Miss Universe 1976 was the 25th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Lee Theatre in Hong Kong on 11 July 1976. At the conclusion, Anne Marie Pohtamo of Finland crowned Rina Messinger of Israel as Miss Universe 1976, the first Israeli winner. Seventy-two countries and territories participated. The pageant was hosted by Bob Barker, with commentary by Helen O'Connell. It was broadcast internationally by CBS, with TVB as the host broadcaster.