Miss Universe 1976

Miss Universe 1976 was the 25th Miss Universe pageant, held on 11 July 1976 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.

Contestants
Seventy-two contestants competed for the title.

Debuts

 *  Netherlands Antilles
 *  Netherlands Antilles
 *  Netherlands Antilles
 *  Netherlands Antilles

Returns
Last competed in 1973: Last competed in 1974:
 * 🇭🇳 Honduras
 *  Surinam

Withdrawals

 *  British Honduras - Janet Joan Joseph
 * 🇭🇹 Haiti
 * 🇯🇲 - Angela Ruddock
 * 🇱🇧 - Ramona Karam
 *  Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands - Instead of the region, the delegates from Northern Marianas had been represented themselves as the individual territory since then.
 *  Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands - Instead of the region, the delegates from Northern Marianas had been represented themselves as the individual territory since then.

Did not Compete

 * 🇦🇬 ATG - Cleopatra Sanders
 * 🇻🇬 - Irene Penn
 * 🇫🇷 Tahiti - Amiot Mora

Awards

 * 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago - Miss Amity (Margaret McFarlane)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England - Miss Photogenic (Pauline Davies)
 * 🇵🇪 Peru - Best National Costume (Rocío Lazcano)