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{{Use British English|date=May 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2014}}
{{Beauty pageant
{{Beauty pageant
| winner = '''[[Marjorie Wallace]]'''
| winner = '''[[Marjorie Wallace]]'''
| represented = '''{{flag|United States}}'''
| represented = '''{{flag|United States}}'''
| date = 23 November 1973
| date = 23 November 1973
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| entrants = 54
| entrants = 54
| debuts = Sri Lanka
| debuts = Sri Lanka
| returns = Colombia, Cyprus, Korea, Lebanon, Luxembourg, and Peru
| returns = Colombia, Cyprus, Korea, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Peru
| withdraws = Costa Rica, Ecuador, Germany, India, Liberia, and Paraguay}}
| withdraws = Costa Rica, Ecuador, Germany, India, Liberia, Paraguay
}}
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[[File:Miss World 1973 Map.PNG|thumb|240px|Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.]]
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'''Miss World 1973''', the 23rd edition of the [[Miss World]] pageant was held at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] on 23 November 1973. Fifty-four delegates vied for the crown won by an Miss USA, [[Marjorie Wallace]] of [[USA]]. She was crowned by Miss World 1972, [[Belinda Roma Green]] of [[Australia]].


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'''Miss World 1973''', the 23rd edition of the [[Miss World]] pageant was held at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] on 23 November 1973. 54 delegates vied for the crown won by an Miss USA, [[Marjorie Wallace]] of [[USA]]. She was crowned by Miss World 1972, [[Belinda Roma Green]] of [[Australia]].
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== Results ==

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==Results==
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[[File:Miss World 1973 Map.PNG|thumb|240px|Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.]]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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| '''Miss World 1973'''
| '''Miss World 1973'''
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*'''{{flag|United States}}''' – '''[[Marjorie Wallace]]'''
* '''{{flag|United States}}''' – '''[[Marjorie Wallace]]'''
|-
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| '''1st Runner-up'''
| '''1st Runner-up'''
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*'''{{flag|Philippines}}''' – [[Evangeline Luis Pascual]]
* '''{{flag|Philippines}}''' – [[Evangeline Luis Pascual]]
|-
|-
| '''2nd Runner-up'''
| '''2nd Runner-up'''
|
|
*'''{{JAM}}''' – [[Patricia Teresa Yuen Leung]]
* '''{{JAM}}''' – [[Patricia Teresa Yuen Leung]]
|-
|-
| '''3rd Runner-up'''
| '''3rd Runner-up'''
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*'''{{ISR}}''' – Chaja Katzir
* '''{{ISR}}''' – Chaja Katzir
|-
|-
| '''4th Runner-up'''
| '''4th Runner-up'''
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|
*'''{{flag|South Africa|1928}}''' – Shelley Latham
* '''{{flag|South Africa|1928}}''' – Shelley Latham
|-
|-
| '''5th Runner-up'''
| '''5th Runner-up'''
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*'''{{DOM}}''' – Clariza Duarte Garrido
* '''{{DOM}}''' – Clariza Duarte Garrido
|-
|-
| '''6th Runner-up'''
| '''6th Runner-up'''
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|
*'''{{flag|United Kingdom}}''' – Veronica Ann Cross
* '''{{flag|United Kingdom}}''' – Veronica Ann Cross
|-
|-
| '''Semifinalists'''
| '''Semifinalists'''
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|
*'''{{flag|RSA|1928|name=Africa South}}''' – Ellen Peters
* '''{{flag|RSA|1928|name=Africa South}}''' – Ellen Peters
*'''{{flag|Brazil}}''' – Florence Gambogi Alvarenga
* '''{{flag|Brazil}}''' – Florence Gambogi Alvarenga
*'''{{flag|Greece}}''' – Katerina Papadimitriou
* '''{{flag|Greece}}''' – Katerina Papadimitriou
*'''{{flag|NLD|name= Holland}}''' – [[Anna Maria Groot]]
* '''{{flag|NLD|name= Holland}}''' – [[Anna Maria Groot]]
*'''{{ITA}}''' – Marva Bartolucci
* '''{{ITA}}''' – Marva Bartolucci
*'''{{LIB}}''' – Sylva Ohannessian
* '''{{LIB}}''' – Sylva Ohannessian
*'''{{NZL}}''' – Pamela King
* '''{{NZL}}''' – Pamela King
*'''{{flag|Seychelles|1977}}''' – June Gouthier
* '''{{flag|Seychelles|1977}}''' – June Gouthier
|}
|}


