Bottom  Africa South, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Finland, France & Gibraltar

Middle  Greece, Guam, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius & New Zealand

Top  Norway, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, U.S.A., Venezuela & Yugoslavia

For the first time in 22 years a United States girl has won the Miss World crown in competitions conducted in London.

Blonde Marjorie Wallace, 19, of Indianapolis, seemed shaky but kept a bright smile on her face as she sat in the throne, accepted the orb of office from the white-wigged attendant and acknowledged the applause of the crowd at the Royal Albert Hall.

Tears glistened in Miss Wallace’s brown eyes as Belinda Green of Australia, last year’s winner, placed the crown on her head.

Marjorie Wallace thought her legs were too short to win but her mother was more optimistic.  She bet $50 that her 19-year-old daughter would become the first American Miss World in the contest’s 22-year history.

At 12-1 odds Mrs. Wallace is $600 richer today and her blonde brown-eyed daughter is the 1973 Miss World after having defeated contestants from 53 other countries Friday night.

“I’m sure pleased with my baby,” said Mrs. Alice Wallace, who along with her daughter lives in Indianapolis, Ind.

Miss Wallace, a 5-foot-7 fashion model who measures 35-24-35 and tips the scales at 112 pounds, was selected from an over-all field of 54 girls from various countries which was narrowed down to seven finalists.

“It’s unbelievable, it’s marvelous,” she said after being crowned before some 3,500 spectators and a television audience estimated at more than 30 million.  “Listen, I want to go and phone my boy friend with the good news.”

The boy friend she said is millionaire racing driver Peter Revson.  “We are not engaged,” she said, “but Peter is my steady.  I have no intention of marrying just yet and I bet a year as Miss World might test our relationship to the full.”

Her boyfriend “doesn’t mind my being a beauty queen - he thinks it’s great,” she said.

The victory brought Miss Wallace a cash prize of $7,200.  And Mecca Limited, the dance hall chain that organizes the beauty contest, guarantees another $25,000 in earnings over the year.  A hard-working queen can earn as much as $100,000, an official said.

The RU was Miss Philippines, 18-year-old Evangeline Pascual.  She said she wants to be a painter but in the meantime is studying karate “to fight off unwanted wolves.”

In third place is Miss Jamaica, 21-year-old salesgirl Patricia Yuen.  Miss Israel, 18-year-old Haya Katzir, was fourth and Miss South Africa, Shelley Latham, was fifth.

The other two finalists were Miss Dominican Republic, Clariza Duarte, 18, and Miss United Kingdom, Veronica Cross, 24.

MISS WORLD 1973

1973 November 23
London, England
54 entries

Results
1  U.S.A.  Marjorie "Marji" Wallace
2  Philippines  Evangeline Luis Pascual
3  Jamaica  Patricia "Patsy" Teresa Yuen Leung
4  Israel  Chaja Katzir
5  South Africa  Shelley Latham

Finalists
6  Dominican Republic  Clariza Ana Duarte Garrido
7  United Kingdom  Veronica Ann Cross (Universe-England '73)

Semi-finalists
Africa South  Ellen Peters
Brazil  Florence Gambogi Alvarenga
Greece  Katerina Papadimitriou (Europe '74)
Holland  Anna Maria Groot (winner Europe '73)
Italy  Marva Bartolucci
Lebanon  Sylva Ohannesian
New Zealand  Pamela King (Universe '73)
Seychelles  June Gouthier

Remainder
Argentina  Beatriz Callejón
Aruba  Edwina Diaz
Australia  Virginia Radinas
Austria  Roswitha Kobald (Universe '73, Europe '73)
Bahamas  Deborah Louise Isaacs
Belgium  Christiane Devisch (Universe '73, 3rd RU Europe '73)
Bermuda  Judy Joy Richards (Universe '73)
Botswana  Priscilla Molefe
Canada  Deborah Anne Ducharme (Universe '73)
Colombia  Elsa María Springtube Ramírez (Coffee '73, SF Ambar '77)
Cyprus  Demetra Heraklidou
Finland  Seija Mäkinen
France  Isabelle Nadia Krumacker (Universe '73, SF & Miss Photogenic at International '75)
Gibraltar  Josephine Rodríguez
Guam  Shirley Ann Brennan
Honduras  Belinda Handal
Hong Kong  Judy Yung Chu-Dic
Iceland  Nina Breidfjord (Scandinavia '74)
Ireland  Yvonne Costelloe (Europe '74, Universe '74, International '74)
Japan  Keiko Matsunaga
Korea  An Soon-young
Luxembourg  Giselle Anita Nicole Azzeri (Young International '73, International '73, Universe '74)
Malaysia  Narimah Mohamedd Yusoff
Malta  Carmen Farrugia
Mauritius  Daisy Ombrasine
Mexico  Roxana Villares Moreno (Universe '73)
Norway  Wenche Steen (Young International '70, winner Charming '72, winner unofficial Europe '74)
Peru  Mary Núñez
Portugal  Maria Helena Pereira Martins
Puerto Rico  Milagros García
Singapore  Debra Josephine de Souza (Universe '73, 4th RU Asia Pacific '74, Queen of the Pacific '75)
Spain  Mariona Rosell (Young International '74)
Sri Lanka  Shiranthi Wickremesinghe (Universe '73)
Sweden  Mercy Nilsson
Switzerland  Magda Lepori
Thailand  Pornpit Sakornujiara
Turkey  Beyhan Kiral
Venezuela  Edicta de los Angeles García Oporto
Yugoslavia  Atina Golubova

Awards
Miss Personality  Seychelles
Miss Photogenic  Holland

Did not compete
Costa Rica  Rossy Mora Badilla