# Miss World 1972 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Miss_World_1972 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Miss_World_1972.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_World_1972 > Source revision: 1350293699 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Beauty pageant edition Miss World 1972 Date 1 December 1972 Presenters Michael Aspel David Vine Venue Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom Broadcaster BBC Entrants 53 Placements 15 Debuts Botswana Singapore Withdrawals Ceylon Cyprus Guyana Luxembourg Nicaragua Panama South Korea Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Returns Costa Rica Honduras Hong Kong Liberia Winner Belinda Green[1][2] Australia ← 1971 1973 → **Miss World 1972** was the 22nd edition of the [Miss World](/source/Miss_World) pageant, held at the [Royal Albert Hall](/source/Royal_Albert_Hall) in [London](/source/London), United Kingdom[2], on 1 December 1972. Fifty-three delegates vied for the crown won by [Belinda Green](/source/Belinda_Green) of Australia.[1][2][3][4] Green became the second Australian winner of the crown in just four years. Since the reigning [Miss World 1971](/source/Miss_World_1971), [Lúcia Petterle](/source/L%C3%BAcia_Petterle) had suffered a broken arm and was unable to travel to London, [Eric Morley](/source/Eric_Morley)'s wife [Julia](/source/Julia_Morley) crowned the new Miss World 1972. ## Selection of participants Contestants from fifty-three countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. ## Debuts, returns, and, withdrawals This edition marked the debut of Botswana and Singapore, and the return of Honduras, which last competed in [1967](/source/Miss_World_1967), Costa Rica in [1969](/source/Miss_World_1969) and Hong Kong and Liberia in [1970](/source/Miss_World_1970). Ceylon,[a] Cyprus, Guyana, Luxembourg, Nicaragua, Panama, South Korea, Trinidad and Tobago and Tunisia withdrew from the competition for unknown reasons. Maria Koutrouza of Cyprus and Chung Keum-ok of South Korea were supposed to arrive in the host country, but they never showed up. Martha Lucia Cardozo Cruz of Colombia and Regina Melgar de Garcia of Panama both arrived the day before the election, which was too late to compete, while Helga Vera Johns of Rhodesia, [Miss Rhodesia 1972](/source/Miss_Rhodesia) was not allowed to compete due to her having British citizenship. She would later try to compete again in [1975](/source/Miss_World_1975) as [Miss South Africa](/source/Miss_South_Africa), but was barred again because she hadn't lived in South Africa for at least five years as per the requirements for the Miss World Organization.[5][6][7] ## Results Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1972[3][4] Placement Contestant Miss World 1972 Australia – Belinda Green[1][2][4] 1st runner-up Norway – Ingeborg Sørensen[2] 2nd runner-up Israel – Chana Ordan[2] 3rd runner-up Austria – Ursula Pacher[2] 4th runner-up India – Malathi Basappa[2] Top 7 Finland – Anneli Björkling[3] United Kingdom – Jenny McAdam[3] Top 15 Guam – Marylou Pangelinan Mexico – Gloria Mayo Philippines – Evangeline Reyes Seychelles – Jane Stravens South Africa – Stephanie Reinecke Thailand – Jintana Jitsophon United States – Lynda Carter Yugoslavia – Biljana Ristić ## Judges A panel of judges evaluated the contestants' performances.[3] [Peter Sellers](/source/Peter_Sellers) was one of the judges.[3] ## Contestants Miss World 1972 had a total of 53 contestants.[3] Seven contestants did not arrive on time, and were disqualified from the event.[3][8] - [Argentina](/source/Argentina) – Olga Edith Cognini Ferrer - [Aruba](/source/Netherlands_Antilles) – Sandra Werleman - [Australia](/source/Australia) – [Belinda Green](/source/Belinda_Green)[1][2] - [Austria](/source/Austria) – Ursula Pacher[2] - [Bahamas](/source/The_Bahamas) – Heather Cleare - [Belgium](/source/Belgium) – Anne-Marie Roger - [Bermuda](/source/Bermuda) – Helen Brown - [Botswana](/source/Botswana) – Agnes Motswere Letsebe - [Brazil](/source/Brazil) – Ângela Maria Favi - [Canada](/source/Canada) – Bonny Brady - [Costa Rica](/source/Costa_Rica) – María Victoria Ross González - [Dominican Republic](/source/Dominican_Republic) – Teresa Evangelina Medrano - [Ecuador](/source/Ecuador) – Patricia Falconí - [Finland](/source/Finland) – [Anneli Björkling](/source/Anneli_Bj%C3%B6rkling)[3] - [France](/source/France) – Claudine Cassereau - [Gibraltar](/source/Gibraltar) – Rosemarie Vivian Catania - [Greece](/source/Greece) – Helen Lykissa - [Guam](/source/Guam) – Maria Louise Pangelinan - [Holland](/source/Netherlands) – Monique Borgeld - [Honduras](/source/Honduras) – Doris van Tuyl - [Hong Kong](/source/British_Hong_Kong) – Gay Mei-Lin - [Iceland](/source/Iceland) – Rósa Helgadóttir - [India](/source/India) – [Malathi Basappa](/source/Malathi_Basappa)[2] - [Ireland](/source/Republic_of_Ireland) – Pauline