Miss World 1966
| Miss World 1966 | |
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| Date | 17 November 1966 |
| Presenters | Peter West†, Michael Aspel[1] |
| Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, UK |
| Broadcaster | BBC |
| Entrants | 51 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Reita Faria India |
Miss World 1966 was the 16th edition of the Miss World pageant, held on 17 November 1966 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, UK. The winner was Reita Faria of India, first Asian delegate to win Miss World title.[2] She was crowned by one of the judging panel, Lady Annabel Birley.
Results
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss World 1966 | |
| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 7 |
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| Top 15 |
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Contestants
Argentina – Graciela Guardone
Aruba – Reina Patricia Hernandez
Bahamas – Dorothy Cooper
Belgium – Mireille de Man
Brazil – Marlucci Manvailler Rocha
Canada – Diane Coulter
Ceylon – Priscilla Martensyn
Chile – Amelia Galaz
Costa Rica – Sonia Mora
Cyprus – Annoula Alvaliotou
Denmark – Irene Poller Hansen
Dominican Republic – Jeanette Dotel Montes de Oca
Ecuador – Alejandra Vallejo Klaere
Finland – Marita Gellman
France – Michèle Boulé
Gambia – Oumie Barry
Germany – Jutta Danske
Gibraltar – Grace Valverde
Greece – Efi Fontini Ploumbi
Guyana – Umblita Van Sluytman †
Holland – Anneke Geerts
Honduras – Danira Miralda Buines
Iceland – Auður Harðardóttir
India – Reita Faria
Ireland – Helen McMahon
Israel – Segula Gohr
Italy – Gigliola Carbonara
Jamaica – Yvonne Walter
Japan – Harumi Kobayashi
Jordan – Vera Jalil Khamis
South Korea – Chung Eul-sun
Lebanon – Marlène Talih
Luxembourg – Mariette Sophie Stephano
Malaysia – Merlyn Therese McKelvie
Malta – Monica Sunnura
Mexico – María Cecilia González DuPree
Morocco – Naima Naim
New Zealand – Heather Gettings
Norway – Birgit Andersen
Philippines – Vivien Lee Austria
South Africa – Johanna Maud Carter
Suriname – Linda Haselhoef
Sweden – Ingrid Anna Andersson
Switzerland – Janine Solliner
Syria – Feryelle Jalal
Trinidad and Tobago – Diane DeFreitas
Turkey – İnci Asena
United Kingdom – Jennifer Lowe Summers
United States – Denice Estelle Blair
Venezuela – Jeannette Kopp Arenas
Yugoslavia – Nikica Marinović
Notes
Debuts
- Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Philippines and Yugoslavia competed in Miss World for the first time.
Returning countries
- Switzerland last competed in 1956.
- Norway last competed in 1960.
- India last competed in 1962.
- Chile and Mexico last competed in 1963.
- Aruba and Turkey last competed in 1964.
Nations not competing
Australia
Austria
Colombia – María Estela Sáenz Calero
Nicaragua
Paraguay
Rhodesia - Was barred from participating from 1966 to 1979 due to the country's political situation. Became Zimbabwe in 1980 and debuted as Zimbabwe at Miss World.
Spain – Paquita Torres Pérez (withdrew because Miss Gibraltar was in pageant)
Uruguay – Susana Regeden
Disqualified
Nigeria – Uzor Okafor (Was not nationally crowned; married with children)
References
- ^ "Miss World 1966". 17 November 1966. BBC Genome Project Retrieved 2016-6-24
- ^ "History: 1966". Miss World. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
External links
- Miss World official website
- Pageantopolis – Miss World 1966
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