More than 40 years after she was crowned as the "Most Beautiful Woman," Miss Universe 1973 Margie Moran said she no longer thinks of her crowning moment.

Moran, now 63, said she has other happy memories to go back to whenever she feels sad.

"I don't think of that moment anymore. I used to when I was young, but not at this age. I have other nice memories," she said in an interview on ANC's "Talkback".

"You go through different phases in life, you feel that there are other moments in life that give you pleasure. Now, my granddaughter gives me pleasure," she added.

Moran said winning the Miss Universe title opened opportunities for her but she still worked hard to be where she is now.

"You still have to make something of yourself, things don't just happen to you," she said.

Moran recalled how she had difficulty doing her make-up during her pageant night in Athens, Greece since she could not trust anyone to do it for her.

She said she does not think that her answer in the question and answer portion was the reason for her victory and attributed it instead to her "total projection."

"I was confident. I was Miss Photogenic, and I was also the favorite of the press," she said. " I think it could have been because I came from a country they had never heard of."

Today, Moran manages the day-to-day operations of Ballet Philippines as president and also volunteers at Habitat for Humanity, a non-government organization that helps the underprivileged build houses.