Miss World 1969

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Miss World 1969
Eva Rueber-Staier during USO tour, 1969.jpg
Eva Rueber-Staier, Miss World 1969
Date27 November 1969
Presenters Michael Aspel, Pete Murray
Entertainment Frank Ifield, Lionel Blair & his Dancers
Venue Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
Broadcaster BBC
Entrants50
Placements15
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
Winner Eva Rueber-Staier [1] [2]
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
  1968
1970  

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.

Contents

Results

PlacementContestant
Miss World 1969
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 7
Top 15

Contestants

Notes

Debuts

Withdraws

Returns

  • Last competed in 1959:
    • Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg Paraguay
  • Last competed in 1967:
    • Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia
    • Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia
    • Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland
    • Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Miss World Competition Through the Years". E! . 12 December 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 The Morning Record