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Date | 16 November 1978 |
Presenters | Paul Burnett and Sacha Distel |
Venue | Royal Albert Hall, London, UK |
Broadcaster | BBC |
Entrants | 68 |
Placements | 15 |
Debuts | Dominica, St. Vincent |
Withdrawals | Bolivia, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Nicaragua, Panama, Papua New Guinea, South Africa |
Returns | India, Italy, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Philippines, Singapore, Swaziland, Tunisia, Virgin Islands |
Winner | Silvana Suárez Argentina |
Miss World 1978, the 28th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 16 November 1978 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was Silvana Suárez from Argentina.[1] She was crowned by Miss World 1977, Mary Stävin of Sweden. First runner-up was Ossie Margareta Carlsson representing Sweden, second runner-up was Denise Coward from Australia, third runner-up was Martha Eugenia Ortiz of Mexico, and fourth runner-up was Gloria Valenciano from Spain. This is the first time that the award for Miss Talent was given.
Results
editPlacements
editFinal results | Contestant |
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Miss World 1978 | |
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Top 15 |
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Contestants
editCountry | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
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Argentina | Silvana Rosa Suárez Clarence | 20 | Córdoba |
Aruba | Rose Anne Marie Lejuez | 18 | Oranjestad |
Australia | Denise Ellen Coward | 23 | Parkdale |
Austria | Doris Elizabeth Anwander | 18 | Bregenz |
Bahamas | Donna Marie McCook | 23 | Nassau |
Belgium | Françoise Helene Julia Moens | 18 | Brussels |
Bermuda | Madeline Francine Joell | 19 | Smith's Parish |
Brazil | Laura Angélica Viana de Oliveira Pereira | 20 | Salvador |
Canada | Brigitte June Hofmann | 18 | Hamilton |
Cayman Islands | Wendy Lorraine Daykin | 18 | George Town |
Chile | María Trinidad Sepúlveda Pavón | 22 | Santiago |
Colombia | Denise de Castro Santiago | 19 | Barranquilla |
Costa Rica | Maribel Fernández García | 19 | San José |
Curaçao | Silvana Angely Trinidad | 21 | Willemstad |
Cyprus | Mary Adamou | 19 | Nicosia |
Denmark | Birgit Stefansen | 21 | Struer |
Dominica | Mona Jno-Lewis | 19 | Roseau |
Dominican Republic | Jenny del Carmen Polanco Rivera † | 20 | Puerto Plata |
Ecuador | Antonieta Cecilia Campódonico Aguirre | 18 | Guayaquil |
El Salvador | Iris Ivette Mazorra Castro | 18 | San Salvador |
Finland | Eija Hillevi Laaksonen | 22 | Tampere |
France | Kelly Hoarau | 18 | Le Port |
Germany | Monika Greis | 23 | Heidelberg |
Gibraltar | Rosanna Bonfante | 17 | Gibraltar |
Greece | Ariana Dimitropoulou | 23 | Athens |
Guam | Elizabeth Clara Tudela Tenorio | 22 | Asan |
Holland | Ans van Haaster | 22 | Amsterdam |
Honduras | María Elena Bobadilla | 21 | San Pedro Sula |
Hong Kong | Faustina Lin Wai Ling | 21 | Hong Kong Island |
Iceland | Ásdís Loftsdóttir | 20 | Vestmannaeyjar |
India | Kalpana Iyer | 22 | Amroha |
Ireland | Lorraine Marion O'Conner | 24 | Cork |
Isle of Man | Carole Ann Kneale | 20 | Douglas |
Israel | Sari Alon | 19 | Tiberias |
Italy | Loren Cristina Mai | 17 | Mantua |
Jamaica | Joan Marcia McDonald | 22 | Kingston |
Japan | Yuko Yamaguchi | 21 | Tokyo |
Jersey | Chantal Angeline Gosselin | 21 | Saint Helier |
Korea | Je Eun-jin | 19 | Seoul |
Malaysia | Kartina Osir | 22 | Sandakan |
Malta | Mary Cumbo | 18 | Birkirkara |
Mauritius | Genevieve Chanea | 19 | Curepipe |
Mexico | Martha Eugenia Ortiz Gámez | 18 | Mexico City |
New Zealand | Lorian Dawn Tangney | 20 | Wellington |
Nigeria | Irene Omagbemi | 20 | Lagos |
Norway | Elisabet Klaeboe | 17 | Oslo |
Paraguay | Susana del Pilar Galli Romañach | 19 | Asunción |
Peru | Karen Inés Noeth Haupt | 18 | Lima |
Philippines | Louvette Monzon Hammond | 17 | Quezon City |
Puerto Rico | María Jesús (Marichu) Cañizares | 21 | San Juan |
Saint Vincent | June de Nobriga | 23 | Kingstown |
Samoa | Rosalina Sapolu | 23 | Apia |
Singapore | Rosie Tan | 21 | Singapore |
Spain | Gloria María Valenciano Rijo | 23 | Tenerife |
Sri Lanka | Manohori Vanigasooriya | 20 | Colombo |
Swaziland | Nyamalele Nilovu | 21 | Mbabane |
Sweden | Ossie Margareta Carlsson | 21 | Stockholm |
Switzerland | Jeannette Keller | 20 | Zurich |
Tahiti | Moeata Schmouker | 18 | Puna'auia |
Thailand | Orasa Panichapan | 20 | Bangkok |
Trinidad and Tobago | Kathleen Thomas | 21 | Port of Spain |
Tunisia | Malek Nemlaghi | 19 | Tunis |
Turkey | Sevil Özgültekin | 18 | Istanbul |
United Kingdom | Elizabeth Ann Jones | 20 | Welshpool |
United States | Debra Jean Freeze | 20 | Mooresville |
Uruguay | Mabel Rúa | 21 | Montevideo |
Venezuela | Katty Patricia Tóffoli Andrade | 18 | Coro |
Virgin Islands | Enid d'Lores Francis | 18 | Saint Croix |
Continental Queens of Beauty
edit- Americas-- Argentina Silvana Rosa Suárez Clarence
- Europe-- Sweden Ossie Margareta Carlsson
- Oceania-- Australia Denise Ellen Coward
- Asia-- India Kalpana Iyer
- Africa--unannounced
Notes
editDebuts
edit- Dominica
- St. Vincent
Returns
editLast competed in 1970:
- Nigeria
Last competed in 1975:
- India
- Malaysia
- Mauritius
- Philippines
- Swaziland
- Tunisia
India, Malaysia, Mauritius, Philippines, and Swaziland were the contestants who withdrew in two consecutive pageants, Miss World 1976, and 1977, due to a protest against South Africa's participation, consisting of one black and one white delegate.
Last competed in 1976:
- Virgin Islands
Last competed in 1977:
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Singapore
Withdrawals
edit- This is the first time that South Africa did not participate in Miss World due to an apartheid policy for 14 years.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Lodi News-Sentinel". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "The Hour". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
Further reading
edit- The Milwaukee Journal. 15 November 1978.
External links
edit[[:Category:Miss World]] [[:Category:1978 in London]] [[:Category:1978 beauty pageants]] [[:Category:Beauty pageants in the United Kingdom]] [[:Category:Events at the Royal Albert Hall]] [[:Category:November 1978 events in the United Kingdom]]