Miss Universe 1975

Miss Universe 1975
Date	July 19, 1975
Presenters	Bob Barker
Venue	National Gymnasium, San Salvador, El Salvador
Broadcaster	CBS
Entrants	71
Placements	12
Debuts	Belize, Mauritius, Micronesia, Samoa
Withdraws	Cyprus, Honduras, Portugal, Senegal, Surinam
Returns	Denmark, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Morocco, Peru, South Africa
Winner	Anne Marie Pohtamo  Finland
Congeniality	Christine Mary Jackson  Trinidad and Tobago
Best National Costume	Emy Elivia Abascal  Guatemala
Photogenic	Martha Echeverry (tie)  Colombia Summer Bartholomew (tie)  USA

Participating Nations and Results.

Miss Universe 1975 the 24th Miss Universe pageant was held at the National Gymnasium, San Salvador, El Salvador on July 19, 1975. The live telecast was broadcast on CBS. Miss Universe 1972, Kerry Anne Wells of Australia crowned the new Miss Universe, Anne Marie Pohtamo of Finland.

The political backdrop to the 1975 Miss Universe pageant was not a happy one, however. According to the New York Times, August 5, "while a worldwide television audience saw El Salvador’s sunny beaches before the “Miss Universe” finals July 19, off-camera heavily armed troops were called out to halt demonstrations by students protesting the Government’s expenditure of $1-million on the contest." Protests took place in Santa Ana and San Salvador. Again, from the NY Times: "According to the military Government, which contended that the march was part of a “Communist plot,” one person was killed, five wounded, and 11 arrested. But according to the students, at least 12 persons were killed, 20 wounded, and 40 arrested."^[1]

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss Universe 1975	Finland - Anne Marie Pohtamo
1st runner-up	Haiti - Gerthie David
2nd runner-up	USA - Summer Bartholomew
3rd runner-up	Sweden - Catharina Sjödahl
4th runner-up	Philippines - Rose Marie Singson Brosas
Top 12	Brazil - Ingrid Budag  Colombia - Martha Lucia Echeverry Trujillo  El Salvador - Carmen Elena Figueroa  England - Vicki Harris  Ireland - Julie Ann Farnham  Israel - Orit Cooper  Japan - Sachiko Nakayama

Special Awards

Award	Contestant
Best National Costume	Guatemala - Emy Elivia Abascal
Miss Congeniality	Trinidad & Tobago - Christine Mary Jackson
Miss Photogenic	Colombia - Martha Echeverry  USA - Summer Bartholomew

Contestants

Argentina - Rosa Del Valle Santillan  Aruba - Martica Pamela Brown  Australia - Jennifer Matthews  Austria - Rosemarie Holzschuh  Bahamas - Sonia Chipman  Belgium - Christine Delmelle  Belize - Lisa Longsworth  Bermuda - Donna Louise Wright  Bolivia - Jacqueline Gamarra Sckett  Brazil - Ingrid Budag  Canada - Sandra Margaret Emily Campbell  Chile - Raquel Argandona  Colombia - Martha Lucia Echeverri Trujillo  Costa Rica - Maria De Los Angeles Picado Gonzalez  Curacao - Jasmin Fraites  Denmark - Berit Fredriksen  Dominican Republic - Milvia Troncoso  Ecuador - Ana Maria Wray Salas  El Salvador - Carmen Elena Figueroa  England - Vicki Harris  Finland - Anne-Marie Pohtamo  France - Sophie Sonia Perin  Germany - Sigrid Silke Klose  Greece - Afroditi Katsouli  Guam - Deborah Lizama Nacke  Guatemala - Emy Elivia Abascal  Haiti - Gerthie David  Holland - Linda Adriana Snippe  Hong Kong - Mary Cheung  Iceland - Helga Eldon Jonsdottir  India - Meenakshi Kurpad  Indonesia - Lydia Arlini Wahab  Ireland - Julie Ann Farnham  Israel - Orit Cooper  Italy - Diana Salvador  Jamaica - Gillian Louise Annette King

Japan - Sachiko Nakayama  Korea - Seo Ji-hye  Lebanon - Souad Nakhoul  Liberia - Aurelia Sancho  Luxembourg - Marie Therese Manderschied  Malaysia - Alice Cheong  Malta - Frances Pace Ciantar  Mauritius - Nirmala Sohun  Mexico - Delia Servin Nieto Micronesia - Elena Delunger Tomokane  Morocco - Salhi Badia  New Zealand - Barbara Ann Kirkley  Nicaragua - Alda Maritza Sanchez  Panama - Anina Horta Torrijos  Paraguay - Susana Beatriz Vire Ferreira  Peru - Olga Lourdes Berninzon Devescovi  Philippines - Rose Marie Singson Brosas  Puerto Rico - Lorell Del Carmen Carmona Juan Samoa -Darlene Schwenke  Scotland - Mary Kirkwood  Singapore - Sally Tan  South Africa - Gail Anthony  Spain - Chelo Martin Lopez  Sri Lanka - Shyama Hirarnya Algama  Sweden - Catharina Sjödahl  Switzerland - Beatrice Aschwanden  Thailand - Wanlaya Thonawanik  Trinidad & Tobago - Christine Mary Jackson  Turkey - Sezin Topcuoglu  Uruguay - Evelyn Rodriguez  USA - Summer Robin Bartholomew  Venezuela - Maritza Pineda Montoya Virgin Islands - Julia Florencia Wallace  Wales - Georgina Kerler  Yugoslavia - Lidija Vera Manić

Contestants Notes

•  Austria: Rosemarie Holzschuh also competed both in Miss International 1975 and Miss World 1975, but failed to placed.
•  Belgium: Christine Delmelle also competed in Miss World 1975, but unplaced.
•  Bermuda: Donna Louise Wright also competed in Miss World 1975, but unplaced.
•  Canada: Sandra Margaret Emily Campbell was competed both in Miss International 1974 and Miss World 1974, but failed to placed.
•  England: Vicki Harris placed 2nd runner-up in Miss World 1975 as represented United Kingdom.
•  France: Sophie Sonia Perin also competed in Miss World 1975, but unplaced. She became Miss International 1976 later.
•  Germany: Sigrid Silke Klose also competed in Miss International 1975, but unplaced.
•  Iceland: Helga Eldon Jonsdóttir placed 2nd runner-up in Miss International 1973.
•  Indonesia: Lydia Arlini Wahab was competed in Miss International 1974, but unplaced.
•  Ireland: Julie Ann Farnham was a semifinalist in Miss World 1974.
•  Lebanon: Souad Nakhou competed in Miss World 1976 two years later, but failed to placed.
•  Luxembourg: Marie Thérèse Manderschied also competed in Miss World 1975, but unplaced.
•  Scotland: Mary Kirkwood placed 2nd runner-up in Miss Europe 1976 two years later.
•  Spain: Chelo Martín Lópe was a semifinalist in Miss International 1974.
•  Switzerland: Beatrice Aschwanden competed in Miss International 1976 two years later.
•  Yugoslavia: Lidija Vera Manić became Miss International 1975 later.
•  Philippines placed for the 4th consecutive time and it's highest after Margarita Moran's win in 1973

Panel of Judges

Maribel Arrieta Gálvez Ernest Borgnine Aline Griffith Kiyoshi Hara Jean-Claude Killy Peter Lawford

Max Lerner Susan Strasberg Leon Uris Sarah Vaughan Luz Marina Zuluaga

References

1. ^ "Unrest Growing in El Salvador: Demonstrations Put Down After Protest Against Beauty Contest," New York Times, August 5, 1975.