Miss World 1973, the 23rd edition of the

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pageant, was held on 23 November 1973 at the

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. 54 delegates vied for the crown won by

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. She was crowned by

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 ...

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. 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 * – Judy Joy Richards * – Priscilla Molefe * – Florence Gambogi Alvarenga * – Deborah Anne Ducharme * – Elsa María Springstube Ramírez * – Demetra Heraklidou * – Clariza Duarte Garrido * – Seija Mäkinen * – Isabelle Nadia Krumacker * – Josephine Rodríguez * – Katerina Papadimitriou * – Shirley Ann Brennan * – Anna Maria Groot * – Belinda Handal * – Judy Yung Chu-Dic * – Nína Breiðfjörd * – Yvonne Costelloe * – Chaja Katzir * – Marva Bartolucci * –

Patsy Yuen Patricia Teresa Yuen Leung (born 1952) is a Jamaican designer and beauty pageant titleholder. She was Miss Jamaica World 1973, and the second runner-up in the Miss World pageant that same year. Early life Yuen was born to a Hakka Chinese Jamaican ...

* – Keiko Matsunaga * – An Soon-young * – Sylva Ohannessian * – Giselle Anita Nicole Azzeri * – Narimah Mohd Yusoff * – Carmen Farrugia * – Daisy Ombrasine * – Roxana Villares Moreno * – Pamela King * – Wenche Steen * – Mary Núñez * –

Evangeline Pascual Evangeline Louise Ancheta Pascual (born November 30, 1956) is a Filipino actress, artist, radio host and beauty queen who won Miss Republic of the Philippines 1973 and represented Philippines at Miss World 1973 where she placed first runner-up. ...

* – Maria Helene Pereira Martins * – Milagros García * – June Gouthier * – Debra Josephine de Souza * – Shelley Latham * – Mariona Russell * – Shiranthi Wickremesinghe * – Mercy Nilsson * – Magda Lepori * – Pornpit Sakornvijit * – Beyhan Kiral * –

Veronica Ann Cross Veronica Ann Cross (born 1950) is a British singer, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She is daughter of a Covent Garden opera singer, won the Miss United Kingdom beauty pageant in 1973. At 16 years old, upon leaving school, Cross successfu ...

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* – Edicta de los Ángeles García Oporto * – Atina Golubova

Notes

Returns

*Last competed in

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

: ** *Last competed in

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...

: ** ** *Last competed in

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

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Other notes

* Marjorie Wallace became the first Miss United States to be crowned Miss World. The United States' representative had previously finished as first runner-up on five occasions, in 1954, 1955, 1956, 1965, and 1969. Wallace would also become the first winner not to complete her reign when she was fired in March 1974, because she had "failed to fulfill the basic requirements of the job". The title was never offered to any of the runner-ups. Instead the remaining scheduled duties were handled by third placed Miss Jamaica. Marjorie was never officially replaced by any of the runners up.

References

External links

Pageantopolis – Miss World 1973
{{Miss World 1973 delegates Miss World 1973 in London 1973 beauty pageants Beauty pageants in the United Kingdom Events at the Royal Albert Hall November 1973 events in the United Kingdom