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
Date1 December 1972
PresentersMichael Aspel, David Vine
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, UK
BroadcasterBBC
Entrants53
DebutsBotswana, Singapore
WithdrawalsCeylon, Colombia, Cyprus, Guyana, Korea, Luxembourg, Nicaragua, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia
ReturnsCosta Rica, Honduras, Hong Kong, Liberia
WinnerBelinda Green[1][2]
 Australia

Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1972[3][4]
Final results Contestant
Miss World 1972
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
5th runner-up
6th runner-up
Top 15

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]

Judges

A panel of judges evaluated the contestants' performances.[3] Peter Sellers was one of the judges.[3]

Notes

Debuts
  •  Botswana
  •  Singapore

Returns
  • Last competed in 1968:
    •  Honduras
  • Last competed in 1969:
    •  Costa Rica
  • Last competed in 1970:
    •  Hong Kong
    •  Liberia


No Shows and Did not compete
  •  Colombia - Martha Lucia Cardozo Cruz
  •  Cyprus - Maria Koutrouza
  •  Korea - Chung Keum-ok
  •  Panama - Regina Melgar de Garcia (arrived November 30th, too late to compete)
  •  Rhodesia - Delegate was not allowed to compete despite having British citizenship.[5]

References
  1. "The Tuscaloosa News". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. "The Bryan Times". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. "The Sydney Morning Herald". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  4. "Ellensburg Daily Record". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  5. Strack, Harry R. (1978). Sanctions: The Case of Rhodesia. Syracuse University Press. p. 233. ISBN 9780815621614.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.