Miss World 1972
Miss World 1972, the 22nd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held at the Royal Albert Hall[2] on 1 December 1972 on BBC. Fifty-three delegates vied for the crown won by Belinda Green of Australia.[1][2][3][4] Green became the second Australian winner of the crown in just four years.
Miss World 1972 | |
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Date | 1 December 1972 |
Presenters | Michael Aspel, David Vine |
Venue | Royal Albert Hall, London, UK |
Broadcaster | BBC |
Entrants | 53 |
Debuts | Botswana, Singapore |
Withdrawals | Ceylon, Colombia, Cyprus, Guyana, Korea, Luxembourg, Nicaragua, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia |
Returns | Costa Rica, Honduras, Hong Kong, Liberia |
Winner | Belinda Green[1][2]![]() |
Results
Final results | Contestant |
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Top 15 |
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Contestants
Miss World 1972 had a total of 53 contestants.[3] Seven contestants did not arrive on time, and were disqualified from the event.[3]
Africa South – Cynthia Shange
Argentina – Olga Edith Cognini Ferrer
Aruba – Sandra Werleman
Australia – Belinda Green[1][2]
Austria – Ursula (Uschi) Pacher[2]
Bahamas – Heather (Hedda) Cleare
Belgium – Anne-Marie Roger
Bermuda – Helen Brown
Botswana – Agnes Motswere Letsebe
Brazil – Ângela Maria Favi
Canada – Bonny Brady
Costa Rica – María Victoria (Vicki) Ross González
Dominican Republic – Teresa Evangelina Medrano
Ecuador – Patricia Falconí
Finland – Tuula Anneli Björkling[3]
France – Claudine Cassereau (Deceased)
Germany – Heidemarie Renate Weber
Gibraltar – Rosemarie Vivian Catania
Greece – Helen Lykissa
Guam – Maria Louise (Marylou) Pangelinan
Holland – Monique Borgeld
Honduras – Doris van Tuyl
Hong Kong – Gay Mei-Lin
Iceland – Rósa Helgadóttir
India – Malathi Basappa[2]
Ireland – Pauline Therese Fitzsimons
Israel – Hanna Urdan
Italy – Laura Romano
Jamaica – Gail Geraldeen Phillips
Japan – Akiko Kajitani
Liberia – Cecelia Armena King
Malaysia – Janet Mok Swee Chin
Malta – Jane Attard
Mauritius – Marie Ange Bestel
Mexico – Gloria Gutiérrez López
New Zealand – Kristine Dayle Allan
Norway – Ingeborg Marie Sorensen[2]
Paraguay – Rosa Angélica Mussi
Philippines – Evangeline Rosales Reyes
Portugal – Anita Marques
Puerto Rico – Ana Nisi Goyco
Seychelles – Jane Edna Straevens
Singapore – Rosalind Lee Eng Neo
South Africa – Stephanie Elizabeth Reinecke
Spain – María del Rocío Martín Madrigal
Sweden – Rita Berntsson
Switzerland – Astrid Vollenweider
Thailand – Jintana Jitsophon
Turkey – Feyzal Kibarer
United Kingdom – Jennifer Mary McAdam[3]
United States – Lynda Carter[2]
Venezuela – Amalia Heller Gómez
Yugoslavia – Biljana Ristić
Judges
A panel of judges evaluated the contestants' performances.[3] Peter Sellers was one of the judges.[3]
Notes
Debuts
Botswana
Singapore
Returns
References
- "The Tuscaloosa News". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- "The Bryan Times". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- "The Sydney Morning Herald". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- "Ellensburg Daily Record". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- Strack, Harry R. (1978). Sanctions: The Case of Rhodesia. Syracuse University Press. p. 233. ISBN 9780815621614.
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