Miss World 1976

Miss World 1976, the 26th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 18 November 1976 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom. The winner was Cindy Breakspeare[2] from Jamaica.[1][3] She was crowned by Miss World 1975, Wilnelia Merced of Puerto Rico. Runner-up was Karen Jo Pini representing Australia, third was Diana Marie Roberts Duenas from Guam, fourth was Carol Jean Grant of United Kingdom, and fifth was Merja Helena Tammi from Finland.

Miss World 1976
Date18 November 1976
Presenters
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
Broadcaster
Entrants60
Placements15
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerCindy Breakspeare[1]
 Jamaica

Several entrants were forced by their national governments to withdraw to boycott the presence of separate black and white contestants from apartheid South Africa.[3]

Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1976[2][3][4]

Placements
Placement Contestant
Miss World 1976
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
  •  Guam – Diana Marie Duenas
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up
Top 7
Top 15

Contestants

60 contestants competed for the title.[3]

Country/Territory Contestant Age[lower-alpha 1] Hometown
Argentina Argentina Adriana Salguiero 19 Tres Arroyos
 Aruba Maureen Wever 20 Oranjestad
 Australia Karen Pini 19 Perth
 Austria Monika Mühlbauer 17 Karlstetten
 Bahamas Larona Miller 19 Nassau
 Belgium Yvette Aelbrecht 18 Brussels
 Bermuda Vivienne Ann Hollis 19 Smith's Parish
 Brazil Adelaida Filha 18 Brasília
 Canada Pamela Mercer[4] 20 Ancaster
 Chile María Cristina Granzow 18 Santiago
 Colombia María Loretta Celedón 19 Valledupar
 Costa Rica Ligia Ramos 23 San Jose
 Curaçao Viveca Marchena 18 Willemstad
 Cyprus Andri Tsangaridou 20 Famagusta
 Denmark Susanne Hansen 18 –
 Dominican Republic Jenny Corporán 17 Santo Domingo
 Ecuador Marie Clare Fontaine 20 Guayaquil
 El Salvador Soraya Camondari 17 San Salvador
 Finland Merja Tammi 21 Helsinki
 France Monique Uldaric 22 Paris
 Germany Monika Schneeweiss† 21 Frankfurt
 Gibraltar Rosemarie Parody 19 Gibraltar
 Greece Rania Theofilou 20 Athens
 Guam Diana Marie Duenas 17 Agana
 Guatemala Marta Elisa Richardson 21 Guatemala City
 Holland Stephanie Flatow 23 Rotterdam
 Honduras Maribel Ayala 18 San Pedro Sula
 Hong Kong Christine Leung 22 Hong Kong
 Iceland Sigríður Olgeirsdóttir 19 Reykjavik
 Ireland Jakki Moore 17 Dublin
 Israel Levana Abarbanel 17 Tel Aviv
 Italy Antonella Lombrosi 17 Milan
 Jamaica Cindy Breakspeare 21 Kingston
 Japan Noriko Asakuno 19 Tokyo
 Jersey Susan Hughes 21 St. Helier
 Lebanon Suad Nachoul 21 Beirut
 Luxembourg Monique Wilmes 19 Echternach
 Malta Jane Saliba 18 Żurrieq
 Mexico Carla Jean Evert 19 Acapulco
 New Zealand Anne Clifford 22 Christchurch
 Norway Nina Rønneberg 21 Oslo
 Paraguay María Cristina Fernández 21 Asuncion
 Peru Rocío Lazcano 21 Lima
 Puerto Rico Ivette Rosado 19 Bayamón
 Singapore Pauline Poh 18 Singapore
 South Africa (Black) Veronica Mutsepe 21 Pretoria
 South Africa (White) Lynn Massyn 18 Durban
 South Korea Shin Byoung-sook 19 Seoul
 Spain Luz María Polegre 18 Tenerife
 Sweden Ann-Christine Gernandt 19 Stockholm
  Switzerland Ruth Crottet 21 Lugano
 Tahiti Patricia Servonnat 18 Papeete
 Thailand Duangcheewan Komolsen 20 Bangkok
 Trinidad and Tobago Patricia Anderson Leon 21 San Fernando
 Turkey Jale Bayhan 20 Ankara
 United Kingdom Carol Jean Grant 19 Glasgow
 United States Kimberly Foley[4] 21 Southfield
 Uruguay Sara Alaga 19 Salto
 Venezuela Genoveva Rivero 19 Caracas
 Virgin Islands Denise La Franque 19 Saint Croix

Withdrawals in protest against South Africa

Notes
  1. Ages at the time of the pageant.

Debuts

Returns

Did not compete
  •  Rhodesia - Jane Bird had flown to London to compete at Miss World. However, the organization did not allow her to compete due to Rhodesia's current political situation.[5][6]

References
  1. "Kentucky New Era". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. "Jamaican is Miss World". The Modesto Bee. Modesto, California. Associated Press. 19 November 1976. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  3. "Gadsden Times". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  4. "The Southeast Missourian". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  5. "What the World Needs Now Is Love, Sweet Love—Especially the Beauty Contest of the Same Name". People. Vol. 6, no. 23. 6 December 1976. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  6. "Miss Rhodesia, 22 year old Jane Bird, reveals her shapely figure at her London hotel". Getty Images (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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