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The Pageant

The 1973 Miss Universe Pageant was held on July 22, 1973 in the ancient Herod Atticus theater at the foot of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. The pageant was broadcast live worldwide via satellite for the first time. The beautiful broadcast from the Parthenon in Athens, begins a tradition of televising Universe Pageants from exotic locales around the globe.

Best in National Costume went to Maria Rocio Martin of Spain. Miss Congenitality was awarded to Janet Robinson, Miss Chile. Miss Photogenic went to Margarita Moran, Miss Philippines.

The semi-finalist were:
Maria Margarita Moran - Philippines
Amanda Jones - USA
Aina Walle - Norway
Maria del Rocio Martin Madrigal - Spain
Limor Schreibman - Israel
Susana Romero - Argentina
Sandra Mara Ferreira - Brazil
Ana Lucia Agudelo Correa - Colombia
Sicta Vana Papadaki - Greece
Farzana Habib - India
Miyoko Sometani - Japan
Marcelle Herro - Lebanon

For her final question, she was asked, if you had one million dollars what would you do with it? With the love and peace mentality of that decade she said, "I would buy a big house where I can live with all the people I love".

Semi-finals

Margie annouced as the new Miss Universe

Miss Universe Winners
Limor Schreibman - Israel (4th runner-up), Amanda Jones - USA (1st runner-up), Maria Margarita Moran - Philippines (Miss Universe), Aina Walle - Norway (2nd runner-up), Maria del Rocio Martin Madrigal - Spain (3rd runner-up)

Margie won $10,000 as prize money.

Miss Jones received $1000 as first runner up.

Margie at the beginning really don't want to enter Miss Philippines. "I really did not want to enter any beauty competitions. My friends pushed me into it and here I am." Margarita Moran, Miss Universe 1973, noted in a press conference that U.S. President Richard Nixon was her model of a great man when the Watergate scandal broke out. She promptly received a personal letter from the president thanking her for her "thoughtful comment on my efforts to bring peace in the world." President Nixon went on to say "I can think of no better concern for a Miss Universe than peace in our world and you have a very unique opportunity to awaken people's thoughts to peace."

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