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Mauriziok/Miss World 1978
Miss World 1978 Titlecard
Date16 November 1978
PresentersPaul Burnett and Sacha Distel
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, UK
BroadcasterBBC
Entrants68
Placements15
DebutsDominica, St. Vincent
WithdrawalsBolivia, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Nicaragua, Panama, Papua New Guinea, South Africa
ReturnsIndia, Italy, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Philippines, Singapore, Swaziland, Tunisia, Virgin Islands
WinnerSilvana Suárez
 Argentina
← 1977
1979 →

Miss World 1978, the 28th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 16 November 1978 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was Silvana Suárez from Argentina.[1] She was crowned by Miss World 1977, Mary Stävin of Sweden. First runner-up was Ossie Margareta Carlsson representing Sweden, second runner-up was Denise Coward from Australia, third runner-up was Martha Eugenia Ortiz of Mexico, and fourth runner-up was Gloria Valenciano from Spain. This is the first time that the award for Miss Talent was given.

Results

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Countries and territories which sent delegates and results[1][2]

Placements

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Final results Contestant
Miss World 1978
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
  •   Mexico – Martha Eugenia Ortiz
4th Runner-up
  •   Spain – Gloria Valenciano
Top 7
Top 15

Contestants

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Country Contestant Age Hometown
  Argentina Silvana Rosa Suárez Clarence 20 Córdoba
  Aruba Rose Anne Marie Lejuez 18 Oranjestad
  Australia Denise Ellen Coward 23 Parkdale
  Austria Doris Elizabeth Anwander 18 Bregenz
  Bahamas Donna Marie McCook 23 Nassau
  Belgium Françoise Helene Julia Moens 18 Brussels
  Bermuda Madeline Francine Joell 19 Smith's Parish
  Brazil Laura Angélica Viana de Oliveira Pereira 20 Salvador
  Canada Brigitte June Hofmann 18 Hamilton
  Cayman Islands Wendy Lorraine Daykin 18 George Town
  Chile María Trinidad Sepúlveda Pavón 22 Santiago
  Colombia Denise de Castro Santiago 19 Barranquilla
  Costa Rica Maribel Fernández García 19 San José
  Curaçao Silvana Angely Trinidad 21 Willemstad
  Cyprus Mary Adamou 19 Nicosia
  Denmark Birgit Stefansen 21 Struer
  Dominica Mona Jno-Lewis 19 Roseau
  Dominican Republic Jenny del Carmen Polanco Rivera 20 Puerto Plata
  Ecuador Antonieta Cecilia Campódonico Aguirre 18 Guayaquil
  El Salvador Iris Ivette Mazorra Castro 18 San Salvador
  Finland Eija Hillevi Laaksonen 22 Tampere
  France Kelly Hoarau 18 Le Port
  Germany Monika Greis 23 Heidelberg
  Gibraltar Rosanna Bonfante 17 Gibraltar
  Greece Ariana Dimitropoulou 23 Athens
  Guam Elizabeth Clara Tudela Tenorio 22 Asan
  Holland Ans van Haaster 22 Amsterdam
  Honduras María Elena Bobadilla 21 San Pedro Sula
  Hong Kong Faustina Lin Wai Ling 21 Hong Kong Island
  Iceland Ásdís Loftsdóttir 20 Vestmannaeyjar
  India Kalpana Iyer 22 Amroha
  Ireland Lorraine Marion O'Conner 24 Cork
  Isle of Man Carole Ann Kneale 20 Douglas
  Israel Sari Alon 19 Tiberias
  Italy Loren Cristina Mai 17 Mantua
  Jamaica Joan Marcia McDonald 22 Kingston
  Japan Yuko Yamaguchi 21 Tokyo
  Jersey Chantal Angeline Gosselin 21 Saint Helier
  Korea Je Eun-jin 19 Seoul
  Malaysia Kartina Osir 22 Sandakan
  Malta Mary Cumbo 18 Birkirkara
  Mauritius Genevieve Chanea 19 Curepipe
  Mexico Martha Eugenia Ortiz Gámez 18 Mexico City
  New Zealand Lorian Dawn Tangney 20 Wellington
  Nigeria Irene Omagbemi 20 Lagos
  Norway Elisabet Klaeboe 17 Oslo
  Paraguay Susana del Pilar Galli Romañach 19 Asunción
  Peru Karen Inés Noeth Haupt 18 Lima
  Philippines Louvette Monzon Hammond 17 Quezon City
  Puerto Rico María Jesús (Marichu) Cañizares 21 San Juan
  Saint Vincent June de Nobriga 23 Kingstown
  Samoa Rosalina Sapolu 23 Apia
  Singapore Rosie Tan 21 Singapore
  Spain Gloria María Valenciano Rijo 23 Tenerife
  Sri Lanka Manohori Vanigasooriya 20 Colombo
  Swaziland Nyamalele Nilovu 21 Mbabane
  Sweden Ossie Margareta Carlsson 21 Stockholm
  Switzerland Jeannette Keller 20 Zurich
  Tahiti Moeata Schmouker 18 Puna'auia
  Thailand Orasa Panichapan 20 Bangkok
  Trinidad and Tobago Kathleen Thomas 21 Port of Spain
  Tunisia Malek Nemlaghi 19 Tunis
  Turkey Sevil Özgültekin 18 Istanbul
  United Kingdom Elizabeth Ann Jones 20 Welshpool
  United States Debra Jean Freeze 20 Mooresville
  Uruguay Mabel Rúa 21 Montevideo
  Venezuela Katty Patricia Tóffoli Andrade 18 Coro
  Virgin Islands Enid d'Lores Francis 18 Saint Croix

Continental Queens of Beauty

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Notes

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Debuts

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  •   Dominica
  •   St. Vincent

Returns

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Last competed in 1970:

  •   Nigeria

Last competed in 1975:

  •   India
  •   Malaysia
  •   Mauritius
  •   Philippines
  •   Swaziland
  •   Tunisia

India, Malaysia, Mauritius, Philippines, and Swaziland were the contestants who withdrew in two consecutive pageants, Miss World 1976, and 1977, due to a protest against South Africa's participation, consisting of one black and one white delegate.

Last competed in 1976:

  •   Virgin Islands

Last competed in 1977:

  •   Italy
  •   Jamaica
  •   Singapore

Withdrawals

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  • This is the first time that   South Africa did not participate in Miss World due to an apartheid policy for 14 years.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Lodi News-Sentinel". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. ^ "The Hour". Retrieved 26 January 2016.

Further reading

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[[:Category:Miss World]] [[:Category:1978 in London]] [[:Category:1978 beauty pageants]] [[:Category:Beauty pageants in the United Kingdom]] [[:Category:Events at the Royal Albert Hall]] [[:Category:November 1978 events in the United Kingdom]]