# Miss Universe 1971

Miss Universe 1971 was the 20th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States on 24 July 1971.
At the end of the event, Marisol Malaret of Puerto Rico crowned Georgina Rizk of Lebanon as Miss Universe 1971. It is the first victory of Lebanon in the competition.
Contestants from sixty countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Bob Barker in his fifth consecutive year, while June Lockhart provided commentary and analysis throughout the event.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Universe 1971 | Lebanon – Georgina Rizk |
| 1st runner-up | Australia – Toni Rayward |
| 2nd runner-up | Finland – Pirjo Laitila |
| 3rd runner-up | Puerto Rico – Beba Franco |
| 4th runner-up | Brazil – Eliane Guimarães |
| Top 12 | England – Marilyn Ward  France – Myriam Stocco  Israel – Ester Orgad  Japan – Shigeko Taketomi  Spain – Josefina Román  United States – Michele McDonald  United States Virgin Islands – Cherrie Creque |

## Contestants

Sixty contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
| Argentina | María del Carmen Vidal | 21 | Santa Fe |
| Aruba | Vallita Maduro | – | Santa Cruz |
| Australia | Toni Rayward | 19 | Sydney |
| Austria | Edeltraud Neubauer | 18 | Vienna |
| Bahamas | Muriel Rahming | 24 | Nassau |
| Belgium | Martine De Hert | 18 | Antwerp |
| Bermuda | Rene Furbert | 20 | Paget Parish |
| Bolivia | Ana María Landívar | 18 | Sucre |
| Brazil | Eliane Guimarães | 21 | Mariana |
| Canada | Lana Drouillard | 20 | Ancaster |
| Colombia | Piedad Mejía | 23 | Manizales |
| Congo-Kinshasa | Martine Mualuke | 19 | Kinshasa |
| Costa Rica | Rosa María Rivera | 18 | San José |
| Curaçao | Maria Vonhogen | – | Willemstad |
| Dominican Republic | Sagrario Reyes | – | El Seibo |
| Ecuador | Ximena Moreno | 18 | Quito |
| England | Marilyn Ann Ward | 21 | Hampshire |
| Finland | Pirjo Laitila | 20 | Helsinki |
| France | Myriam Stocco | 20 | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| West Germany | Vera Kirst | 22 | Bavaria |
| Greece | Angela Carayanni | 18 | Athens |
| Guam | Linda Mariano Avila | 18 | Mangilao |
| Holland | Laura Mulder-Snid | 18 | Amsterdam |
| Honduras | Dunia Ortega | – | Santa Bárbara |
| Iceland | Guðrún Valgarðsdóttir | 18 | Skagafjörður |
| India | Raj Gill | 18 | Dhule |
| Ireland | Marie Bernadette Hughes | 22 | Dublin |
| Israel | Ester Orgod | 19 | Eilat |
| Italy | Mara Palvarini | 20 | Mantua |
| Jamaica | Suzette Marilyn Wright | – | Clarendon |
| Japan | Shigeko Taketomi | 21 | Tokyo |
| Lebanon | Georgina Rizk | 18 | Beirut |
| Luxembourg | Mariette Francoise Fay | – | Mersch |
| Malaysia | Yvette Baterman | 21 | Shah Alam |
| Malta | Felicity Carbott | 19 | Valletta |
| Mexico | María Luisa López | 21 | Mexico City |
| New Zealand | Linda Jane Ritchie | 21 | Auckland |
| Nicaragua | Xiomara Paguaga | 20 | Managua |
| Norway | Ruby Reitan | 23 | Oslo |
| Panama | Gladys Isaza | 18 | Panama City |
| Peru | Magnolia Martínez | 24 | Lima |
| Philippines | Vida Doria | 20 | Binmaley |
| Portugal | Maria Celmira Pereira Bauleth | 18 | Portuguese Angola |
| Puerto Rico | Beba Franco | 24 | San Juan |
| Scotland | Elizabeth Montgomery | 18 | Ayr |
| Singapore | Jenny Wong | 23 | Singapore |
| South Korea | Noh Mi-ae | – | Seoul |
| Spain | Josefina Román | 24 | Cádiz |
| Suriname | Marcelle Darou | – | Paramaribo |
| Sweden | Vivian Oihanen | 20 | Vaxholm |
| Switzerland | Anita Andrini | 19 | Ticino |
| Thailand | Warunee Sangsirinavin | 19 | Bangkok |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Sally Karamath | 22 | San Fernando |
| Tunisia | Aida Mzali | – | Tunis |
| Turkey | Filiz Vural | 18 | Istanbul |
| Uruguay | Alba Techira | 18 | Montevideo |
| United States | Michele McDonald | 19 | Butler |
| United States Virgin Islands | Cherrie Creque | 20 | Saint Croix |
| Venezuela | Jeannette Donzella | 18 | Monagas |
| Wales | Dawn Cater | 19 | Cardiff |