Miss World 1971

Miss World 1971, the 21st edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 10 November 1971 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK.[2] 56 contestants competed for the Miss World and Lúcia Petterle from Brazil won the crown of Miss World 1971.[3] She was crowned by Miss World 1970, Jennifer Hosten of Grenada.

Miss World 1971
Date	10 November 1971
Presenters	Michael Aspel, David Vine
Venue	Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
Broadcaster	BBC
Entrants	56
Debuts	Bermuda, Guam
Withdrawals	Colombia, Denmark, Gambia, Grenada, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Liberia, Nigeria
Returns	Aruba, Panama, Paraguay, Trinidad & Tobago
Winner	Lúcia Petterle[1]  Brazil

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1971[3][4]

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss World 1971	Brazil – Lúcia Petterle[1][3]
1st runner-up	United Kingdom – Marilyn Ann Ward[3]
2nd runner-up	Portugal – Ana Paula de Almeida[3]
3rd runner-up	Guyana – Nalini Moonsar
4th runner-up	Jamaica – Ava Joy Gill
5th runner-up	United States – Karen Brucene Smith[4][3]
6th runner-up	France – Myriam Stocco
Semi-finalists	Australia – Valerie Roberts  Austria – Waltraud Lucas  Guam – Deborah Bordallo Nelson  Israel – Miri Ben-David  South Africa – Monica Fairall  Spain – María García  Sweden – Simonetta Kohl  Venezuela – Ana María Padrón

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Best National Costume	Philippines – Onelia Ison Jose

Contestants

•  Africa South – Gaily Ryan
•  Argentina – Alicia Beatriz Daneri
•  Aruba – Maria Elizabeth Bruin
•  Australia – Valerie Roberts
•  Austria – Waltraud Lucas
•  Bahamas – Frances Clarkson
•  Belgium – Martine De Hert
•  Bermuda – Rene Furbert
•  Brazil – Lúcia Petterle[1]
•  Canada – Lana Drouillard
•  Ceylon – Gail Abayasinghe
•  Cyprus – Kyriaki Koursoumba
•  Dominican Republic – Haydée Kuret
•  Ecuador – María Cecilia Gómez
•  Finland – Mirja Halme
•  France – Myriam Stocco
•  Germany – Irene Neumann
•  Gibraltar – Lisette Chipolina
•  Greece – Maria Maltezou
•  Guam – Deborah Bordallo Nelson
•  Guyana – Nalini Moonsar
•  Holland – Monica Strotmann
•  Iceland – Fanney Bjarnadóttir
•  India – Prema Narayan
•  Ireland – June Glover
•  Israel – Miri Ben-David
•  Italy – Maria Pinnone
•  Jamaica – Ava Joy Gill
•  Japan – Emiko Ikeda
•  Korea – Lee Young-eun
•  Luxembourg – Mariette Werckx
•  Malaysia – Daphne Munro
•  Malta – Doris Abdilla
•  Mauritius – Marie-Anne Ng Sik Kwong
•  Mexico – Lucía Arellano
•  New Zealand – Linda Ritchie
•  Nicaragua – Soraya Herrera
•  Norway – Kate Starvik
•  Panama – María de Lourdes Rivera
•  Paraguay – Rosa María Duarte
•  Philippines – Onelia Ison Jose
•  Portugal – Ana Paula de Almeida
•  Puerto Rico – Raquel Quintana
•  Seychelles – Nadia Morel du Boil
•  South Africa – Monica Fairall
•  Spain – María García
•  Sweden – Simonetta Kohl
•   Switzerland – Patrice Sollner
•  Thailand – Boonyong Thongboon
•  Trinidad and Tobago – Maria Jordan
•  Tunisia – Souad Keneari
•  Turkey – Nil Menemencioglu
•  United Kingdom – Marilyn Ann Ward
•  United States – Brucene Smith
•  Venezuela – Ana María Padrón Ibarrondo
•  Yugoslavia – Zlata Petković

Notes

Debuts

•  Bermuda
•  Guam

Returns

• Last competed in 1966:
  •  Aruba
  •  Trinidad & Tobago
• Last competed in 1967:
  •  Panama
• Last competed in 1969:
  •  Paraguay

Crossovers

Miss Universe 1968:  South Africa – Monica Fairall 1969:   Switzerland – Patrice Sollner (Semi-finalist) 1970:  Germany – Irene Neumann 1971:  Belgium – Martine De Hert 1971:  Bermuda – Rene Furbert 1971:  Canada – Lana Drouillard 1971:  France – Myriam Stocco (Semi-finalist) 1971:  New Zealand – Linda Ritchie 1971:  United Kingdom – Marilyn Ann Ward (Semi-finalist, as  England) 1972:  Malta – Doris Abdilla Miss International 1970:  Spain – María García 1971:  Malta – Doris Abdilla 1972:  Holland – Monica Strotmann 1974:  United States – Brucene Smith (Winner)

Miss Young International 1970:  Yugoslavia – Zlata Petković (Miss Photogenic) Reinado Internacional del Café 1973:  Argentina – Alicia Beatriz Daneri (Winner) Maja Internacional 1969:   Switzerland – Patrice Sollner (2nd runner-up) Miss Europe 1971:  Belgium – Martine De Hert 1971:  France – Myriam Stocco (3rd runner-up) 1971:  Luxembourg – Mariette Werckx 1971:  Portugal – Ana Paula de Almeida Un Volto Per Il Cinema (Miss Cinema Europa) 1971:  Spain – María García 1972:  Austria – Waltraud Lucas (2nd runner-up) Queen of the Pacific 1972:  India – Prema Narayan (1st runner-up)

Other notes

• 9 of the contestants share the name Maria. They are: Miss Aruba (Maria Elizabeth Bruin), Miss Ecuador (María Cecilia Gómez), Miss Greece (Maria Maltezou), Miss Italy (Maria Pinnone), Miss Panama (María de Lourdes Rivera), Miss Paraguay (Rosa María Duarte), Miss Spain (María García), Miss Trinidad & Tobago (Maria Jordan), and Miss Venezuela (Ana María Padrón).

References

1. "The Telegraph". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
2. "Miss World Competition Through the Years". E!. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
3. "Beaver County Times". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
4. "Times Daily". Retrieved 27 January 2016.

External links

• Pageantopolis – Miss World 1971