Thursday, April 20th, 2023: Live-stream with Miss Universe 2022 R'Bonney Gabriel & Ryan Dick of 4ocean for a special conversation around sustainability & the state of the ocean plastic crisis.
July 11th, 1970: Marisol Malaret of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is crowned as the 19th Miss Universe from the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, FL.
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July 24th, 1971: Georgina Rizk of Lebanon makes history as the first Lebanese & Middle Eastern/West Asian woman to win the Miss Universe Crown, being crowned as the 20th Miss Universe titleholder at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, FL.
July 29th, 1972: Kerry Anne Wells of Australia is crowned as the 21st Miss Universe titleholder, becoming Australia's first Miss Universe titleholder. The 21st Miss Universe Pageant was held at the Cerromar Beach Hotel in Dorado, Puerto Rico; the first edition being held outside the United States.
Some notes: 1971 Miss Universe Georgina Rizk of Lebanon wasn't allowed to crown her successor due to fears of a potential terrorist attack. Instead, 1970 Miss Universe Marisol Malaret of Puerto Rico & Miss Universe 1971 1st Runner-Up Toni Rayward of Australia both ended up crowning Wells as the 21st Miss Universe titleholder.
July 21st, 1973: Margarita Moran of the Republic of the Philippines was crowned as the 22nd Miss Universe titleholder Miss Universe 1972 Kerry Anne Wells of Australia from the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens, Greece; making Diaz the 2nd Filipino to win the Miss Universe Crown following Gloria Diaz (1969).
61 delegates from around the world participated & this was the first Miss Universe event being held in Europe as well as in the Eastern Hemisphere.