Career
She claimed the Mission Universe crown in 1975 at the pageant held in El Salvador. Pohtamo was crowned by Mission Universe 1972 Kerry Anne Wells, not by her predecessor Amparo Muñoz, as Muñoz resigned after six months reign, when she refused a trip to Japan. She became the second Finn to claim the title of Mission Universe, 23 years after Armi Kuusela.
Pohtamo later pursued a modeling and movie career, being credited either as Anne Pohtamo or as Anne Pohtamo-Hietanen.