1975
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Bottom  Africa South, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao & Denmark
2nd row  Dominican Rep., El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guam, Guernsey, Haiti, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Ireland &  Israel
3rd row  Italy. Japan, Jersey, Korea, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico & St Lucia
Top  Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, Spain (withdrew), Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, U.K., USA, Uruguay, Venezuela & Yugoslavia

1975 November 20
London, England
67 entries

Results
1  Puerto Rico  Wilnelia Merced Cruz
2  Germany  Marina Langner
3  United Kingdom  Vicki Harris (SF Universe 75)
4  Cuba  Maricela Maxie Clark
5  Yugoslavia  Ladija Verkovska

Finalists
6  Haiti  Joelle Apollon
7  Venezuela  Maria Conchita Alonso Bustillo 

Semi-finalists
Australia  Anne Davidson
Finland  Leena Kaarina Vainio 
India  Anjana Sood
Lebanon  Ramona Karam (International 75)
Mauritius  Mariella Tse-Sik-Sun (Universe 76)
Saint Lucia  Sophia St Omer
South Africa  Rhoda Rademeyer
Uruguay  Carmen Abal

Remainder
Africa South  Lydia Gloria Johnstone
Argentina  
Lilian Noemí De Asti (SF Universe 76)
Aruba  Cynthia Marlene Bruin (Universe 76)
Austria  Rosemarie Holzschuh (Universe & International 75)
Bahamas  Ava Marilyn Burke (Miss Photogenic at Universe 82)
Barbados  Peta Hazel Greaves
Belgium  Christine Delmelle (Universe 75)
Bermuda  Donna Louise Wright (Universe 75)
Bolibia  Maria Monica Guardia
Brazil  Zaida Souza Costa
Canada  Normande Jacques (Universe 76)
Colombia  Amanda Amaya Correa
Costa Rica  Maria Mayela Bolaños Ugalde 
Curacao  Elvira Nelly Maria Bakker
Denmark  Pia Isa Lauridsen
Dominican Rep.  Carmen Rosa Arredondo Pou
El Salvador  Ana Stella Comas Durán 
France  Sophie Sonia Perin (Universe 75; Miss International 1976)
Gibraltar  Lillian Anne Lara
Greece  Bella Adamopoulou
Guam  Dora Ann Quintanilla Camacho
Guernsey  Carol Dawn Le Billon
Holland  Barbara Ann Neefs 
Honduras  Etelinda Mejía Velásquez (Universe 74)
Hong Kong  Teresa Chu Tsui-Kuen
Iceland  Halldora Björk Jonsdóttir (Universe 79)
Ireland  Elaine Rosemary O’Hara (Europe & Universe 76)
Israel  Atida Mor
Italy  Vanna Bortolini
Japan  Chiharu Fujiwara
Jersey  Susan Maxwell de Gruchy
Korea  Lee Sung-hee
Luxembourg  Marie Thérèse Manderschied  (Universe 75)
Malaysia  Fauziah Haron (International 76)
Malta  Marie Grace (Margie) Ciantar (Universe 76)
Mexico  Blanca Patricia López Esparza
New Zealand  Janet Andrea Nugent
Nicaragua  Maria Auxiliadora Paguaga Mantilla (International 78)
Norway  Sissel Gulbrandsen
Peru  Mary Orfanides Canakis
Philippines  Suzanne Gonzalez
Seychelles  Amelie Lydia Michel
Singapore  Maggie Siew Teen Sim
Sri Lanka  Angela Seneviratne
Swaziland  Vinah Thembi Mamba
Sweden  Agneta Catarina Magnusson
Switzerland  Franziska (Franzi) Angst
Thailand  Raevadee Pattamaphong
Trinidad/Tobago  Donna Sandra Dalrymple
Tunisia  Monia Dida 
Turkey  Harika Degirmenci
USA  Annelise Ilschenko

Awards
Miss Personality  Singapore
Miss Photogenic  Swaziland

Withdrew
Spain  Olga Fernández Pérez  (Europe & Universe 76)

Replaced
Italy  Anna Vitale  (mother was sick)
South Africa  Helga Vera Johns


U.K. & USA


Japan

 

 


South Africa
Vera Johns was disqualified 3 days before the finals when Miss World organizers discovered that she actually was from Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). She was replaced by her 2nd runner-up. 

Italy
Anna Vitale withdrew to return home to be with her sick mother.  She was replaced by another Italian.

Germany
Marina Langner was not the original Miss Germany, but was hand-picked by a photographer

Yugoslavia (5th), Germany (2nd), Puerto Rico (winner), U.K. (3rd) & Cuba (4th)