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Bottom Africa South,
Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Botswana,
Brazil, Canada, Colombia & Costa Rica
2nd row Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland,
France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guam, Guernsey, Holland, Honduras, Hong
Kong & India
3rd row Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea,
Lebanon, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua &
Norway
Top Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Africa,
Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, U.S.A., Venezuela, Yugoslavia & Zambia
Absent Bahamas, Jersey & Tunisia |
Miss World 1974
- an amalgam
of news reports -
This year’s Miss World is an unmarried mother.
Dark-haired Helen Morgan, Miss United Kingdom, was the choice of the
all-British jury in the televised contest of 57 national beauty queens from
all over the world.
A
22-year-old model from Wales, Miss Morgan is the mother of an 18-month-old
son born out of wedlock, today began what is supposed to be a one-year reign
as Miss World.
Miss World, whose measurements are 35-24-35, won $7,200 cash with the crown
and is guaranteed $24,000 from promotional appearances during the year of
her reign.
Miss South Africa, 19-year-old blonde drama student Anneline Kriel, placed
second and Miss Israel, dark-haired teacher Lea Klein, 22, came third.
Miss Australia, 19-year-old Gail Petith, was fourth and Miss United States,
20-year-old Terry Ann Browning of Daytona Beach, Fla., was fifth.
Miss Morgan’s illegitimate baby, Richard, whose existence was kept secret
until she won the Miss United Kingdom title, made her the first unmarried
mother to take the world crown in the contest’s 23 years.
Miss Morgan, a 5-foot-7, hazel-eyed brunette, astonished beauty contest
officials a few months ago by declaring: “I’m proud of my baby. I’m not
married, but I’m not ashamed.”
The sponsors of the annual beauty extravaganza, Mecca Ltd., have banned
married women from competing, but the contest rules say nothing about unwed
mothers.
Miss Morgan said she, her 18-month-old son, Richard, and the boy’s father,
Chris Clode, share a house in the Welsh town of Barry.
“Chris and I came to an agreement more than two years ago that marriage
wasn’t for us,” she said recently. “Our relationship has been very happy.”
A
television audience estimated at 30 million saw the new Miss World crowned.
Miss Morgan took over a vacant title. Last year’s winner, American model
Marjorie Wallace of Indianapolis, was stripped of the crown after 14 weeks
because of publicity over her relationships with pop singer Tom Jones,
American Grand Prix racing driver Peter Revson, heir to the Revson cosmetics
fortune, and former British soccer star George Best.
Mrs. Julia Morley, organizer of the contest, said she dethroned Marjorie
with eight months to run of her contract because of the “adverse publicity”
surrounding her private life.
Miss Morgan won this year after the 57 contestants - including a black Miss
Africa South as well as a white Miss South Africa - were whittled down to 15
semi-finalists.
Miss Morgan said she credits the birth of her son 18 months ago with
enabling her to slim down from 147 pounds to her current 119 pounds. |

Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Hong Kong,
Botswana, Honduras, India, Bahamas & Australia
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"They have brains as well as
beauty"
16 contestants display suggestive school uniforms in a light-hearted way
Back Venezuela,
Gibraltar, Brazil, Australia, Israel, Finland, Madagascar, Spain & Germany
Front Yugoslavia, Sweden, Austria, Lebanon, Belgium & Greece
behind Colombia |

evening gown rehearsal
Germany, Gibraltar, Finland, France & Ecuador |

Jamaica |

Miss Personality
Hong Kong |
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MISS WORLD 1974
1974 November 22
London, England
58 entries
Results
1 United Kingdom Helen Elizabeth Morgan
(1st RU Universe-Wales '74)
2 South Africa Anneline Kriel
3 Israel Lea Klain
4 Australia Gail Margaret Petith
5 U.S.A. Terry Ann Browning
Finalists
6 Sweden Jill Lindqvist
7 Japan Chikako Shima
Semi-finalists
Africa South Evelyn Peggy Williams
Barbados Linda Yvonne Field
Brazil Mariza Sommer
Ireland Julie Ann Farnham (SF Universe
'75)
Jamaica Andrea Lyon
New Zealand Sue Nicholson
Norway Torill Mariann Larsen (1st RU Scandinavia
'75, 4rh RU unofficial
Europe-Iceland '76)
Spain Natividad Rodríguez Fuentes
Remainder
Argentina Sara Barberi
Aruba Esther Angeli Luisa Marugg
Austria Eveline Maria Engleder
(Universe '74)
Bahamas Monique Betty Cooper
Belgium Anne-Marie Sophie Sikorski (Europe
'74, Universe '74)
Bermuda Joyce Ann De Rosa (Universe '74)
Botswana Rosemary Moleti
Canada Sandra Margaret Emily Campbell
(International '74, Universe
'75)
Colombia Luz Maria Osorio Fernández (winner
Coffee '74)
Costa Rica Rose Marie Leprade Coto
Denmark Jane Moller
Dominican Republic Giselle María Scanlon Grullón
Ecuador Silvia Aurora Jurado Estrada
Finland Merja Talvikki Ekman (Scandinavia
'75)
France Edna Tepava (International-Tahiti
'73, Europe
'74)
Germany Sabrina Erlmeier
Gibraltar Patricia Orfila
Greece Evgenia "Nia" Dafni
Guam Rosemary Laguna Pablo
Guernsey Gina Elizabeth Ann Atkinson
Holland Gerarda "Gemma" Sophia Balm
(3rd RU Europe '74)
Honduras Leslie
Suez Ramírez
Hong Kong Judy Denise Anita Dirkin
India Kiran Dholakia
Italy Zaira Zoccheddu
Jersey Christine Marjorie Sangan
Korea Shim Kyoung-sook
Lebanon Gisèle Hachem
Madagascar Raobelina Harisoa
Malaysia Shirley Tan
Malta Mary Louis Elull (International
'75)
Mexico Guadalupe del Carmen Elorriaga Valdéz
(Universe '74)
Nicaragua Francis "Fanny" Duarte de León Tapia
(Universe '74)
Philippines Agnes Benisano Rustia
Puerto Rico Loyda Eunice Valle Blas Machado
(Coffee '74)
Singapore Valerie Oh Choon Lian
(International '74)
Sri Lanka Vinodini Roshanara Jayskera
Switzerland Astrid Maria Angst
(International '74)
Thailand Orn-Jir Chaisatra
Tunisia Zohra Kehlifi
Venezuela Alicia Rivas Serrano
Yugoslavia Jadranka Banjac
Zambia Christine Munkombwe
Awards
Miss Personality Hong
Kong
Miss Photogenic Yugoslavia

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"The third runner up is ..."
Australia, Israel, Japan, South Africa, Sweden & United Kingdom |
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Australia (3rd RU), South
Africa (1st RU), United Kingdom (winner),
Israel (2nd RU) & U.S.A. (4th
RU) |

named the "other woman" in a divorce case, Morgan quit after 4 days |

1st RU Kriel accepted the offer of the crown on Nov. 27 |
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