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Miss World 1972
Miss World 1972, the 22nd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK on 1 December 1972 on BBC. Fifty-three delegates vied for the crown won by Belinda Green of Australia. Green became the second Australian winner of the crown in just four years. Since the reigning Miss World 1971 had suffered a broken arm and was unable to travel to London, Mrs. Julia Morley crowned the new Miss World 1972. Results Contestants Miss World 1972 had a total of 53 contestants. Seven contestants did not arrive on time, and were disqualified from the event. * – Cynthia Shange * – Olga Edith Cognini Ferrer * – Sandra Werleman * – Belinda Green * – Ursula Pacher * – Heather Cleare * – Anne-Marie Roger * – Helen Brown * – Agnes Motswere Letsebe * – Ângela Maria Favi * – Bonny Brady * – María Victoria Ross González * – Teresa Evangelina Medrano * – Patricia Falconí * – Tuula Anneli Björkling * – Cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belinda Green
Belinda Lynette Green (born 4 May 1952) is an Australian model and beauty queen who won the Miss World 1972 contest at the age of 20. She became the second Australian to win the title; the first, Penelope Plummer, was crowned Miss World in 1968. The pageant was held in London, at the Royal Albert Hall. Green's triumph came in a year that saw Australia win the Miss Universe crown, the Miss Asia Pacific title, and placed first runner-up in the Miss International. Early life Green was born in North Carlton, Melbourne, to parents Gwen and Robert. She moved to Sydney in her teen years, after the death of her father in 1959. She grew up in Blacktown in the Western Suburbs of Sydney, and is one of four siblings. Green attended the local public school, along with her siblings in Blacktown. During her teen years, Green worked as a motel cleaner, along with her mother in Nelson Bay, NSW. When Belinda was 18, she was approached by a model scout from Vivien's Models Agency Australia, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicaragua
Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the country's capital and largest city. , it was estimated to be the second largest city in Central America. Nicaragua's multiethnic population of six million includes people of mestizo, indigenous, European and African heritage. The main language is Spanish. Indigenous tribes on the Mosquito Coast speak their own languages and English. Originally inhabited by various indigenous cultures since ancient times, the region was conquered by the Spanish Empire in the 16th century. Nicaragua gained independence from Spain in 1821. The Mosquito Coast followed a different historical path, being colonized by the English in the 17th century and later coming under British rule. It became an autonomous territory of Nicaragua in 1860 and its northernmost part w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Nisi Goyco
Ana Nisi Goyco Graziani (March 9, 1951 in Ponce, Puerto Rico – February 8, 2019 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) was a Puerto Rican politician and senator, pharmacist, and beauty queen. She won the Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico beauty pageant in 1972 and represented Puerto Rico in Miss World 1972 in London. Goyco then served as a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico The Senate of Puerto Rico ( es, Senado de Puerto Rico) is the upper house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico. The Senate, together with the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, control t ... from 1980 to 1992. Goyco died on February 8, 2019. References External links Popular Democratic Party members of the Senate of Puerto Rico 20th-century Puerto Rican women politicians 2019 deaths 1972 in Puerto Rico 1950 births Miss World 1972 delegates Politicians from Ponce Beauty queen-politicians {{Pageant-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anneli Björkling
Tuula Anneli Björkling (born 1952) is a Finnish beauty queen who was adjudged Miss International 1973 on 13 October, held at the Exposition Hall Fairgrounds in Osaka, Japan. Retrieved on 11 Apr 2008. She is the first Finn to win the title. Björkling joined the Miss World 1972 pageant in London, United Kingdom, wherein she placed sixth. She is also the winner of the Miss Scandinavia 1973 contest, held in Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city ..., Finland. References External links Miss International former titleholders(official website) {{DEFAULTSORT:Bjorkling, Anneli Miss International winners Miss International 1973 delegates Miss World 1972 delegates Living people 1952 births Finnish beauty pageant winners Place of birth missing (livi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynda Carter
Lynda Jean Cordova Carter (born July 24, 1951) is an American actress, singer, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World USA 1972 and finished in the top 15 at the Miss World 1972 pageant. Carter is best known as the star of the live-action television series ''Wonder Woman'', in the role of Diana Prince / Wonder Woman. The role was based on the DC comic book fictional superhero character of the same name, and aired on ABC and later on CBS from 1975 to 1979. Early life Carter was born in Phoenix, Arizona, the daughter of Juanita (''née'' Córdova) and Colby Carter. Accessed September 23, 2011. Her father is of English and Scots-Irish ancestry, and her mother, whose family hailed from Mexico, is of Mexican, Spanish, and French descent. She has one brother, Vincent and one sister, Pamela. Carter made her public television debut on ''Lew King's Talent Show'' at age 5. During high school, Carter performed in a band called Just Us. The band played a marimba, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuula Anneli Björkling
