Miss World 1974
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Miss World 1974, the 24th Miss World
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 on November 22, 1974 in 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....

, London, England.

Helen Elizabeth Morgan of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 was crowned the winner at the end of the event, becoming the second Welsh and fourth woman from the United Kingdom to win the title. She resigned four days later on discovery that she had a child. Morgan was the first Miss World titleholder to officially resign, and the third not to finish her reign as Miss World, after Marjorie Wallace
Marjorie Wallace
Marjorie Wallace is an American model, actress, beauty queen and television presenter. In 1973, Wallace made history as the first American to be crowned Miss World. But just 104 days later, pageant officials stunned the UK when they announced Wallace would be the first Miss World to have her title...

 in 1973
Miss World 1973
The 23rd Annual Miss World pageant was held at the Royal Albert Hall on November 23, 1973. Fifty-four delegates vied for the crown won by an American, Marjorie Wallace of Indiana.Pageant Controversy...

 and Lúcia Petterle
Lucia Petterle
-History:A military brat born in Rio de Janeiro who spent her teenage years in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, where his father served, back Rio, Lucia began participating in beauty contests for fun, while studying medicine at the University Gama Filho, specializing in endocrinology, and was...

 in 1971
Miss World 1971
Miss World 1971, the 21st annual Miss World pageant, was held on November 10, 1971 at Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom. 56 contestants competed for the Miss World...

.

Morgan had represented Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

 in the 1974 Miss Universe
Miss Universe 1974
Miss Universe 1974, the 23rd Miss Universe pageant, was held in Manila, Philippines on the early morning of July 21, 1974 before a live audience of an estimated 10,000 at the Folk Arts Theater and broadcast live by CBS and Radio Philippines Network . The pageant was hosted by Bob Barker and Helen...

 pageant earlier that year and placed first runner-up to eventual winner Amparo Muñoz
Amparo Muñoz
Amparo Muñoz Quesada was a Spanish actress who, in 1974, became the first, and so far, only Spaniard to win the Miss Universe pageant.-Miss Universe 1974:Amparo Muñoz came from the town of Vélez-Málaga, Andalusia,...

 of Spain
Spain
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. When Muñoz relinquished her Miss Universe title later that year, Morgan had already been outed as a mother and, therefore, ineligible to succeed Muñoz as Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

. Muñoz was not replaced by any of the other runner-ups.

Anneline Kriel
Anneline Kriel
Anneline Kriel is a South African model and actress. She won the 1974 Miss World contest at age 19, representing South Africa, after UK's Helen Morgan had resigned only four days after her victory. She became the second woman from her country to win the title...

 of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

 was crowned the new Miss World after Morgan's resignation.

Placements

Final Results Contestant
Miss World 1974
  • - Helen Morgan
    Helen Morgan (Miss World)
    Helen Morgan is a Welsh model, and the 1974 winner of the Miss United Kingdom and Miss World pageants. Morgan became the first winner to resign, and the second not to finish her reign as Miss World.-Biography:Born in Barry, she worked in a bank...

     (resigned)
1st Runner-up
  •  South Africa - Anneline Kriel
    Anneline Kriel
    Anneline Kriel is a South African model and actress. She won the 1974 Miss World contest at age 19, representing South Africa, after UK's Helen Morgan had resigned only four days after her victory. She became the second woman from her country to win the title...

     (successor)
  • 2nd Runner-up
  • - Lea Klain
  • 3rd Runner-up
  • - Gail Margaret Petith
  • 4th Runner-up
  • - Terry Ann Browning
  • 5th runner-up
  • - Jill Lindqvist
  • 6th runner-up
  • - Chikako Shima
  • Semifinalists
  • ' - Evelyn Peggy Williams
  • - Linda Yvonne Field
  • - Mariza Sommer
  • - Julie Ann Farnham
  • - Andrea Lyon
  • - Sue Nicholson
  • - Torill Mariann Larsen
  •  Spain - Natividad Rodríguez

  • Special Awards

    • Miss Personality: Judy Dirkin  Hong Kong
    • Miss Photogenic: Jadranka Banjac

    Delegates

    Africa South
    South Africa
    The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

    - Evelyn Peggy Williams


    Returning countries and Debuts

    • Barbados, Guernsey, Jersey, and Zambia competed in Miss World for the first time.
    • Madagascar last competed in 1961
      Miss World 1961
      Miss World 1961, the 11th Miss World pageant, was won by Rosemarie Frankland of United Kingdom. It took place on November 9, 1961 at the Lyceum Theatre in London, UK.-Results:-Contestants:*' - Susana Julia Pardal*' - Hella Wolfsgrubej...

      .
    • Denmark last competed in 1970
      Miss World 1970
      Miss World 1970, the 20th annual Miss World contest, was held on November 20, 1970 at Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom. 58 contestants competed for the Miss World. Jennifer Hosten from Grenada won the crown of Miss World 1970...

      .
    • Nicaragua and Tunisia last competed in 1971
      Miss World 1971
      Miss World 1971, the 21st annual Miss World pageant, was held on November 10, 1971 at Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom. 56 contestants competed for the Miss World...

      .
    • Costa Rica, Ecuador, Germany, and India last competed in 1972
      Miss World 1972
      The 22nd Annual Miss World pageant was held at the Royal Albert Hall on 1 December 1972 on BBC. 53 delegates vied for the crown won by Belinda Green of Australia...

      .

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