Miss International 1972
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2023) |
| Miss International 1972 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | October 6, 1972 |
| Presenters | Byron Palmer |
| Venue | Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan |
| Entrants | 47 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Linda Hooks Britain |
| Congeniality | Miriam López Puerto Rico |
| Best National Costume | Yolanda Adriatico Dominguez Philippines |
| Photogenic | Linda Hooks Britain |
Miss International 1972, the 12th Miss International pageant, was held on October 6, 1972 at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. Delegates from 47 countries competed. Linda Hooks representing Britain won the country's second title by outgoing titleholder, Jane Cheryl Hansen from New Zealand.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss International 1972 | |
| 1st Runner-up |
|
| 2nd Runner-up |
|
| 3rd Runner-up |
|
| 4th Runner-up | |
| Top 15 |
Contestants
Argentina - Adriana Graciela Martin
Australia - Christine Nola Clark
Austria - Brigitt Matzak Von Goricke
Belgium - Caroline A Devienne
Bolivia - Leticia Brunn Aguilera
Brazil - Jane Vieira Macambira
Britain - Linda Hooks
Canada - Bonny Brady
Chile - Pamela Virginia Santibáñez Berg
Colombia - Lamia El Kouri Chaia
Costa Rica - Isabel Amador Zamora
Denmark - Gitte Mogensen
Ecuador - Lucia del Carmen Fernández Avellaneda
Finland - Tarja Annikki Leskinen
France - Suzanne Angly
Germany - Brigitte Burfino
Greece - Neti Fasouli
Guam - Edna Maria Quintanilla
Hawaii - Allison John
Holland - Monica Strotmann
Iceland - Kolbrun Sveinsdóttir
India - Indira Muthanna
Ireland - Katherine Talbot
Italy - Rita Pistolozzi
Japan - Yuko Tamehisa
Korea - Suh Ae-ja
Luxembourg - Lydia Thilgen
Malaysia - Francesca Lee Mei Fung
Malta - Dolores Abdilla
Mexico - Margarita Julia Martinez
New Zealand - Janice Dawn Walker
Nicaragua - Connie Anne Ballantyne Sequeira
Norway - Vigdis Thire
Philippines - Yolanda "Yogi" Adriatico Dominguez
Portugal - Gilda Isabel Abreu
Puerto Rico - Miriam López
Singapore - May Tan
Spain - Gloria Puyol Toledo
Sri Lanka - Damayanthi Gunewardena
Sweden - Eva Andersson
Switzerland - Anneliese Weber
Tahiti - Moea Arapari
Thailand - Sarinya Thattavorn
Turkey - Hulya Ercan
Uruguay - Christina Moller
United States - Lindsay Bloom
Venezuela - Marilyn Plessman Martínez
Notes
Did not compete
References
- ^ "Beauties stay home". The Australian Jewish News. 13 October 1972. p. 13. Retrieved 6 January 2023 – via National Library of Israel.
