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All except 3
of the 69 contestants are in this group photo before nine of them withdrew
(shown by *)
in protest against the presence of two South African entries
- one white and one black - in conformity with the apartheid policy of
racial separation.
Bottom
Africa South, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium,
Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Cyprus,
Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France & Germany
Middle Gibraltar, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Holland,
Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India*, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan,
Jersey, Korea, Lebanon, Liberia*, Luxembourg, Malaysia*, Malta & Mexico
Top New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines*, Puerto Rico, Seychelles*, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka*,
Sweden, Switzerland, Tahiti, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, United
Kingdom, U.S.A., Uruguay, Virgin Islands & Yugoslavia*
Absent Mauritius*, Swaziland* & Venezuela |
Miss World 1976
- an amalgam
of news reports -
Miss Jamaica, 22-year-old Cindy Breakspeare, was chosen Miss World 1976 in a
contest marred by the withdrawal of nine contestants protesting South
Africa’s race policies.
The new Miss World, a brown-haired West Indian, is a physical education
teacher. She is 5-feet-6 and her measurements were given as 35-24-36. She
said she hopes to open a health food restaurant someday.
She was crowned by Miss World 1975, Wilnelia Merced of Puerto Rico. The
hazel-eyed Miss Breakspeare won a prize of 5,000 pounds ($8,500) and the
chance to earn an additional 20,000 pounds ($34,000) during her year-long
reign.
Miss Australia, 19-year-old Karen Jo Pini, finished second. Then came Miss
Guan, Diana Duenas, 17, third; Miss United Kingdom, Carol Grant, 19,
fourth, and Miss Finland, Merja Tammi, 21, fifth.
“It has been so hectic I haven’t even had time for my jog this morning,”
said Cindy Breakspeare as she sipped coffee over breakfast the next morning.
She likes to keep fit with a morning run. But after winning the Miss World
title she’d celebrated until 4 a.m., snatched a couple of hours’ sleep, then
was up at 6 to telephone her mother in Jamaica before setting off on a round
of engagements.
In
Jamaica, many residents of the Caribbean island were enthusiastic about Miss
Breakspeare’s victory even though the Jamaican government had not officially
sponsored her participation in the contest.
Just hours before the final judging in the crowded Royal Albert Hall, the
governments of the Philippines and Yugoslavia pulled their contestants out
of the competition to protest the racist image projected by the presence of
two South African entrants, one black and one white.
Seven other black or brown governments - India, Mauritius, Swaziland,
Liberia, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Malaysia - withdrew their representatives
earlier in the week. But 60 young women remained in the competition.
Earlier it was thought Miss Trinidad-Tobago had been withdrawn Thursday
because her government ordered its ambassador in London to boycott the
contest. But that did not stop her from competing.
Organizers had feared a “sensational, last-minute” walkout by others before
the televised contest Thursday night.
“The girls were very disappointed,” said Miss Breakspeare. “There were some
others who thought they might have to pull out, but fortunately in the end
they did not. But it was unpleasant for every one of us.”
A
boycott of the competition was urged by the South African Non-Racial Olympic
Committee (SANROC), which had a hand in the African and Arab boycott of the
1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. |
El Salvador, Finland & France |
Swaziland, Argentina, Australia, Bermuda, Brazil, Colombia, Denmark,
Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland & Korea |
Colombia, Tahiti & Peru |
Photographers' favourites
Top Brazil, Australia, United Kingdom & U.S.A.
