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'''Miss World 1972''', the 22nd edition of the ] pageant, was held at the ] in London, UK<ref name="google.com1"/> on 1 December 1972 on ]. Fifty-three delegates vied for the crown won by ] of Australia.<ref name="google.com"/><ref name="google.com1"/><ref name="TSMH-1"/><ref name="google.com2">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=860&dat=19721204&id=d4BUAAAAIBAJ&pg=6864,3487285&hl=en|title=''Ellensburg Daily Record''|access-date=26 January 2016}}</ref> Green became the second Australian winner of the crown in just four years. '''Miss World 1972''', the 22nd edition of the ] pageant, was held at the ] in London, UK<ref name="google.com1"/> on 1 December 1972 on ]. Fifty-three delegates vied for the crown won by ] of Australia.<ref name="google.com"/><ref name="google.com1"/><ref name="TSMH-1"/><ref name="google.com2">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=860&dat=19721204&id=d4BUAAAAIBAJ&pg=6864,3487285&hl=en|title=''Ellensburg Daily Record''|access-date=26 January 2016}}</ref> Green became the second Australian winner of the crown in just four years. Since the reigning Miss World 1971 had suffered a broken arm and was unable to travel to London, Mrs. Julia Morley crowned the new Miss World 1972.


==Results== ==Results==

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Beauty pageant edition

Miss World 1972
Date1 December 1972
PresentersMichael Aspel, David Vine
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, UK
BroadcasterBBC
Entrants53
Placements15
DebutsBotswana, Singapore
WithdrawalsCeylon, Colombia, Cyprus, Guyana, Korea, Luxembourg, Nicaragua, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia
ReturnsCosta Rica, Honduras, Hong Kong, Liberia
WinnerBelinda Green
 Australia
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Miss World 1972, the 22nd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK on 1 December 1972 on BBC. Fifty-three delegates vied for the crown won by Belinda Green of Australia. Green became the second Australian winner of the crown in just four years. Since the reigning Miss World 1971 had suffered a broken arm and was unable to travel to London, Mrs. Julia Morley crowned the new Miss World 1972.

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1972
Final results Contestant
Miss World 1972
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up
Top 7
Top 15

Contestants

Miss World 1972 had a total of 53 contestants. Seven contestants did not arrive on time, and were disqualified from the event.

Judges

A panel of judges evaluated the contestants' performances. Peter Sellers was one of the judges.

Notes

Debuts

  •  Botswana
  •  Singapore

Returns

  • Last competed in 1968:
    •  Honduras
  • Last competed in 1969:
    •  Costa Rica
  • Last competed in 1970:
    •  Hong Kong
    •  Liberia


No Shows and Did not compete

  •  Colombia - Martha Lucia Cardozo Cruz
  •  Cyprus - Maria Koutrouza
  •  Korea - Chung Keum-ok
  •  Panama - Regina Melgar de Garcia (arrived November 30th, too late to compete)
  •  Rhodesia - Helga Vera Johns, Miss Rhodesia 1972 was not allowed to compete despite having British citizenship. She would later try to compete again in 1975 as Miss South Africa but was barred again because she hadn't lived in South Africa for at least 5 years as per the requirements for the Miss World Organization.

References

  1. ^ "The Tuscaloosa News". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. ^ "The Bryan Times". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. ^ "The Sydney Morning Herald". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Ellensburg Daily Record". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  5. Strack, Harry R. (1978). Sanctions: The Case of Rhodesia. Syracuse University Press. p. 233. ISBN 9780815621614.
  6. Trethowan, Anthony (2008). Delta Scout: Ground Coverage Operator. 30° South Publishers. p. 149. ISBN 9781920143213.
  7. Sally-Ann Fawcett (20 April 2016). More Misdemeanours - And Other Beauty Queen Stories. Lulu Enterprises. ISBN 9781326634148. OL 35077796M.

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