Miss Universe 1973
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, at the foot of the Acropolis
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in Athens
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, Greece
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on July 21, 1973. Miss Philippines
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Binibining Pilipinas is the organization responsible for sponsoring the annual national beauty pageant which selects representatives of the Philippines to Miss Universe and Miss International, among others.-History:...
Margarita Moran, a college student from Maryknoll College in Manila (now Miriam College), fashion model and the granddaughter of a former Philippine president, was crowned Miss Universe 1973 by outgoing Miss Universe 1972, Kerry Anne Wells
Kerry Anne Wells
Kerry Anne Wells of Australia was the 1972 winner of the Miss Universe contest. She is from East Victoria Park, Western Australia.The 1972 pageant was the first to take place place outside the continental United States. That year, it was held in Dorado, Puerto Rico...
of Australia
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. There were 61 delegates from around the world who competed.
Maria Margarita Roxas Moran was picked as Miss Photogenic during the preliminary judging. Moran became the pageant's second winner from the Philippines (Gloria Diaz
Gloria Diaz
Gloria Maria Aspillera Diaz is an award-winning actress in the Philippines, and the first Filipino to bring home the Miss Universe crown.-Early Life and Family:...
won the title in 1969), beating out early favorite and first runner-up Amanda Jones of the United States.
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss Universe 1973 |
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| 1st runner-up |
 United States - Amanda JonesAmanda Jones (Miss USA) Amanda Jones is a former beauty queen from Evanston, Illinois who has held the Miss USA 1973 title.Jones was crowned Miss Illinois USA 1973 and later represented Illinois in the Miss USA 1973 pageant held in New York City. She won the Miss USA title and was crowned by outgoing titleholder Tanya... |
| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
 Spain - María del Rocío Martín Madrigal |
| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 12 |
 Brazil - Sandra Mara Ferreira Greece - Sikta Vana Papadaki |
Special awards
- Congeniality:, Jeanette Gwendalyn Robertson
- Photogenic:
Philippines, Maria Margarita Moran Roxas
- Best National Costume:
- Spain, María del Rocío Martín Madrigal
Contestants
Argentina - Susana Romero ArubaArubaAruba is a 33 km-long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, located 27 km north of the coast of Venezuela and 130 km east of Guajira Peninsula...
- Monica Ethline Oduber
Australia - Susan Mainwaring
Austria - Roswitha Kobald
Belgium - Christiane Devisch
Bermuda - Judy Richards
Bolivia - Roxana Sittic Harb- Brazil – Sandra Mara Ferreira
Canada - Deborah Anne Ducharme- - Shiranthi WickremesingheShiranthi RajapaksaShiranthi Rajapaksa is the wife of the sixth President of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa and the First Lady of Sri Lanka. She a professional in child psychology and pre-school education.-Early life:...
Chile - Jeanette Gwendalyn Robertson
Colombia - Ana Lucía Agudelo Correa
Costa Rica - María del Rosario Mora Badilla CuraçaoCuraçaoCuraçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The Country of Curaçao , which includes the main island plus the small, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao , is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
- Ingerborg Zielinski
Cyprus – Johanna Melaniodos
Denmark - Anette Grankvist- - Lili Fernández González
El Salvador - Gloria Ivete Romero
Kingdom of England - Veronica Ann Cross
Finland – Raija Kaarina Stark
Early Modern France - Nadia Isabelle Krumacker
Germany – Dagmar-Gabrielle Winkler- Greece - Sikta Vana Papadaki
Guam – Beatrice Benito- ' - Monique Borgeld
Honduras - Nelly Suyapa González Mármol
Hong Kong - Elaine Sun Wing-Yin
India - Farzana Habib
Republic of Ireland - Pauline Fitzsimons
Israel - Limor Schreibman
Italy - Antonella Barci
Jamaica - Reta Faye Chambers
Japan - Miyoko Sometani- ' - Kim Young-joo
Lebanon - Marcelle Herro
Luxembourg- Lydia Maes
Malaysia - Margaret Loo Tai-Tai
Malta - Marthese Vigar
Mexico - Rossana Villares Moreno
New Zealand - Pamela King
Nicaragua - Ana Cecilia Saravia Lanzas
Norway - Aina Walle
Panama - Jeanine Lizuaín
Paraguay - Teresita María Cano- Philippines - Maria Margarita Moran Roxas
Portugal - Carla Barros
Puerto Rico – Gladys Vanessa Colón Díaz
Kingdom of Scotland - Caroline Meade
Singapore - Debra Josephine de Souza- Spain - María del Rocío Martín Madrigal
Suriname - Yvonne Ma Ajong
Sweden - Monica Sundin
Switzerland - Barbara Schöttli
Thailand - Kanok-orn BunmaKanok-orn BunmaKanok-orn Bunma , is Miss Thailand 1972. she competed in Miss Universe 1973 pageant competition held in Athens....
Trinidad and Tobago - Camella King
Turkey - Yildiz Arhan
Uruguay - Yolanda Ferrari- United States - Amanda Jones (IL)
Venezuela - Desireé RolandoDesireé RolandoAna Paola Desirée Facchinei Rolando, or simply Desireé Rolando, is a pageant titleholder, was born in Caracas, Venezuela on July 26, 1956. She is the Miss Venezuela titleholder for 1973, and was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss Universe 1973 pageant held in Athens, Greece, on...- ' - Cindy Richards
Wales - Deirdre Jennifer Greenland
- Misses
The Bahamas (Cyprianna Munnings) and 
Iceland (Katrin Gisladóttir) withdrew.
Panel of Judges
- Jean-Pierre AumontJean-Pierre Aumont-Early life:Aumont was born Jean-Pierre Philippe Salomons in Paris, the son of Suzanne and Alexandre Salomons, owner of La Maison du Blanc . His mother's uncle was well-known stage actor Georges Berr. His father was from a Dutch Jewish family and his mother's family were French Jews...
- Manuel Benítez Pérez, El CordobésEl CordobésManuel Benítez Pérez , more commonly known as El Cordobés , is a famous matador of the 1960s who brought to the bullring an unorthodox acrobatic and theatrical style.-Career:...
- Horst BuchholzHorst BuchholzHorst Werner Buchholz was a German actor, remembered for his part in The Magnificent Seven and Nine Hours to Rama. He appeared in over sixty films during his acting career from 1952–2002.-Life and work:...
- Edilson Cid Varela
- Walt FrazierWalt FrazierWalter "Clyde" Frazier is a retired American basketball player in the National Basketball Association . He was blessed with a unique combination of court vision, quickness, and size for a guard...
- Apasra HongsakulaApasra HongsakulaApasra Hongsakula is a Thai beauty queen who has held the title Miss Universe 1965. She is the daughter of Group Captain "Perm" and Kayoon Hongsakula...
- Herakles Mathiopoulos
- Hanae MoriHanae MoriHanae Mori is a fashion designer in Japan. She is the only Japanese woman to have presented her collections on the runways of Paris and New York, and the first Asian woman to be admitted as an official haute couture design house by the fédération française de la couture in France...
- Lynn RedgraveLynn RedgraveLynn Rachel Redgrave, OBE was an English actress.A member of the well-known British family of actors, Redgrave trained in London before making her theatrical debut in 1962...
- Ginger RogersGinger RogersGinger Rogers was an American actress, dancer, and singer who appeared in film, and on stage, radio, and television throughout much of the 20th century....
- Earl WilsonEarl WilsonRobert Earl Wilson was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox , Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres . Wilson batted and threw right-handed...
- Source: Pageant Almanac