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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 Republic, 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, United Kingdom, U.S.A., Uruguay, Venezuela & Yugoslavia |
Miss World 1975
- an amalgam
of news reports -
A
surprised 18-year-old school student from a small village in Puerto Rico
became the 25th Miss World.
Black-haired Wilnellia Merced’s reaction after being chosen in London’s
Royal Albert Hall was to say: “I cannot believe it. It is a complete
surprise.”
She was chosen by a panel of nine judges - five men and four women - from a
field of 67.
The olive-skinned beauty - the first Puerto Rican Miss World - talked of her
village, Caguas, saying: “The whole village will be jumping tonight with
joy.”
Miss Merced, 5 feet 8 1/2 inches tall and 34-24-36, has appeared in
television commercials and said she soon will be starting a public relations
course.
With the winner’s crown the 25th Miss World also won a check for $6,300.
For the next 12 months she can expect to receive up to $100,000 in contracts
for personal appearances and fashion modeling.
Her first thought was to get home to her mother, father and sister to tell
them of her success. Her father runs a sporting goods store.
Runnerup was Miss Germany, 22-year-old photographic model Marina Langner, a
strawberry blonde with statistics of 35-23-35.
Miss United Kingdom, a brown-haired 22-year-old model, with statistics of
34-24-35, came in third.
Miss Cuba, Marisela Maxie Clark, a 22-year-old naturalized American with
statistics of 35-25-36, was fourth. Miss Clark, an actress and model, has
lived in the United States for 15 years. She was chosen to represent Cuban
exiles in Florida.
Her title was disowned by the Cuban embassy in London.
First Secretary Angel Dalmau told a newsman earlier this week: “We do not
recognize her. We are not pleased this girl is going to represent our
country. She is American now and Cuba
has not taken part in any of these contests since Dr. (Fidel) Castro took
over in 1959.”
Dalmau said: “It is the official policy of a socialist government like Cuba
not to give materialistic things to a girl simply because some people may
think she is beautiful.”
Miss Clark was chosen at a contest in Fort Lauderdale,
Fla., an area of many exiles from Cuba.
The Miss World organizers said, “She represents free Cuba, or rather Cuba
libre” - but the official booklet of the competition listed Miss Clark as
Miss Cuba.
Miss Yugoslavia, Lidija Velkovska, a 19-year-old student, was fifth.
The two girls who finished in the last seven were Miss Haiti, 20-year-old
student Joelle Apollon; and Miss Venezuela,
Maria Conchita Alonso Bustillo, a 20-year-old hospital worker.
Earlier Miss Spain, an 18-year-old student, withdrew because of the
death of General Franco. |

Saint Lucia |

Holland & Curacao |

Belgium |

France |

Luxembourg |

Miss Photogenic
Swaziland |

Puerto Rico |

Spain |
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MISS WORLD 1975
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-England '75)
4 Cuba Marisela Maxie Clark
5 Yugoslavia Ladija Verkovska
Finalists
6 Haiti Joelle Apollon
7 Venezuela Maria Conchita Alonso Bustillo
(winner International Teen Princess
'71)
Semi-finalists
Australia Anne Davidson
Finland Leena Kaarina Vainio (2nd RU Scandinavia
'75)
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,
SF Ambar '77)
Aruba Cynthia Marlene Bruin (Universe '76)
Austria Rosemarie Holzschuh (Universe
'75, 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 (Ambar
'77)
Curacao Elvira Nelly Maria Bakker
Denmark Pia Isa Lauridsen
Dominican Republic Carmen Rosa Arredondo Pou
El Salvador Ana Stella Comas Durán (Maja
'75)
France Sophie Sonia Perin (Universe '75,
winner International '76)
Gibraltar Lillian Anne Lara
Greece Bella Adamopoulou
Guam Dora Ann Quintanilla Camacho
Guernsey Carol Dawn Le Billon
Holland Barbara Ann Neefs (4th RU
Ambar '77, winner unofficial Europe
'78)
Honduras Etelinda Mejía Velásquez (Universe
'74)
Hong Kong Teresa Chu Tsui-Kuen
Iceland Halldora Björk Jonsdóttir (Scandinavia
'79, Universe
'79)
Ireland Elaine Rosemary O’Hara (Europe
'76, 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
U.S.A. Annelise Ilschenko
Awards
Miss Personality Singapore
Miss Photogenic
Swaziland
Withdrew
Spain Olga Fernández Pérez (Europe
'76, Universe '76)
Replaced
Italy Anna Vitale (went home to ill mother)
South Africa Helga Vera Johns (disqualified a week before the finals when Miss World organizers discovered
that she actually was from Rhodesia [Zimbabwe]. She was replaced by her 2nd
RU.)
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Cuba |

Germany |

United Kingdom |

Yugoslavia |

crowning by Miss World 1974,
Anneline Kriel of South Africa |
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Yugoslavia (4th RU), Germany (1st
RU),
Puerto Rico (winner),
United Kingdom (2nd RU) & Cuba (3rd
RU) |
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