Miss World 1973 was the 23rd edition of the

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pageant, held on 23 November 1973 at the

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, United Kingdom. 54 delegates vied for the crown won by

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. She was crowned by

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. Wallace won £7,200 in prize money for the first-place result.

Background

104 days after her reign,

, was dethroned from her title. The Miss World 1973 title was not offered to any of the other participants. The Miss World organizers offered 1st runner-up

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of the Philippines the duties but not the title. However, Pascual turned down the offer because she already have commitments in being an actress in the Philippines at the time.

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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.

Returns, and, withdrawals

This edition marked the return of Peru, which last competed in

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, Colombia and Lebanon last competed in

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and Cyprus, Luxembourg, South Korea and Sri Lanka (as Ceylon), last competed in

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. Costa Rica, Ecuador, India, Liberia, Paraguay and West Germany, withdrew from the competition for unknown reasons.

Results

Placements

Contestants

* – 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 * –

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

* – Maria Helene Pereira Martins * – Milagros García * – June Gouthier * – Debra Josephine de Souza * – Ellen Peters * – Shelley Latham * – An Soon-young * – Mariona Russell * – Shiranthi Wickremesinghe * – Mercy Nilsson * – Magda Lepori * – Pornpit Sakornvijit * – Beyhan Kıral * – Veronica Ann Cross * –

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

Notes

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.