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Marjorie Wallace became the first Miss United States to be crowned Miss World. The United States' representative had previously finished as first runner-up on five occasions, in 1954, 1955, 1956, 1965, and 1969. Wallace would also become the first winner not to complete her reign when she was fired<ref name="Pelling 2015"/> in March 1974, because she had "failed to fulfill the basic requirements of the job". She was never officially replaced by any of her runners-up.<ref> {{cite news | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/brazil/4351681/Eight-beauty-queens-who-met-with-controversy.html | work = The Telegraph | title = Eight beauty queens who met with controversy | accessdate = 29 April 2014}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:03, 25 August 2016
| Miss World 1973 | |
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| Date | 23 November 1973 |
| Presenters | Michael Aspel, David Vine |
| Venue | Royal Albert Hall, London, UK |
| Broadcaster | BBC |
| Entrants | 54 |
| Debuts | Sri Lanka |
| Withdrawals | Costa Rica, Ecuador, Germany, India, Liberia, Paraguay |
| Returns | Colombia, Cyprus, Korea, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Peru |
| Winner | Marjorie Wallace United States (dethroned) [1][2][3] |
Miss World 1973, the 23rd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 23 November 1973 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. 54 delegates vied for the crown won by Marjorie Wallace of United States.[1] She was crowned by Belinda Roma Green of Australia. Wallace won $7,200 in prize money for the first place result.[4]
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
| Miss World 1973 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| 5th runner-up |
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| 6th runner-up |
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| Semi-finalists |
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Contestants
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Notes
Returns
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Last competed in 1968:
Last competed in 1970:
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Last competed in 1971:
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Other notes
Marjorie Wallace became the first Miss United States to be crowned Miss World. The United States' representative had previously finished as first runner-up on five occasions, in 1954, 1955, 1956, 1965, and 1969. Wallace would also become the first winner not to complete her reign when she was fired[1] in March 1974, because she had "failed to fulfill the basic requirements of the job". She was never officially replaced by any of her runners-up.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e Pelling, Rowan (13 July 2015). "What's so wrong about being a beauty queen?". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ a b "The Southeast Missourian". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ a b c The Pittsburgh Press
- ^ "Daytona Beach Morning Journal". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Beaver County Times". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "Herald-Journal". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "Eight beauty queens who met with controversy". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
Further reading
- "Miss World Competition Through the Years". E!. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2016.