Miss International 1976
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Miss International
Miss International is an annual international beauty pageant held since 1960.The current Miss International is Fernanda Cornejo, from Ecuador...
1976 was held at Imperial Garden Theater
Imperial Garden Theater
The is a Japanese theater located in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan operated by Toho. Opened in 1911 as the first Western-style theater in Japan, it stages a varied program of musicals and operas.-External links:...
, Tokyo
Tokyo
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, Japan
Japan
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on July 2, 1976. Sophie Sonia Perin
Sophie Sonia Perin
Sophie Sonia Perin of France is the first Miss International winner from her country.Before her victory in Tokyo, Japan in 1976, she competed as France's representative in the 1975 Miss Universe in San Salvador, El Salvador, and in the 1975 Miss World in London, United Kingdom. In both pageants,...
earned France
France
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's first Miss International crown.
Results
| Final result | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss International 1976 |
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| 1st runner-up |
 Brazil - Vionete Revoredo Fonseca |
| 2nd runner-up |
 India - Nafisa AlI |
| 3rd runner-up |
 United States - Susan Elizabeth Carlson |
| 4th runner-up |
 Japan - Kumie Nakamura |
| Semifinalist |
 Austria - Elvira Botempo Colombia - Alicia Sáenz Madrid Honduras - Victoria Ann Baker New Zealand - Unknown Philippines - Maria Dolores Suarez Ascalon Puerto Rico - Yvonne Torres García Spain - Victoria Martín González Sweden - Marie Gunnel Borhall Venezuela - Betzabeth Ayala |
Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Photogenic |
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| Miss Friendship |
 Hawaii - Debbie Lee |
| Best National Costume |
Philippines - Maria Dolores Suarez Ascalon |