===Special awards===
===Special awards===
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Award
! Award
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| '''Miss Personality'''
| '''Miss Personality'''
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*'''{{flag|Seychelles|1977}}''' - June Gouthier
* '''{{flag|Seychelles|1977}}''' - June Gouthier
|-
|-
| '''Miss Photogenic'''
| '''Miss Photogenic'''
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*'''{{flag|NLD|name= Holland}}''' - [[Anna Maria Groot]]
* '''{{flag|NLD|name= Holland}}''' - [[Anna Maria Groot]]
|}
|}


== Contestants ==
==Contestants==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
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* '''{{flag|Argentina}}''' – Beatriz Callejón†
*{{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} '''[[South Africa|Africa South]]''' – Ellen Peters
*'''{{flag|Argentina}}''' – Beatriz Callejón †
* '''{{flag|Netherlands Antilles|1959|name=Aruba}}''' – Edwina Diaz
*'''{{flag|Netherlands Antilles|1959|name=Aruba}}''' – Edwina Diaz
* '''{{flag|Australia}}''' – Virginia Radinas
*'''{{flag|Australia}}''' – Virginia Radinas
* '''{{flag|Austria}}''' – Roswitha Kobald
*'''{{flag|Austria}}''' – Roswitha Kobald
* '''{{flag|Bahamas}}''' – Deborah Louise Isaacs
*'''{{flag|Bahamas}}''' – Deborah Louise Isaacs
* '''{{flag|Belgium}}''' – Christine Devisch
*'''{{flag|Belgium}}''' – Christine Devisch
* '''{{flag|Bermuda}}''' – Judy Joy Richards
*'''{{flag|Bermuda}}''' – Judy Joy Richards
* '''{{flag|Botswana}}''' – Priscilla Molefe
*'''{{flag|Botswana}}''' – Priscilla Molefe
* '''{{flag|Brazil}}''' – Florence Gambogi Alvarenga
*'''{{flag|Brazil}}''' – Florence Gambogi Alvarenga
* '''{{flag|Canada}}''' – Deborah Anne Ducharme
*'''{{flag|Canada}}''' – Deborah Anne Ducharme
* '''{{flag|Colombia}}''' – Elsa María Springtube Ramírez
*'''{{flag|Colombia}}''' – Elsa María Springtube Ramírez
* '''{{flag|Cyprus}}''' – Demetra Heraklidou
*'''{{flag|Cyprus}}''' – Demetra Heraklidou
* '''{{flag|Dominican Republic}}''' – Clariza Duarte Garrido
*'''{{flag|Dominican Republic}}''' – Clariza Duarte Garrido
* '''{{flag|Finland}}''' – Seija Mäkinen
*'''{{flag|Finland}}''' – Seija Mäkinen
* '''{{flag|France}}''' – Isabelle Nadia Krumacker
*'''{{flag|France}}''' – Isabelle Nadia Krumacker
* '''{{flag|Gibraltar}}''' – Josephine Rodríguez
*'''{{flag|Gibraltar}}''' – Josephine Rodríguez
* '''{{flag|Greece}}''' – Katerina Papadimitriou
*'''{{flag|Greece}}''' – Katerina Papadimitriou
* '''{{flag|Guam}}''' – Shirley Ann Brennan
*'''{{flag|Guam}}''' – Shirley Ann Brennan
* '''{{flag|Netherlands|name=Holland}}''' – [[Anna Maria Groot]]
*'''{{flag|Netherlands|name=Holland}}''' – [[Anna Maria Groot]]
* '''{{flag|Honduras}}''' – Belinda Handal
*'''{{flag|Honduras}}''' – Belinda Handal
* '''{{flag|Hong Kong|1959}}''' – Judy Yung Chu-Dic
*'''{{flag|Hong Kong|1959}}''' – Judy Yung Chu-Dic
* '''{{flag|Iceland}}''' – Nina Breidfjord
*'''{{flag|Iceland}}''' – Nina Breidfjord
* '''{{flag|Ireland}}''' – Yvonne Costelloe
*'''{{flag|Ireland}}''' – Yvonne Costelloe
* '''{{flag|Israel}}''' – Chaja Katzir
