Miss World 1966
Miss World 1966 | |
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Date | 17 November 1966 |
Presenters | Peter West, Michael Aspel[1] |
Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, UK |
Broadcaster | BBC |
Entrants | 51 |
Debuts | Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Philippines, Trinidad and Tobago, Yugoslavia |
Withdrawals | Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Colombia, Liberia, Nicaragua, Peru, Rhodesia, Tunisia, Uruguay |
Returns | Aruba, Chile, India, Mexico, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey |
Winner |
Reita Faria India |
Miss World 1966, the 16th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 17 November 1966 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, UK. The winner was Reita Faria of India, first Asian delegate to win Miss World title.[2] She was crowned by Miss World 1965, Lesley Langley of United Kingdom.
Results
Final results | Contestant |
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1st runner-up |
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2nd runner-up |
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3rd runner-up |
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4th runner-up |
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5th runner-up |
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6th runner-up |
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Semi-finalists |
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Contestants
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Notes
Debuts
- Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Philippines and Yugoslavia competed in Miss World for the first time.
Returning countries
- Switzerland last competed in 1956.
- Norway last competed in 1960.
- India last competed in 1962.
- Chile and Mexico last competed in 1963.
- Aruba and Turkey last competed in 1964.
Nations not competing
- Australia
- Austria
- Colombia – María Estela Sáenz Calero
- Nicaragua
- Paraguay
- Spain – Paquita Torres Pérez (withdrew because Miss Gibraltar was in pageant)
- Uruguay – Susana Regeden
Disqualified
- Nigeria – Uzor Okafor (married to a Briton, was not nationally crowned)
References
- ↑ "Miss World 1966". BBC Genome Project Retrieved 2016-6-24
- ↑ "History: 1966". Miss World. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
External links
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