxembourg, Malaysia (withdrew), Malta & Mexico
Top New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines
(withdrew),
Puerto Rico, Seychelles (withdrew), Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka
(withdrew), Sweden,
Switzerland, Tahiti, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, UK, USA, Uruguay,
Virgin Islands & Yugoslavia (withdrew)
Absent Mauritius (withdrew), Swaziland (withdrew) & Venezuela |
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1976 November 18
London, England
60 entries
Results
1 Jamaica Cynthia "Cindy" Jean Breakspeare
2 Australia Karen Jo Pini
3 Guam Diane Marie Roberts Duenas
4 United Kingdom Carol Jean Grant (3rd
RU Universe 76)
5 Finland Merja Helena Tammi
Finalists
6 Holland Stephanie Flatow (3rd
RU Europe 70)
7 Turkey Jale Bayhan
Semi-finalists
Argentina Adriana Laura Salgueiro
Ireland Jakki Moore (Universe 77)
Israel Levana Abarbanel
Puerto Rico Ivette Rosado
Singapore Pauline Poh Neo Cheong
Spain Luz Maria Polegre Hernández (SF Universe 77)
Trinidad/Tobago Patricia Anderson Leon
Venezuela Maria Genoveva Rivero Giménez
Remainder
Africa South Veronica Rozette Kuki Matsepe
Aruba Maureen Wever
Austria Monika Muhlbauer
Bahamas Mazorian "Zoie" Larona Miller
Belgium Yvette Maria Aelbrecht (Europe &
Universe 76; International 77)
Bermuda Vivienne Anne Hollis (Universe 76)
Brazil Adelaide Fraga de Oliveira Filha
Canada Pamela Mercer (Miss Friendship at Universe 77)
Chile Maria Cristina Cranzow
Colombia Maria Loretta Celedón Holguin
Costa Rica Ligia Maria Ramos Quesada
Curacao Viveca Francisca Marchena
Cyprus Andri Tsangaridou (Universe 74 & Europe 76)
Denmark Susanne Juul Hansen
Dominican Rep. Jenny Corporán Viñas
Ecuador Marie Clare Fontaine Velasco
El Salvador Soraya Comandari Zanotti
France Monique Uldaric (Europe & Universe 76)
Germany Monika Schneeweiss
Gibraltar Rosemarie Parody
Greece Rania Theofilou (International 76)
Guatemala Marta Elisa Tirado Richardson
Honduras Maribel Ayala
Hong Kong Christine Leung Ching-Man
Iceland Sigridur Helga Olgeirsdóttir
Italy Antonella Lombrosi
Japan Noriko Asakuno
Jersey Susan Hughes
Korea Shin Byoung-sook
Lebanon Souad Nakhoul (Universe 75)
Luxembourg Monique Wilmes (Europe &
Universe 76)
Malta Jane Benedicta Saliba (Universe 77)
Mexico Carla Jean Evert Reguera (Universe 76)
New Zealand Anne Clifford
Norway Nina Kristine Ronneberg
Paraguay Maria Cristina Fernández Samaniego
Peru Rocío Rita
Lazcano Mujica (Universe 76)
South Africa Lynn Massyn
Sweden Ann-Christin Gernandt
Switzerland Ruth Crottet
Tahiti Patricia Mareva Servonnat (International 76)
Thailand Duangcheewan Komolsen
USA Kimberly Marre Foley
Uruguay Sara Alaga Valega (International 78)
Virgin Islands Denise La Franque
Awards
Miss Personality Africa South
Miss Photogenic Ireland
Withdrew
India Naina Sudhir Balsavar (Universe 76)
Liberia Lorraine Wede Johnson (Universe 76)
Malaysia Che Puteh Naziadin
Mauritius Anne-Lise Lesur
Philippines Josephine Salazar Conde
Seychelles Lynn Elisca Gobine
Sri Lanka Tamara Ingrid Subramanian
Swaziland Zanella Tutu Tshabalala
Yugoslavia Slavica Stefanovic |

The presence of a black
Miss Africa South and a white Miss South Africa, caused 9 countries to
withdraw their
contestants in protest against
South Africa's apartheid system. Among them (in the photograph) were
Seychelles, Swaziland, Mauritius & Malaysia. |

Miss Rhodesia, Jane Bird, flew
to London, hoping to be in the pageant. She was not allowed to
participate, due to "political reasons". |

Miss Photogenic
Ireland |
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Photographer's favourites
Top Brazil, Australia, U.K. & USA
Bottom Belgium, Finland, Argentina, Denmark & Israel |
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Among the semi-finalists
Venezuela, U.K., Turkey,
Trinidad/Tobago, Spain, Singapore, Puerto Rico & Jamaica |
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Finland (5th),
Guam (3rd), Jamaica (winner),
Australia (2nd) & U.K. (4th) |
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