Miss World 1971
| Miss World 1971 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 10 November 1971 | 
| Presenters | |
| Venue | Royal Albert Hall, London, England, United Kingdom | 
| Broadcaster | BBC | 
| Entrants | 56 | 
| Placements | 15 | 
| Debuts | 
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| Withdrawals | 
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| Returns | 
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| Winner | Lúcia Petterle[1] Brazil | 
Miss World 1971 was the 21st Miss World pageant, held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England, United Kingdom, on 10 November 1971.[2]
Evangelina Lacayo of Nicaragua crowned Lúcia Petterle of Brazil at the end of the event.[3] Although Petterle completed her reign as Miss World, she fell and broke her arm in the final month of her year and was unable to travel to London to participate in the Miss World 1972 contest.
This edition marked the debut of Bermuda and Guam. And the return of Aruba and Trinidad and Tobago, which last competed in 1966, Panama last competed in 1967 and Paraguay last competed in 1969.
Colombia, Denmark, the Gambia, Grenada, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Liberia and Nigeria, withdrew from the competition for unknown reasons.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant | 
|---|---|
| Miss World 1971 | |
| 1st runner-up | 
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| 2nd runner-up | |
| 3rd runner-up | 
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| 4th runner-up | 
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| Top 7 | 
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| Top 15 | 
Contestants
.svg.png) Argentina – Alicia Beatriz Daneri Argentina – Alicia Beatriz Daneri
.svg.png) Aruba – Maria Elizabeth Bruin Aruba – Maria Elizabeth Bruin
.svg.png) Australia – Valerie Roberts Australia – Valerie Roberts
 Austria – Waltraud Lucas Austria – Waltraud Lucas
.svg.png) Bahamas – Frances Clarkson Bahamas – Frances Clarkson
.svg.png) Belgium – Martine De Hert Belgium – Martine De Hert
 Bermuda – Rene Furbert Bermuda – Rene Furbert
.svg.png) Brazil – Lúcia Petterle[1] Brazil – Lúcia Petterle[1]
.svg.png) Canada – Lana Drouillard Canada – Lana Drouillard
.svg.png) Ceylon – Gail Abayasinghe Ceylon – Gail Abayasinghe
 Cyprus – Kyriaki Koursoumba Cyprus – Kyriaki Koursoumba
 Dominican Republic – Haydée Kuret Dominican Republic – Haydée Kuret
 Ecuador – María Cecilia Gómez Ecuador – María Cecilia Gómez
 Finland – Mirja Halme Finland – Mirja Halme
 France – Myriam Stocco France – Myriam Stocco
 Gibraltar – Lisette Chipolina Gibraltar – Lisette Chipolina
.svg.png) Greece – Maria Maltezou Greece – Maria Maltezou
 Guam – Deborah Bordallo Nelson Guam – Deborah Bordallo Nelson
 Guyana – Nalini Moonsar Guyana – Nalini Moonsar
 Holland – Monica Strotmann Holland – Monica Strotmann
 Iceland – Fanney Bjarnadóttir Iceland – Fanney Bjarnadóttir
 India – Prema Narayan India – Prema Narayan
 Ireland – June Glover Ireland – June Glover
 Israel – Miri Ben-David Israel – Miri Ben-David
 Italy – Maria Pinnone Italy – Maria Pinnone
 Jamaica – Ava Joy Gill Jamaica – Ava Joy Gill
.svg.png) Japan – Emiko Ikeda Japan – Emiko Ikeda
 Luxembourg – Mariette Werckx Luxembourg – Mariette Werckx
 Malaysia – Daphne Munro Malaysia – Daphne Munro
 Malta – Doris Abdilla Malta – Doris Abdilla
 Mauritius – Marie-Anne Ng Sik Kwong Mauritius – Marie-Anne Ng Sik Kwong
 Mexico – Lucía Arellano Mexico – Lucía Arellano
 New Zealand – Linda Ritchie New Zealand – Linda Ritchie
 Nicaragua – Soraya Herrera Nicaragua – Soraya Herrera
 Norway – Kate Starvik Norway – Kate Starvik
 Panama – María de Lourdes Rivera Panama – María de Lourdes Rivera
.svg.png) Paraguay – Rosa María Duarte Paraguay – Rosa María Duarte
.svg.png) Philippines – Onelia Ison Jose[5] Philippines – Onelia Ison Jose[5]
.svg.png) Portugal – Ana Paula de Almeida Portugal – Ana Paula de Almeida
 Puerto Rico – Raquel Quintana Puerto Rico – Raquel Quintana
.svg.png) Seychelles – Nadia Morel du Boil Seychelles – Nadia Morel du Boil
.svg.png) South Africa[a] – Gaily Ryan South Africa[a] – Gaily Ryan
.svg.png) South Africa – Monica Fairall South Africa – Monica Fairall
 South Korea[b] – Lee Young-eun South Korea[b] – Lee Young-eun
.svg.png) Spain – María García Spain – María García
 Sweden – Simonetta Kohl Sweden – Simonetta Kohl
.svg.png) Switzerland – Patrice Sollner Switzerland – Patrice Sollner
 Thailand – Boonyong Thongboon Thailand – Boonyong Thongboon
 Trinidad and Tobago – Maria Jordan Trinidad and Tobago – Maria Jordan
 Tunisia – Souad Keneari Tunisia – Souad Keneari
 Turkey – Nil Menemencioğlu[6] Turkey – Nil Menemencioğlu[6]
 United Kingdom – Marilyn Ann Ward United Kingdom – Marilyn Ann Ward
 United States – Brucene Smith United States – Brucene Smith
.svg.png) Venezuela – Ana María Padrón Ibarrondo Venezuela – Ana María Padrón Ibarrondo
 West Germany – Irene Neumann West Germany – Irene Neumann
.svg.png) Yugoslavia – Zlata Petković † Yugoslavia – Zlata Petković †
Notes
References
- ^ a b c "The Telegraph". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ "Miss World Competition Through the Years". E!. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Beaver County Times". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Times Daily". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ Burton-Titular, Joyce (1 October 2013). "From Vivien to Megan: The PH in Miss World history". Rappler. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ Tarihi, Güncelleme (4 May 2020). "Güzeller canlı yayında buluştu" [Beauties met on live broadcast]. Hürriyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