Tuula may refer to: People * Tuula Haatainen (born 1960), Finnish politician * Tuula Hovi (born 1939), Finnish orienteering competitor * Tuula Kallioniemi (born 1951), Finnish author * Tuula Laaksalo (born 1953), Finnish javelin thrower * Tuula Puputti (born 1977), Finnish ice hockey player * Tuula Rautanen (born 1942), Finnish sprinter * Tuula Teeri (born 1957), Finnish molecular geneticist * Tuula Tenkanen (born 1990), Finnish sailor * Tuula Vilkas (born 1950), Finnish speed skater * Tuula Väätäinen Tuula Anneli Väätäinen (née ''Häkkinen''; born October 2, 1955 in Maaninka) is a Finnish politician. She has been elected as a member of parliament for the Social Democratic Party of Finland in the 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2019 elections. She cur ... (born 1955), Finnish politician * Tuula Yrjölä, Finnish diplomat Places * Tuula, Estonia Other * Tuula (comic) {{disambiguation Finnish feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malathi Basappa
Sahayaseeli Pedhuruppillai, alias Malathi (or Malathy), is the first female fighter of the Tamil Tigers to die in combat, hence revered as the first female martyr. Her death anniversary is commemorated as ''Women's Awakening day''. Her death is significant as later females joined the Tamil Tigers at all levels and played significant roles (including the Black Tigers). On 10 October 1987, Malathi was injured in combat when an LTTE women unit, which she was leading, was confronted by the IPKF near Navatkuli-Kopay Road in Kopay near Jaffna. Although clearly overwhelmingly outnumbered by the IPKF soldiers with far superior firepower, her team still successfully blocked and retaliated the IPKF and forced the IPKF to withdraw. In the battle, she was bleeding profusely and rendered immobile when her fellow fighter soldier girls rescued her. Malathi, realizing the grave situation, wanted the girls to leave her and go on with the fight, and then took her cyanide capsule to avoid being cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingeborg Sørensen
Ingeborg Sørensen (born 16 May 1948) is a Norwegian model. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its March 1975 issue. Sørensen was born in Drammen, Norway Drammen () is a city and municipality in Viken, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and villages such as Konner .... She was Miss Norway in 1972, and finished in second place in the Miss World 1972 competition (which was won by Australian Belinda Green). Filmography References External links * * 1948 births Living people 1970s Playboy Playmates Miss World 1972 delegates {{playmate-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 1972 Map
Miss (pronounced ) is an English language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as "Doctor" or " Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, it is a contraction of ''mistress''. Its counterparts are Mrs., used for a married women who has taken her husband's name, and Ms., which can be used for married or unmarried women. The plural ''Misses'' may be used, such as in ''The Misses Doe''. The traditional French "Mademoiselle" (abbreviation "Mlle") may also be used as the plural in English language conversation or correspondence. In Australian, British, and Irish schools the term 'miss' is often used by pupils in addressing any female teacher. Use alone as a form of address ''Miss'' is an honorific for addressing a woman who is not married, and is known by her maiden name. It is a shortened form of ''mistress'', and departed from ''misses/missus'' which became used to signify mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World
Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth, it is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. The current Miss World is Karolina Bielawska of Poland, who was crowned by Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica on March 16, 2022, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. History 20th century In 1951, Eric Morley organised a bikini contest as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations that he called the Festival Bikini Contest. The event was popular with the press, which dubbed it "Miss World". The swimsuit competition was intended as a promotion for the bikini, which had only recently been introduced to the market and was still widely regarded as immodest. When the 1951 Miss World pageant winner, Kerstin "Kiki" Hakansson from Sweden, was crowned in a bikini, it added to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 1973
Miss World 1973, the 23rd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 23 November 1973 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom. 54 delegates vied for the crown won by Marjorie Wallace of United States. She was crowned by Belinda Green of Australia. Wallace won $7,200 in prize money for the first-place result. 104 days after her reign, Marjorie Wallace was dethroned from her title. The Miss World 1973 title and duties was not offered to any of the other participants. 1st Runner-Up Evangeline Pascual of the Philippines pre-empted this decision by declaring she did not want the 'second hand crown'. Patsy Yuen of Jamaica who placed 2nd Runner-Up performed some of the duties and responsibilities of Miss World that had already been scheduled, without holding the title. Results Placements Contestants * – Ellen Peters * – Beatriz Callejón † * – Edwina Diaz * – Virginia Radinas * – Roswitha Kobald * – Deborah Louise Isaacs * – Christine Devisch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 1971
Miss World 1971, the 21st edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 10 November 1971 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. 56 contestants competed for the Miss World and Lúcia Petterle from Brazil won the crown of Miss World 1971. She was crowned by Miss World 1970, Jennifer Hosten of Grenada. Although Petterle completed her reign as Miss World, she fell and broke her arm in the final month of her year and was unable to travel to London to participate in the Miss World 1972 contest. Results Placements Special awards Contestants * – Gaily Ryan * – Alicia Beatriz Daneri * – Maria Elizabeth Bruin * – Valerie Roberts * – Waltraud Lucas * – Frances Clarkson * – Martine De Hert * – Rene Furbert * – Lúcia Petterle * – Lana Drouillard * – Gail Abayasinghe * – Kyriaki Koursoumba * – Haydée Kuret * – María Cecilia Gómez * – Mirja Halme * – Myriam Stocco * – Irene Neumann * – Lisette Chipolina * – Maria Maltezou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