Bottom Belgium, Finland, Argentina, Denmark & Israel |
Argentina |
Ecuador |
Finland |
Jamaica |
Spain |
U.S.A. |
Venezuela |
Virgin Islands |
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1976 November 18
London, England
60 entries
Results
1 Jamaica Cynthia "Cindy" Jean Breakspeare
2 Australia Karen Jo Pini
3 Guam Diane Marie Roberts Duenas
4 United Kingdom Carol Jean Grant
5 Finland Merja Helena Tammi
Finalists
6 Holland Stephanie Flatow
7 Turkey Jale Bayhan
Semi-finalists
Argentina Adriana Laura Salgueiro
Ireland Jakki Moore
Israel Levana Abarbanel
Puerto Rico Ivette Rosado
Singapore Pauline Poh Neo Cheong
Spain Luz Maria Polegre Hernández
Trinidad & Tobago Patricia Anderson Leon
Venezuela Maria Genoveva Rivero Giménez
Remainder
Africa South Veronica Rozette Kuki Matsepe
Aruba Maureen Wever
Austria Monika Muhlbauer
Bahamas Mazorian "Zoie" Larona Miller
Belgium Yvette Maria Aelbrecht
Bermuda Vivienne Anne Hollis
Brazil Adelaide Fraga de Oliveira Filha
Canada Pamela Mercer
Chile Maria Cristina Cranzow
Colombia Maria Loretta Celedón Holguin
Costa Rica Ligia Maria Ramos Quesada
Curacao Viveca Francisca Marchena
Cyprus Andri Tsangaridou
Denmark Susanne Juul Hansen
Dominican Republic Jennyfer del Carmen
Corporan Viñas
Ecuador Marie Clare Fontaine Velasco
El Salvador Soraya Comandari Zanotti
France Monique Uldaric
Germany Monika Schneeweiss
Gibraltar Rosemarie Parody
Greece Rania Theofilou
Guatemala Marta Elisa Tirado Richardson
Honduras Maribel
Ileana Ayala Ramírez
Hong Kong Christine Leung Ching-Man
Iceland Sigridur Helga Olgeirsdóttir
Italy Antonella Lombrosi
Japan Noriko Asakuno
Jersey Susan Hughes
Korea Shin Byoung-sook
Lebanon Souad Nakhoul
Luxembourg Monique Wilmes
Malta Jane Benedicta Saliba
Mexico Carla Jean Evert Reguera
New Zealand Anne Clifford
Norway Nina Kristine Ronneberg
Paraguay Maria Cristina Fernández Samaniego
Peru Rocío Rita
Lazcano Mujica
South Africa Lynn Massyn
Sweden Ann-Christin "Anki" Gernandt
Switzerland Ruth Crottet
Tahiti Patricia Mareva Servonnat
Thailand Duangcheewan Komolsen
U.S.A. Kimberly Marre Foley
Uruguay Sara Alaga Valega
Virgin Islands Denise La Franque
Awards
Miss Personality Africa South
Miss Photogenic Ireland
Withdrew
India Naina Sudhir Balsavar
Liberia Lorraine Wede Johnson
Malaysia Che Puteh Naziadin
Mauritius Anne-Lise Lesur
Philippines Josephine Salazar Conde
Seychelles Lynn Elisca Gobine
Sri Lanka Tamara Ingrid Subramanian
Swaziland Zanella Tutu Tshabalala
Yugoslavia Slavica Stefanovic |
Top 7
Guam, Turkey, Holland, Australia, United Kingdom, Jamaica & Finland
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Turkey was serenaded by French
singer Sacha Distel |
Eric Morley and the 4 runner-ups watched Miss World 1975 crown the winner
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Finland (4th
runner-up),
Guam (2nd runner-up), Jamaica (winner),
Australia (1st runner-up) & United Kingdom (3rd
runner-up)
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Cross-references to some of the other pageants
Belgium Europe 1976, Universe 1976 & International 1977
Bermuda Universe 1976
Canada Universe 1977 (Miss Friendship)
Costa Rica Ambar 1976 (semi-finalist)
Cyprus Universe 1974 & Europe 1976
Dominican Republic Ambar 1977
Finland Young International 1975 (winner)
France Europe 1976 & Universe 1976
Greece International 1976
Holland
Europe 1970 (3rd runner-up)
India (withdrew) Universe 1976
Ireland Universe 1977
Lebanon Universe 1975
Liberia (withdrew) Universe 1976
Luxembourg Europe 1976 &
Universe 1976
Malta Universe 1977
Mexico Universe 1976, Young International 1976 & Ambar 1977 (3rd
runner-up)
Peru Universe 1976
South Africa Teenage Intercontinental 1977 (semi-finalist)
Spain Universe 1977 (semi-finalist)
Sri Lanka (withdrew) Asia 1979
Tahiti International 1976
United Kingdom
Universe-Scotland
1976 (3rd runner-up)
Uruguay Ambar 1975 & International 1978 |
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