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Miss World 1973

Miss World 1973 was the 23rd edition of the Miss World pageant, held on 23 November 1973 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom. 54 delegates vied for the crown won by Marjorie Wallace of United States.[1] She was crowned by Belinda Green of Australia. Wallace won £7,200 in prize money for the first-place result.[4][5]

Miss World 1973
Date23 November 1973
Presenters
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
Broadcaster
Entrants54
Placements15
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerMarjorie Wallace
United States (dethroned)[1][2][3]
← 1972
1974 →

104 days after her reign, Marjorie Wallace was dethroned from her title. The Miss World 1973 title was not offered to any of the other participants. The Miss World organizers offered 1st runner-up Evangeline Pascual of the Philippines the duties but not the title. However, Pascual turned down the offer because she already have commitments in being an actress in the Philippines at the time.[6] Patsy Yuen of Jamaica who placed 2nd Runner-Up performed some of the duties and responsibilities of Miss World that had already been scheduled, without holding the title.

Results

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Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1973[7][8]

Placements

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Placement Contestant
Miss World 1973
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 7
Top 15

Contestants

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Notes

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Returns

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Other notes

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  • Marjorie Wallace became the first Miss United States to be crowned Miss World. The United States' representative had previously finished as first runner-up on five occasions, in 1954, 1955, 1956, 1965, and 1969. Wallace would also become the first winner not to complete her reign when she was fired[1] in March 1974, because she had "failed to fulfill the basic requirements of the job".[9] The title was never offered to any of the runner-ups. Instead the remaining scheduled duties were handled by third placed Miss Jamaica. Marjorie was never officially replaced by any of the runners up.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Pelling, Rowan (13 July 2015). "What's so wrong about being a beauty queen?". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. ^ "The Southeast Missourian". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b The Pittsburgh Press
  4. ^ "Daytona Beach Morning Journal". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  5. ^ "First Yank Chosen Miss World". The Pittsburgh Press. 24 November 1973. p. 1. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  6. ^ "2010 Miss Universe bets compete in Miss World | Manila Bulletin". Manila Bulletin. 11 September 2010. Archived from the original on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Beaver County Times". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Herald-Journal". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Eight beauty queens who met with controversy". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 April 2014.

Further reading

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