*'''{{flag|Israel}}''' – Chaja Katzir
* '''{{flag|Italy}}''' – Marva Bartolucci
*'''{{flag|Italy}}''' – Marva Bartolucci
* '''{{flag|Jamaica}}''' – [[Patricia Teresa Yuen Leung]]
*'''{{flag|Jamaica}}''' – Patricia Teresa Yuen Leung
* '''{{flag|Japan}}''' – Keiko Matsunaga
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*'''{{flag|Japan}}''' – Keiko Matsunaga
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
*{{flagicon|South Korea}} '''[[Korea]]''' – An Soon-young
* '''{{flag|South Korea|name=Korea}}''' – An Soon-young
*'''{{flag|Lebanon}}''' – Sylva Ohannessian
* '''{{flag|Lebanon}}''' – Sylva Ohannessian
*'''{{flag|Luxembourg}}''' – Giselle Anita Nicole Azzeri
* '''{{flag|Luxembourg}}''' – Giselle Anita Nicole Azzeri
*'''{{flag|Malaysia}}''' – Narimah Mohd Yusoff
* '''{{flag|Malaysia}}''' – Narimah Mohd Yusoff
*'''{{flag|Malta}}''' – Carmen Farrugia
* '''{{flag|Malta}}''' – Carmen Farrugia
*'''{{flag|Mauritius}}''' – Daisy Ombrasine
* '''{{flag|Mauritius}}''' – Daisy Ombrasine
*'''{{flag|Mexico}}''' – Roxana Villares Moreno
* '''{{flag|Mexico}}''' – Roxana Villares Moreno
*'''{{flag|New Zealand}}''' – Pamela King
* '''{{flag|New Zealand}}''' – Pamela King
*'''{{flag|Norway}}''' – Wenche Steen
* '''{{flag|Norway}}''' – Wenche Steen
*'''{{flag|Peru}}''' – Mary Núñez
* '''{{flag|Peru}}''' – Mary Núñez
*'''{{flag|Philippines}}''' – [[Evangeline Luis Pascual]]
* '''{{flag|Philippines}}''' – [[Evangeline Luis Pascual]]
*'''{{flag|Portugal}}''' – Maria Helene Pereira Martins
* '''{{flag|Portugal}}''' – Maria Helene Pereira Martins
*'''{{flag|Puerto Rico}}''' – Milagros García
* '''{{flag|Puerto Rico}}''' – Milagros García
*'''{{flag|Seychelles|1977}}''' – June Gouthier
* '''{{flag|Seychelles|1977}}''' – June Gouthier
*'''{{flag|Singapore}}''' – Debra Josephine de Souza
* '''{{flag|Singapore}}''' – Debra Josephine de Souza
*'''{{flag|South Africa|1928}}''' – Shelley Latham
* '''{{flag|South Africa|1928}}''' – Shelley Latham
*'''{{flag|Spain}}''' – Mariona Russell
* '''{{flag|South Africa|1928|name=Africa South}}''' – Ellen Peters
*'''{{flag|Sri Lanka}}''' – [[Shiranthi Rajapaksa|Shiranthi Wickremesinghe]]
* '''{{flag|Spain}}''' – Mariona Russell
* '''{{flag|Sri Lanka}}''' – [[Shiranthi Rajapaksa|Shiranthi Wickremesinghe]]
*'''{{flag|Sweden}}''' – Mercy Nilsson
* '''{{flag|Sweden}}''' – Mercy Nilsson
*'''{{flag|Switzerland}}''' – Magda Lepori
* '''{{flag|Switzerland}}''' – Magda Lepori
*'''{{flag|Thailand}}''' – Pornpit Sakornujiara
* '''{{flag|Thailand}}''' – Pornpit Sakornujiara
*'''{{flag|Turkey}}''' – Beyhan Kiral
* '''{{flag|Turkey}}''' – Beyhan Kiral
*'''{{flag|United Kingdom}}''' – Veronica Ann Cross
* '''{{flag|United Kingdom}}''' – Veronica Ann Cross
*'''{{flag|United States}}''' – '''''[[Marjorie Wallace]]'''''
* '''{{flag|United States}}''' – [[Marjorie Wallace]]
*'''{{flag|Venezuela}}''' – Edicta de los Angeles Garcia Oporto
* '''{{flag|Venezuela}}''' – Edicta de los Angeles Garcia Oporto
*'''{{flag|Yugoslavia}}''' – Atina Golubova
* '''{{flag|Yugoslavia}}''' – Atina Golubova
{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}


