Miss World 1969
Encyclopedia
The 19th annual Miss World
pageant was held for the first time at the Royal Albert Hall
on November 22, 1969 on BBC
. 50 delegates vied for the crown won by Eva Rueber-Staier
of Austria
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} - Linda Meryl Collett
} - Kjersti Jortun
} - Marcela Bitnarova
} - Päivi Ilona Raita
} - Suzanne Angly
} - Tehila Selah
} - Marlyn Elizabeth Taylor
} - Mary Brincat
} - Carole Robinson
} - Sheena Drummond
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...
pageant was held for the first time at the Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
on November 22, 1969 on BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
. 50 delegates vied for the crown won by Eva Rueber-Staier
Eva Rueber-Staier
Eva Rueber-Staier is an Austrian actress and former Miss World.Rueber-Staier was born in 1951 in Bruck an der Mur, Styria. She won the title of Miss Austria and participated in the Miss Universe contest in 1969, in which she was a top 15 semifinalist. She went on to win the Miss World pageant...
of Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
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Results
- Miss World 1969: Eva Rueber-StaierEva Rueber-StaierEva Rueber-Staier is an Austrian actress and former Miss World.Rueber-Staier was born in 1951 in Bruck an der Mur, Styria. She won the title of Miss Austria and participated in the Miss Universe contest in 1969, in which she was a top 15 semifinalist. She went on to win the Miss World pageant...
- The runner-up were:
- 1st Runner-up: - Gail RenshawGail RenshawThe Miss World U.S.A. titleholder, Gail Renshaw, was 1st runner-up at the 1969 Miss World competition. After the pageant, she resigned her title in order to get married, and was replaced by her 1st runner-up, Connie Haggard from Texas....
- 2nd Runner-up: - Christa Margraf
- 3rd Runner-up: - Pamela Patricia Lord
- 4th Runner-up: - Marzia Rita Gisela Piazza Suprani
- 1st Runner-up: - Gail Renshaw
- The Finalists were:
} - Linda Meryl Collett
} - Kjersti Jortun
- The Semi-finalists were:
} - Marcela Bitnarova
} - Päivi Ilona Raita
} - Suzanne Angly
} - Tehila Selah
} - Marlyn Elizabeth Taylor
} - Mary Brincat
} - Carole Robinson
} - Sheena Drummond
Contestants
Argentina - Graciela Marino
Australia - Stefane Meurer
Austria - Eva Rueber-StaierEva Rueber-StaierEva Rueber-Staier is an Austrian actress and former Miss World.Rueber-Staier was born in 1951 in Bruck an der Mur, Styria. She won the title of Miss Austria and participated in the Miss Universe contest in 1969, in which she was a top 15 semifinalist. She went on to win the Miss World pageant...
The Bahamas - Wanda Pearce
Belgium - Maud Alin
Brazil - Ana Cristina Rodrigues
Canada - Jacquie Perrin
Chile - Ana Maria Nazar
Colombia - Lina Maria Garcia Ogliastri
Costa Rica - Damaris Ureña
Cyprus - Flora Diaouri- ' - Marcela Bitnarova
Denmark - Jeanne Perfeldt
Dominican Republic - Sandra Simone Cabrera Cabral
Ecuador - Ximena Aulestia Díaz
Finland - Päivi Ilona Raita
Early Modern France - Suzanne Angly
The Gambia - Marie Carayol
Germany - Christa Margraf
Gibraltar - Marilou Chiappe
Greece - Heleni Alexopoulou
Guyana - Pamela Patricia Lord- ' - Nente van der Vliet
Iceland - Ragnheidur Pétursdóttir
India - Adina Shellim IrelandRepublic of IrelandIreland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
- Hillary Clarke
Israel - Tehila Selah
Jamaica - Marlyn Elizabeth Taylor
Japan - Emiko Karashima- ' - Kim Seung-hee
Lebanon - Rola Mayzob
Liberia - Antionette Coleman
Luxembourg - Jacqueline Schaeffer
Malta - Mary Brincat
Mexico - Gloria Leticia Hernández Martín del Campo
New Zealand - Carole Robinson
Nicaragua - Carlota Marina Brenes López
Nigeria - Morenkike Farabidio
Norway - Kjersti Jortun
Paraguay - Blanca Zaldivar
Philippines - Feliza (Liza) Teresa Nuesa Miro
Seychelles - Sylvia Labonte
South Africa - Linda Meryl Collett
Sweden - Ingrid Marie Ahlin
Switzerland - Astrid Vollenweider
Tunisia - Zohra Tabania
Turkey - Sermin Aysin
United Kingdom - Sheena Drummond
United States - Gail Renshaw
Venezuela - Marzia Rita Gisela Piazza Suprani
Kingdom of Yugoslavia - Radmila Zivkovic
Returning countries and Debuts
- Seychelles competed in Miss World for the first time.
- Paraguay last competed in 1959Miss World 1959Miss World 1959, the ninth annual Miss World pageant, was held on November 10, 1959 at Lyceum Theatre, London, United Kingdom and was the first to be televised by the BBC. 37 contestants competed for the Miss World...
. - Czechoslovakia, Gambia, Iceland, and Lebanon last competed in 1967Miss World 1967Miss World 1967, the 17th Miss World pageant, was held on November 16, 1967 at Lyceum Theatre, London, United Kingdom. 55 contestants competed for the Miss World...
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