| Winner: | † Amparo Muñoz |
| Represented: | Spain |
| Congeniality: | Anna Bjorn (Iceland) |
| Photogenic: | Johanna Raunio (Finland) |
| Best National Costume: | Kim Jae-kyu (South Korea) |
| Date: | 21 July 1974 |
| Presenters: | Bob Barker, Helen O'Connell |
| Venue: | Folk Arts Theater, Pasay, Rizal, Philippines |
| Broadcaster: | CBS (international) KBS (DZKB-TV) (official broadcaster) |
| Entrants: | 65 |
| Placements: | 12 |
| Before: | 1973 |
| Next: | 1975 |
Miss Universe 1974 was the 23rd Miss Universe pageant, held on 21 July 1974[1] at the Folk Arts Theater in the Pasay, Philippines. It was the first Miss Universe pageant to ever be held in the Philippines, and in extension, Asia.[2] Margarita Moran of the Philippines crowned her successor Amparo Muñoz of Spain at the end of the event, marking the first and so far only time Spain has ever won a Miss Universe competition.
There were 65 delegates from around the world who competed for the 1974 title. Six months later, Amparo Muñoz, after refusing a planned travel to Japan, decided to relinquish her title.[3] Helen Morgan, the first runner-up, was unable to assume the title and fulfill the duties of Miss Universe 1974, because she went on to win Miss World 1974, although a controversy would force her to resign 4 days later.[4] The title of Miss Universe 1974 was not offered to any of the runners-up and Amparo Muñoz still remained as the official titleholder for that year.
| Placement | Contestant | |
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| Miss Universe 1974 | ||
| 1st runner-up | ||
| 2nd runner-up | ||
| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 12 |
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Sixty-five contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonor Celmira Guggini | Buenos Aires | ||
| Maureen Ava Vieira[5] | Oranjestad | ||
| Yasmin Nagy[6] | Sydney | ||
| Eveline Engleder | Vienna | ||
| Agatha Watson | Nassau | ||
| Anne-Marie Sikorski | Liège | ||
| Joyce De Rosa | Hamilton | ||
| Isabel Callaú | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | ||
| Sandra Guimarães | São Paulo | ||
| Deborah Tone | Hamilton | ||
| Rebecca Gonzalez | Santiago | ||
| Ella Escandon | Bucaramanga | ||
| Rebeca Montagne | San José | ||
| Catherine De Jongh[7] | Willemstad | ||
| Andri Tsangaridou | Famagusta | ||
| Jacqueline María Cabrera | Santo Domingo | ||
| Ana Carlota Araujo | San Salvador | ||
| Kathleen Anders | Manchester | ||
| Helsinki | |||
| Brigitte Flayac | Arcachon | ||
| Ursula Faustle | Munich | ||
| Lena Kleopa | Athens | ||
| Elizabeth Clara Tenorio | |||
| Nicolone Broecks | Maastricht | ||
| Etelinda Mejia | El Progreso | ||
| Jojo Cheung | Hong Kong | ||
| Reykjavík | |||
| Shailini Dholakia[8] | Mumbai | ||
| Bandung | |||
| Yvonne Costelloe | Dublin | ||
| Edna Levy | Ashkelon | ||
| Loretta Persichetti | Venice | ||
| Lennox Anne Black | Manchester | ||
| Eriko Tsuboi | Tokyo | ||
| Laudy Gabache | Beirut | ||
| Maria Yatta Johnson | Monrovia | ||
| Giselle Azzeri | Luxembourg | ||
| Lily Chong | Johor | ||
| Josette Pace | Valletta | ||
| Guadalupe Elorriaga | Mazatlán | ||
| Dianne Deborah Winyard | Wellington | ||
| Francis Duarte | León | ||
| Jazmine Panay | Panama City | ||
| Maria Angela Medina | Asuncion | ||
| Guadalupe Sanchez[9] | Manila | ||
| Anna Paula Freitas | Lisbon | ||
| Sonia Maria Stege | San Juan | ||
| Catherine Robertson | Aberdeen | ||
| Thioro Thiam | Dakar | ||
| Angela Teo | Singapore | ||
| Kim Jae-kyu | Seoul | ||
| Amparo Muñoz[10] | Málaga | ||
| Melani Wijendra | Colombo | ||
| Bernadette Werners | Paramaribo | ||
| Eva Roempke | Linköping | ||
| Christine Lavanchy | Lausanne | ||
| Benjamas Polpatpijarn | Bangkok | ||
| Stephanie Lee Pack | Port of Spain | ||
| Simiten Gakirgoz | Istanbul | ||
| Mirta Graziella Rodriguez | Tacuarembó | ||
| St. Charles | |||
| Thelma Santiago | St. Thomas | ||
| Neyla Moronta | Maracaibo | ||
| Cardiff | |||
| Nada Jovanovsky | Belgrade |
Finland
Colombia
Aruba
Australia
India
Panama
Philippines
Puerto Rico
United States