==Returning countries==
==Trivia==
===Returning countries===
*'''Sri Lanka''' last competed in [[Miss World 1971|1971]] replacing the name '''Ceylon'''. Shiranthi Wickremesinghe, the Sri Lankan Miss World of 1973 is the former First Lady of Sri Lanka, married to the sixth President [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]] of Sri Lanka.
* '''Sri Lanka''' last competed in [[Miss World 1971|1971]] replacing the name '''Ceylon'''. Shiranthi Wickremesinghe, the Sri Lankan Miss World of 1973 is the former First Lady of Sri Lanka, married to the sixth President [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]] of Sri Lanka.
*'''Peru''' last competed in [[Miss World 1968|1968]].
* '''Peru''' last competed in [[Miss World 1968|1968]].
*'''Colombia''' and '''Lebanon''' last competed in [[Miss World 1970|1970]].
* '''Colombia''' and '''Lebanon''' last competed in [[Miss World 1970|1970]].
*'''Cyprus''', '''Korea''', and '''Luxembourg''' last competed in [[Miss World 1971|1971]].
* '''Cyprus''', '''Korea''', and '''Luxembourg''' last competed in [[Miss World 1971|1971]].


==Historical significance==
===Historical significance===
Marjorie Wallace became the first Miss USA to be crowned Miss World. The United States' representative had previously finished as first runner-up on five occasions, in 1954, 1955, 1956, 1965 & 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 fulfil the basic requirements of the job". She was never officially replaced by any of her runners-up.<ref> {{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/brazil/4351681/Eight-beauty-queens-who-met-with-controversy.html |work=The Telegraph |title= Eight beauty queens who met with controversy |accessdate=29 April 2014}}</ref>
Marjorie Wallace became the first Miss USA to be crowned Miss World. The United States' representative had previously finished as first runner-up on five occasions, in 1954, 1955, 1956, 1965 & 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 fulfil the basic requirements of the job". She was never officially replaced by any of her runners-up.<ref> {{cite news | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/brazil/4351681/Eight-beauty-queens-who-met-with-controversy.html | work = The Telegraph | title = Eight beauty queens who met with controversy | accessdate = 29 April 2014}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
==External links==
* [http://www.pageantopolis.com Pageantopolis]
* [http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/world_1973.htm Pageantopolis - Miss World 1973]
* [http://www.veestarz.com/pageants/world/mw1970s/1973/index.html Veestarz - Miss World 1973]
* [http://www.jimmyspageantpage.com Jimmy's Pageant Page]
* [http://www.jimmyspageantpage.com Jimmy's Pageant Page]


Revision as of 00:35, 28 January 2015

Miss World 1973
Date23 November 1973
PresentersMichael Aspel and David Vine
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, UK United Kingdom
BroadcasterBBC
Entrants54
DebutsSri Lanka
WithdrawalsCosta Rica, Ecuador, Germany, India, Liberia, Paraguay
ReturnsColombia, Cyprus, Korea, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Peru
WinnerMarjorie Wallace
 United States

Miss World 1973, the 23rd edition of the Miss World pageant was held at the Royal Albert Hall on 23 November 1973. 54 delegates vied for the crown won by an Miss USA, Marjorie Wallace of USA. She was crowned by Miss World 1972, Belinda Roma Green of Australia.

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.
Final Results Contestant
Miss World 1973
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up
5th Runner-up
6th Runner-up
Semifinalists

Special awards

Award Contestant
Miss Personality
Miss Photogenic

Contestants

Trivia

Returning countries

  • Sri Lanka last competed in 1971 replacing the name Ceylon. Shiranthi Wickremesinghe, the Sri Lankan Miss World of 1973 is the former First Lady of Sri Lanka, married to the sixth President Mahinda Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka.
  • Peru last competed in 1968.
  • Colombia and Lebanon last competed in 1970.
  • Cyprus, Korea, and Luxembourg last competed in 1971.

Historical significance

Marjorie Wallace became the first Miss USA to be crowned Miss World. The United States' representative had previously finished as first runner-up on five occasions, in 1954, 1955, 1956, 1965 & 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 fulfil the basic requirements of the job". She was never officially replaced by any of her runners-up.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Eight beauty queens who met with controversy". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
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