Miss World 1969 | |
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![]() Eva Rueber-Staier, Miss World 1969 | |
Date | 27 November 1969 |
Presenters | Michael Aspel, Pete Murray |
Entertainment | Frank Ifield, Lionel Blair & his Dancers |
Venue | Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom |
Broadcaster | BBC |
Entrants | 50 |
Placements | 15 |
Debuts |
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Withdrawals |
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Returns |
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Winner | Eva Rueber-Staier [1] [2] Austria |
Miss World 1969 was the 19th edition of the Miss World pageant, held for the first time at the Royal Albert Hall on 27 November 1969, broadcast for the first time in colour by the BBC. 50 delegates vied for the crown won by Eva Rueber-Staier of Austria. [1] [2] She was crowned by actor Omar Sharif, not by Miss World 1968 winner Penelope Plummer of Australia.
This edition marked the debut of Seychelles. And the return of Paraguay, which last competed in 1959 and The Czechoslovakia, The Gambia, Iceland and Lebanon last competed in 1967.
Ceylon, Ghana, Italy, Kenya, Morocco, Peru, Switzerland, Thailand and Uganda, withdrew from the competition for unknown reasons.
Placement | Contestant |
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Miss World 1969 | |
1st runner-up | |
2nd runner-up |
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3rd runner-up |
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4th runner-up | |
Top 7 |
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Top 15 |
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