# Miss Universe 1974

Miss Universe 1974 was the 23rd Miss Universe pageant, held on 21 July 1974 at the Folk Arts Theater in the Pasay, Philippines. It was the first Miss Universe pageant to ever be held in the Philippines, and in extension, Asia. Margarita Moran of the Philippines crowned her successor Amparo Muñoz of Spain at the end of the event, marking the first and so far only time Spain has ever won a Miss Universe competition.
There were 65 delegates from around the world who competed for the 1974 title. Six months later, Amparo Muñoz, after refusing a planned travel to Japan, decided to relinquish her title. Helen Morgan, the first runner-up, was unable to assume the title and fulfill the duties of Miss Universe 1974, because she went on to win Miss World 1974, although a controversy would force her to resign 4 days later. The title of Miss Universe 1974 was not offered to any of the runners-up and Amparo Muñoz still remained as the official titleholder for that year.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Universe 1974 | Spain – Amparo Muñoz |
| 1st runner-up | Wales – Helen Elizabeth Morgan |
| 2nd runner-up | Finland – Johanna Raunio |
| 3rd runner-up | Colombia – Ella Escandon |
| 4th runner-up | Aruba – Maureen Ava Vieira |
| Top 12 | Australia – Yasmin Nagy  England – Kathleen Anders  India – Shailini Dholakia  Panama – Jazmine Panay  Philippines – Guadalupe Sanchez  Puerto Rico – Sonia Maria Stege  United States – Karen Morrison |

## Contestants

Sixty-five contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Hometown |
| Argentina | Leonor Celmira Guggini | Buenos Aires |
| Aruba | Maureen Ava Vieira | Oranjestad |
| Australia | Yasmin Nagy | Sydney |
| Austria | Eveline Engleder | Vienna |
| Bahamas | Agatha Watson | Nassau |
| Belgium | Anne-Marie Sikorski | Liège |
| Bermuda | Joyce De Rosa | Hamilton |
| Bolivia | Isabel Callaú | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| Brazil | Sandra Guimarães | São Paulo |
| Canada | Deborah Tone | Hamilton |
| Chile | Rebecca Gonzalez | Santiago |
| Colombia | Ella Escandon | Bucaramanga |
| Costa Rica | Rebeca Montagne | San José |
| Curaçao | Catherine De Jongh | Willemstad |
| Cyprus | Andri Tsangaridou | Famagusta |
| Dominican Republic | Jacqueline María Cabrera | Santo Domingo |
| El Salvador | Ana Carlota Araujo | San Salvador |
| England | Kathleen Anders | Manchester |
| Finland | Johanna Raunio | Helsinki |
| France | Brigitte Flayac | Arcachon |
| West Germany | Ursula Faustle | Munich |
| Greece | Lena Kleopa | Athens |
| Guam | Elizabeth Clara Tenorio | Hagåtña |
| Holland | Nicolone Broecks | Maastricht |
| Honduras | Etelinda Mejia | El Progreso |
| Hong Kong | Jojo Cheung | Hong Kong |
| Iceland | Anna Bjornsdóttir | Reykjavík |
| India | Shailini Dholakia | Mumbai |
| Indonesia | Nia Kurniasih Ardikoesoema | Bandung |
| Ireland | Yvonne Costelloe | Dublin |
| Israel | Edna Levy | Ashkelon |
| Italy | Loretta Persichetti | Venice |
| Jamaica | Lennox Anne Black | Manchester |
| Japan | Eriko Tsuboi | Tokyo |
| Lebanon | Laudy Gabache | Beirut |
| Liberia | Maria Yatta Johnson | Monrovia |
| Luxembourg | Giselle Azzeri | Luxembourg |
| Malaysia | Lily Chong | Johor |
| Malta | Josette Pace | Valletta |
| Mexico | Guadalupe Elorriaga | Mazatlán |
| New Zealand | Dianne Deborah Winyard | Wellington |
| Nicaragua | Francis Duarte | León |
| Panama | Jazmine Panay | Panama City |
| Paraguay | Maria Angela Medina | Asuncion |
| Philippines | Guadalupe Sanchez | Manila |
| Portugal | Anna Paula Freitas | Lisbon |
| Puerto Rico | Sonia Maria Stege | San Juan |
| Scotland | Catherine Robertson | Aberdeen |
| Senegal | Thioro Thiam | Dakar |
| Singapore | Angela Teo | Singapore |
| South Korea | Kim Jae-kyu | Seoul |
| Spain | Amparo Muñoz | Málaga |
| Sri Lanka | Melani Wijendra | Colombo |
| Suriname | Bernadette Werners | Paramaribo |
| Sweden | Eva Roempke | Linköping |
| Switzerland | Christine Lavanchy | Lausanne |
| Thailand | Benjamas Polpatpijarn | Bangkok |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Stephanie Lee Pack | Port of Spain |
| Turkey | Simiten Gakirgoz | Istanbul |
| Uruguay | Mirta Graziella Rodriguez | Tacuarembó |
| United States | Karen Morrison | St. Charles |
| United States Virgin Islands | Thelma Santiago | St. Thomas |
| Venezuela | Neyla Moronta | Maracaibo |
| Wales | Helen Elizabeth Morgan | Cardiff |
| Yugoslavia | Nada Jovanovsky | Belgrade |