1972 Kerry Anne Wells AUSTRALIA

Dorado, Puerto Rico

1st runner-up     Rejane Vieira Costa   BRAZIL 2nd runner-up     Ma.Antonieta Campoli  VENEZUELA 3rd runner-up     Ilana Goren   ISRAEL 4th runner-up     Jenny McAdam   ENGLAND SEMI-FINALISTS Anne Marie Roger   BELGIUM Heidi-Marie Weber   GERMANY Roopa Satyan   INDIA Harumi Maeda   JAPAN Carmen Amelia Mosquetti   PERU Armi Barbara Crespo   PHILIPPINES Tanya Wilson   USA

Miss Universe 1971 Georgina Rizk announced prior to the crowning of Miss Universe 1972 that she would not attend the pageant in Puerto Rico as she feared for herself after the killing of Puerto Rican pilgrims in Israel earlier that year.  The killers were alleged to have been trained in Lebanese camps. Miss Universe 1970 and a native of Puerto Rico, Marisol Malaret substituted for Georgina. This year brought many innovations as the pageant is held out of the United States for the the first time.  The 1972 pageant was held in Dorado, Puerto Rico.  It is also this year that the ceremonial robe is no longer used as part of the coronation and the videotaped swimsuit segment is introduced.

Kerry's official photographs as Miss Universe 1972

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