Miss World 1978

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Miss World 1978
Silvana Suarez.jpg
Silvana Suárez
Date16 November 1978
Presenters
  • Paul Burnett
  • Sacha Distel
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
Broadcaster BBC
Entrants68
Placements15
Debuts
  • Dominica
  • Saint Vincent
Withdrawals
  • Bolivia
  • Lebanon
  • Luxembourg
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
  • Papua New Guinea
  • South Africa
Returns
  • India
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Malaysia
  • Mauritius
  • Nigeria
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Swaziland
  • Tunisia
  • Virgin Islands
Winner Silvana Suárez
Argentina
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Miss World 1978 was the 28th edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom on 16 November 1978.

Contents

At the end of the event, Mary Stävin of Sweden crowned Silvana Suárez of Argentina as the new Miss World, this was the second time Argentina has won Miss World. [1]

Contestants from sixty-eight countries and territories competed in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Paul Burnett and Sascha Distel. Distel also performed in this year's pageant.

Background

Royal Albert Hall, the location of Miss World 1978 Royal Albert Hall.001 - London.JPG
Royal Albert Hall, the location of Miss World 1978

Selection of participants

Contestants from sixty-eight countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Two candidates were appointed to their position to replace the original dethroned winner.

Replacements

Silvana Suárez, the first runner-up of Miss Argentina 1978, was appointed to represent her country at Miss World after the original winner, Margarita Susana Heindrycks, was disqualified for being underage. [2] Pascale Taurua was originally crowned as Miss France 1978 and was to compete internationally. However, she decided to return to homeland rather than taking the title, and the title was given to Brigitte Konjovic, the first runner-up. [3] [4] Due to personal reasons, Konjovic was dethroned as Miss France, and the title of Miss France 1978 was given to the second runner-up Kelly Hoarau. [5]

Malek Nemlaghi of Tunisia was initially disqualified after refusing to remove her yashmak and wear boxer shorts for the official photo-call. [6] However, she was reinstated back into the competition after she agreed to remove her yashmak at the dress rehearsal. [7] [8]

Debuts, returns, and withdrawals

The 1978 edition saw the debuts of Dominica and Saint Vincent and the returns of India, Italy, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Philippines, Singapore, Swaziland, Tunisia, and the Virgin Islands. [9] Nigeria last competed in 1970, India, Malaysia, Mauritius, Philippines, Swaziland, and Tunisia last competed in 1975, while the others last competed in 1976.

Bolivia, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Nicaragua, Panama, Papua New Guinea, and South Africa withdrew in this edition. Angelyn Tukana of Papua New Guinea withdrew due to lack of funding. [10] Yolanda Kloppers of South Africa did not compete after the Miss World Organization decided to ban the country from competing due to its apartheid policy. [11]

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss World 1978
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 7
Top 15

Special awards

AwardWinner
Miss Photogenic
  • Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico – Martha Ortiz [13]
Miss Talent
  • Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines – Louvette Hammond [14]

Contestants

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results Miss World 1978 Map.PNG
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results

Sixty-eight contestants competed for the tile.

Country/TerritoryContestantAge [lower-alpha 1] Hometown
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Silvana Suárez [2] 20 Córdoba
Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba Rose-Anne Lejuez [15] 18 Oranjestad
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Denise Coward [16] 23 Parkdale
Flag of Austria.svg Austria Doris Anwander [17] 18 Bregenz
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Donna Marie McCook23 Nassau
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Françoise Moens18 Brussels
Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda Madeline Francine Joell19 Smith's Parish
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Brazil Laura Angélica Viana Pereira20 Salvador
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Brigitte June Hofmann18 Hamilton
Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg Cayman Islands Wendy Lorraine Daykin18 George Town
Flag of Chile.svg Chile Trinidad Sepúlveda22 Santiago
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Denise de Castro Santiago19 Barranquilla
Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg Costa Rica Maribel Fernández [18] 19 San José
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg Curaçao Silvana Angely Trinidad21 Willemstad
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Mary Adamou19 Nicosia
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Birgit Stefansen21 Struer
Flag of Dominica (1978-1981).svg Dominica Mona Jno-Lewis19 Roseau
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Jenny Polanco [19] 20 Puerto Plata
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador Antonieta Campódonico [20] 18 Guayaquil
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Iris Mazorra18 San Salvador
Flag of Finland.svg Finland Eija Laaksonen [21] 22 Tampere
Flag of France.svg France Kelly Hoarau [5] 18 Le Port
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Monika Greis23 Heidelberg
Government Ensign of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar Rosanna Bonfante17 Gibraltar
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece Ariana Dimitropoulou23 Athens
Flag of Guam.svg Guam Elizabeth Clara Tenorio22 Asan
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Holland Ans van Haaster22 Amsterdam
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras María Elena Bobadilla21 San Pedro Sula
Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg Hong Kong Faustina Lin22 Hong Kong Island
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Ásdís Loftsdóttir20 Vestmannaeyjar
Flag of India.svg India Kalpana Iyer 22 Amroha
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Lorraine O'Conner24 Cork
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man Carole Ann Kneale20 Douglas
Flag of Israel.svg Israel Sari Alon [22] 19 Tiberias
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Loren Cristina Mai17 Mantua
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Joan McDonald [23] 22 Kingston
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan Yuko Yamaguchi21 Tokyo
Flag of Jersey (pre 1981).svg  Jersey Chantal Gosselin21 Saint Helier
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Kartina Osir22 Sandakan
Flag of Malta.svg Malta Mary Cumbo18 Birkirkara
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius Genevieve Chanea19 Curepipe
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Martha Ortiz [18] 18 Mexico City
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Lorian Tangney20 Wellington
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Irene Omagbemi20 Lagos
Flag of Norway.svg Norway Elisabet Klaeboe17 Oslo
Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg Paraguay Susana Galli19 Asunción
Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru Karen Noeth18 Lima
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines Louvette Hammond [24] 17 Quezon City
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico María Jesús Cañizares21 San Juan
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1907-1979).svg Saint Vincent June de Nobriga [25] 23 Kingstown
Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa Rosalina Sapolu23 Apia
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Rosie Tan [26] 21 Singapore
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Je Eun-jin19 Seoul
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Spain Gloria Valenciano23 Tenerife
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Manohori Vanigasooriya20 Colombo
Flag of Eswatini.svg Swaziland Nyamalele Nilovu21 Mbabane
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Ossie Carlsson21 Stockholm
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland Jeannette Keller [27] 20 Zürich
Flag of France.svg Tahiti Moeata Schmouker [28] 18 Puna'auia
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Orasa Panichapan20 Bangkok
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago Kathleen Thomas21 Port of Spain
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Malek Nemlaghi [7] 19 Tunis
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Sevil Özgültekin18 Istanbul
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Elizabeth Ann Jones20 Welshpool
Flag of the United States.svg United States Debra Jean Freeze20 Mooresville
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands Enid Francis18 Saint Croix
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Mabel Rúa21 Montevideo
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg Venezuela Patricia Tóffoli 18 Coro

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant

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