Miss Universe 1976

Miss Universe 1976
Rina Messinger, Miss Universe 1976
Date	11 July 1976[a]
Presenters	Bob Barker Helen O'Connell
Venue	Lee Theatre, Hong Kong
Broadcaster	CBS (international) TVB (Host broadcaster)
Entrants	72
Placements	12
Debuts	Barbados Northern Marianas Papua New Guinea St. Maarten
Withdrawals	Belize Haiti Jamaica Lebanon Micronesia Morocco
Returns	Honduras Norway Suriname
Winner	Rina Messinger Israel
Congeniality	Margaret McFarlane (Trinidad and Tobago)
Best National Costume	Rocío Lazcano (Peru)
Photogenic	Pauline Davies (England)
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Miss Universe 1976 was the 25th Miss Universe pageant, held on 11 July 1976^[a] at the Lee Theatre in Hong Kong. Rina Messinger of Israel was crowned by Anne Marie Pohtamo of Finland. This was the first and only time that an Israeli has won the competition. It was the only time in the pageant's history that the event was held in Hong Kong.
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