MISS UNIVERSE 1971
1971 July 24
Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
60 entries
Results
1 Lebanon Georgina Rizk (World '70)
2 Australia Tony Suzanne Rayward
3 Finland Pirjo Aino Irene Laitila (SF Europe '70, 4th RU
Scandinavia '72)
4 Puerto Rico Beba Franco
5 Brazil Eliane Parreira Guimarães
Semi-finalists
England Marilyn Ann Ward (1st RU World-United Kingdom '71)
France Myriam Stocco (3rd RU Europe '71, Top 7 World '71)
Israel Ester Orgad
Japan Shigeko Taketomi
Spain Josefina Román Gutiérrez (World '70, Europe '71)
U.S.A. Michele Marlene McDonald
Virgin Islands Cherrie Raphaelia Creque
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Order of announcement of semi-finalists
Group 1 - England, Lebanon, France, Puerto Rico, Spain & Virgin
Islands
Group 2 - Finland, Brazil, Israel, Japan, U.S.A. & Australia
Order of announcement of
finalists
Australia, Finland, Lebanon, Brazil & Puerto Rico
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Remainder
Argentina Maria del Carmen Vidal
Aruba Vicenta Vallita Maduro
Austria Edeltraud Neubauer
Bahamas Muriel Terah Rahming
Belgium Martine Yasmine De Hert (Europe '71, World '71)
Bermuda Rene Furbert (World '71)
Bolivia Ana Maria Landívar
Canada Lana Drouillard (World '71)
Colombia Piedad Mejía Trujillo
Congo, Republic of Martine Mualuke
Costa Rica Rosa María Rivera
Curacao Maria Vonhögen
Dominican Republic
Sagrario Margarita Reyes
de los Colmenares
Ecuador Ximena Moreno Ochoa (1st RU Coffee '72)
Germany Vera Kirst (Europe '70)
Greece Gely Karagianni
Guam Linda Mariano Avila
Holland Laura Mulder-Smid (4th RU Europe '71)
Honduras Dunia Aracelly Ortega
Iceland Gudrun Thorelfur Valgardsdóttir
India Raj Gill
Ireland Marie Hughes
Italy Mara Palvarini
Jamaica Suzette Marilyn Wright
Korea Noh Mi-ae
Luxembourg Mariette Françoise Fay
Malaysia Yvette Baterman
Malta Felicity Celia Carbott
Mexico Maria Luisa López Corzo
New Zealand Linda Jane Ritchie (World '71)
Nicaragua Xiomara Paguaga Rodríguez
Norway Ruby Reitan (Europe '71, Scandinavia '72)
Panama Gladys Isaza
Peru Magnolia Martínez
Philippines Vida Valentina Fernandez Doria
Portugal Maria Celmira Pereira Bauleth
Scotland Elizabeth Montgomery
Singapore Jenny Ser Wang Wong
Surinam Masrita Danoe
Sweden
Wivianne "Vava" Öiangen (1st RU
Scandinavia '72)
Switzerland Anita Andrini (Europe '71)
Thailand Warunee Sangsirinavin
Trinidad & Tobago Sally Karamath
Tunisia Aida Mzali
Turkey Filiz Vural (winner Europe '71)
Uruguay Alba Techeira
Venezuela Jeannette Amelia Coromoto Donzella Sánchez (2nd RU Coffee 1972)
Wales Dawn Cater
Did not compete
Denmark (due to feminist action)
Paraguay Marit Tomassone
Tahiti Jeanne Brus
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Awards
Miss Amity Peru
Miss Photogenic Philippines
Best National Costume Mexico
10 Best in Swimsuit Australia, Brazil, England, Finland, Israel, Japan,
Lebanon, Puerto Rico, U.S.A. & Virgin Islands