Miss World 1972

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Miss World 1972
Date1 December 1972
Presenters Michael Aspel, David Vine†
Venue Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
Broadcaster BBC
Entrants53
Placements15
Debuts Botswana, Singapore
Withdrawals Ceylon, Colombia, Cyprus, Guyana, South Korea, Luxembourg, Nicaragua, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia
Returns Costa Rica, Honduras, Hong Kong, Liberia
Winner Belinda Green [1] [2]
Australia
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1973  →

Miss World 1972 was the 22nd edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK [2] on 1 December 1972 on BBC. Fifty-three delegates vied for the crown won by Belinda Green of Australia. [1] [2] [3] [4] Green became the second Australian winner of the crown in just four years. Since the reigning Miss World 1971 had suffered a broken arm and was unable to travel to London, Mrs. Julia Morley crowned the new Miss World 1972.

Contents

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1972 Miss World 1972 Map.PNG
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1972
PlacementContestant
Miss World 1972
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 7
Top 15

Contestants

Miss World 1972 had a total of 53 contestants. [3] Seven contestants did not arrive on time, and were disqualified from the event. [3] [5]

Judges

A panel of judges evaluated the contestants' performances. [3] Peter Sellers was one of the judges. [3]

Notes

Debuts

Returns

  • Last competed in 1968:
    • Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras
  • Last competed in 1969:
    • Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
  • Last competed in 1970:
    • Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong
    • Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia


No Shows and Did not compete

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