1974 Amparo Munoz SPAIN

Manila, Philippines

1st runner-up     Helen Morgan   WALES 2nd runner-up     Johanna Raunio   FINLAND 3rd runner-up      Ella Cecilia Escaldon COLOMBIA 4th runner-up     Maureen Ava Vieira   ARUBA SEMI-FINALISTS Yasmin May Nagy   AUSTRALIA Kathleen Ann Celeste Anders   ENGLAND Shailini Bhavnath Dholakia   INDIA Jasmine Nereida Panay   PANAMA Guadalupe Cuerva Sanchez   PHILIPPINES Sonia Maria Stege Chardon   PUERTO RICO Karen Jean Morrison   USA

Amparo together with Imelda Marcos, Philippine First Lady,  after her coronation

The pageant in Manila was unaffected by a typhoon which had ravaged the island nation only days before. Spain's Amparo Muņoz won in 1974. During her champagne victory breakfast, the new Miss Universe joked to reporters: "With the way I am living like a queen, I might get used to it. In one year, I will have to look for a rich boyfriend." Unfortunately, Amparo did not finish her reign and  became a soft porn star and made one movie in the Philippines.  Today, Amparo is still a film star in Spain and in 1996 filmed three movies. Runner-up Helen Morgan of Wales would later that year win the Miss World title only to be stripped of it as she was found to be an unwed mother.

Amparo as Miss Spain

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