Miss World 1976 was the 26th edition of the Miss World pageant, held on 18 November 1976 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom. The winner was Cindy Breakspeare[2] from Jamaica.[1][3] She was crowned by Miss World 1975, Wilnelia Merced of Puerto Rico. Runner-up was Karen Jo Pini representing Australia, third was Diana Marie Roberts Duenas from Guam, fourth was Carol Jean Grant of United Kingdom, and fifth was Merja Helena Tammi from Finland.

Miss World 1976
Date18 November 1976
Presenters
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
Broadcaster
Entrants60
Placements15
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerCindy Breakspeare[1]
Jamaica
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Several entrants were forced by their national governments to withdraw to boycott the presence of separate black and white contestants from apartheid South Africa.[3]

Results

 
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1976[2][3][4]

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss World 1976
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
  •   Guam – Diana Marie Duenas
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 7
Top 15

Contestants

60 contestants competed for the title.[3]

Country/Territory Contestant Age[a] Hometown
  Argentina Adriana Salguiero 19 Tres Arroyos
  Aruba Maureen Wever 20 Oranjestad
  Australia Karen Pini 19 Perth
  Austria Monika Mühlbauer 17 Karlstetten
  Bahamas Larona Miller 19 Nassau
  Belgium Yvette Aelbrecht 18 Brussels
  Bermuda Vivienne Ann Hollis 19 Smith's Parish
  Brazil Adelaida Filha 18 Brasília
  Canada Pamela Mercer[4] 20 Ancaster
  Chile María Cristina Granzow 18 Santiago
  Colombia María Loretta Celedón 19 Valledupar
  Costa Rica Ligia Ramos 23 San Jose
  Curaçao Viveca Marchena 18 Willemstad
  Cyprus Andri Tsangaridou 20 Famagusta
  Denmark Susanne Hansen 18 Copenhagen
  Dominican Republic Jenny Corporán 17 Santo Domingo
  Ecuador Marie Clare Fontaine 20 Guayaquil
  El Salvador Soraya Camondari 17 San Salvador
  Finland Merja Tammi 21 Helsinki
  France Monique Uldaric 22 Paris
  West Germany Monika Schneeweiss† 21 Frankfurt
  Gibraltar Rosemarie Parody 19 Gibraltar
  Greece Rania Theofilou 20 Athens
  Guam Diana Marie Duenas 17 Agana
  Guatemala Marta Elisa Richardson 21 Guatemala City
  Holland Stephanie Flatow 23 Rotterdam
  Honduras Maribel Ayala 18 San Pedro Sula
  Hong Kong Christine Leung 22 Hong Kong
  Iceland Sigríður Olgeirsdóttir 19 Reykjavik
  Ireland Jakki Moore 17 Dublin
  Israel Levana Abarbanel 17 Tel Aviv
  Italy Antonella Lombrosi 17 Milan
  Jamaica Cindy Breakspeare 21 Kingston
  Japan Noriko Asakuno 19 Tokyo
  Jersey Susan Hughes 21 St. Helier
  Lebanon Suad Nachoul 21 Beirut
  Luxembourg Monique Wilmes 19 Echternach
  Malta Jane Saliba 18 Żurrieq
  Mexico Carla Jean Evert 19 Acapulco
  New Zealand Anne Clifford 22 Christchurch
  Norway Nina Rønneberg 21 Oslo
  Paraguay María Cristina Fernández 21 Asuncion
  Peru Rocío Lazcano 21 Lima
  Puerto Rico Ivette Rosado 19 Bayamón
  Singapore Pauline Poh 18 Singapore
  South Africa Veronica Mutsepe[b] 21 Pretoria
Lynn Massyn 18 Durban
  South Korea Shin Byoung-sook 19 Seoul
  Spain Luz María Polegre 18 Tenerife
  Sweden Ann-Christine Gernandt 19 Stockholm
   Switzerland Ruth Crottet 21 Lugano
  Tahiti Patricia Servonnat 18 Papeete
  Thailand Duangcheewan Komolsen 20 Bangkok
  Trinidad and Tobago Patricia Anderson Leon 21 San Fernando
  Turkey Jale Bayhan 20 Ankara
  United Kingdom Carol Jean Grant 19 Glasgow
  United States Kimberly Foley[4] 21 Southfield
  Uruguay Sara Alaga 19 Salto
  Venezuela Genoveva Rivero 19 Caracas
  Virgin Islands Denise La Franque 19 Saint Croix

Withdrawals in protest against South Africa

Notes

  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant.
  2. ^ Competed as "Miss Africa South"

Debuts

Returns

Did not compete

  •   Rhodesia - Jane Bird had flown to London to compete at Miss World. However, the organization did not allow her to compete due to Rhodesia's current political situation.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kentucky New Era". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Jamaican is Miss World". The Modesto Bee. Modesto, California. Associated Press. 19 November 1976. Retrieved 16 September 2010.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Gadsden Times". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "The Southeast Missourian". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  5. ^ "What the World Needs Now Is Love, Sweet Love—Especially the Beauty Contest of the Same Name". People. Vol. 6, no. 23. 6 December 1976. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Miss Rhodesia, 22 year old Jane Bird, reveals her shapely figure at her London hotel". Getty Images (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2017.