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Miss World 1978
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Miss World 1978 Titlecard
Date16 November 1978
PresentersSacha Distel, Paul Burnett
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, UK
BroadcasterBBC
Entrants68
Placements15
DebutsDominica, St. Vincent
WithdrawalsBolivia, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Panama, Papua New Guinea, South Africa
ReturnsIndia, Italy, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Philippines, Singapore, Swaziland, Tunisia, Virgin Islands
WinnerSilvana 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 Stavin of Sweden. First runner-up was Ossie Margareta Carlsson representing Sweden, second was Denise Coward from Australia, third was Martha Eugenia Ortiz of Mexico, and fourth was Gloria Valenciano from Spain. This is the first time that the award for Miss Talent was given.

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results[1][2]

Placements

Final results Contestant
Miss World 1978
1st runner-up
  •  Sweden – Ossie Margareta Carlsson [1]
2nd runner-up
  •  Australia – Denise Ellen Coward [1]
3rd runner-up
  •  Mexico – Martha Eugenia Ortiz
4th runner-up
  •  Spain – Gloria Valenciano
5th runner-up
  •  United Kingdom – Elizabeth Jones
6th runner-up
  •   Switzerland – Jeanette Keller
Semi-finalists
  •  Austria – Doris Elizabeth Anwander
  •  Costa Rica – Maribel Fernández
  •  Finland – Eija Hillevi Laaksonen
  •  India – Kalpana Iyer
  •  Puerto Rico – María Jesús Cañizares
  •  Sri Lanka – Manohori Vanigasooriya
  •  United States – Debra Jean Freeze
  •  Venezuela – Patricia Tóffoli

Contestants

68 contestants participated in Miss World 1978.[3]

Notes

Debuts

  •  Dominica
  •  St. Vincent

Returns

Last 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

  • This is the first time that  South Africa did not participate in Miss World due to an apartheid policy for 14 years.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Lodi News-Sentinel". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b "The Hour". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. ^ "The Milwaukee Sentinel". Retrieved 26 January 2016.

Further reading

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