Therese Fitzsimons - [Israel](/source/Israel) – Chana Ordan - [Italy](/source/Italy) – Laura Romano - [Jamaica](/source/Jamaica) – Gail Geraldeen Phillips - [Japan](/source/Japan) – Akiko Kajitani - [Liberia](/source/Liberia) – Cecelia Armena King - [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia) – Janet Mok Swee Chin - [Malta](/source/Malta) – Jane Attard - [Mauritius](/source/Mauritius) – Marie Ange Bestel - [Mexico](/source/Mexico) – Gloria Guadalupe Gutiérrez López - [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand) – Kristine Allan[9] - [Norway](/source/Norway) – [Ingeborg Sørensen](/source/Ingeborg_S%C3%B8rensen)[2] - [Paraguay](/source/Paraguay) – Rosa Angélica Mussi - [Philippines](/source/Philippines) – Evangeline Rosales Reyes[10] - [Portugal](/source/Portugal) – Anita Marques - [Puerto Rico](/source/Puerto_Rico) – [Ana Nisi Goyco](/source/Ana_Nisi_Goyco) - [Seychelles](/source/Seychelles) – Jane Edna Straevens - [Singapore](/source/Singapore) – Rosalind Lee Eng Neo - [South Africa](/source/South_Africa)[b] – [Cynthia Shange](/source/Cynthia_Shange) - [South Africa](/source/South_Africa) – Stephanie Elizabeth Reinecke - [Spain](/source/Spain) – María del Rocío Martín Madrigal - [Sweden](/source/Sweden) – Rita Berntsson - [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland) – Astrid Vollenweider - [Thailand](/source/Thailand) – Jintana Jitsophon - [Turkey](/source/Turkey) – Feyzal Kibarer[11] - [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom) – Jennifer Mary McAdam[3] - [United States](/source/United_States) – [Lynda Carter](/source/Lynda_Carter)[2] - [Venezuela](/source/Venezuela) – [Amalia Heller](/source/Amalia_Heller) - [West Germany](/source/West_Germany) – Heidemarie Renate Weber - [Yugoslavia](/source/Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia) – Biljana Ristić ## Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Ceylon renamed to [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Black representative from South Africa competed as Miss Africa South in the pageant ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-google.com_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-google.com_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-google.com_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-google.com_1-3) ["*The Tuscaloosa News*"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19721202&id=bhgfAAAAIBAJ&pg=1011,129312&hl=en). Retrieved 26 January 2016. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-google.com1_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-google.com1_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-google.com1_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-google.com1_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-google.com1_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-google.com1_2-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-google.com1_2-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-google.com1_2-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-google.com1_2-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-google.com1_2-9) [***k***](#cite_ref-google.com1_2-10) [***l***](#cite_ref-google.com1_2-11) [***m***](#cite_ref-google.com1_2-12) ["Australian lass is new Miss World"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19721202&id=rrJPAAAAIBAJ&pg=783,4606536&hl=en). *[The Bryan Times](/source/The_Bryan_Times)*. London. 2 December 1972. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250126131047/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19721202&id=rrJPAAAAIBAJ&pg=783,4606536&hl=en) from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2026. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-TSMH-1_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-TSMH-1_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-TSMH-1_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-TSMH-1_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-TSMH-1_3-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-TSMH-1_3-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-TSMH-1_3-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-TSMH-1_3-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-TSMH-1_3-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-TSMH-1_3-9) ["*The Sydney Morning Herald*"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1301&dat=19721203&id=aPljAAAAIBAJ&pg=1674,991165&hl=en). Retrieved 26 January 2016. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-google.com2_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-google.com2_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-google.com2_4-2) ["*Ellensburg Daily Record*"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=860&dat=19721204&id=d4BUAAAAIBAJ&pg=6864,3487285&hl=en). Retrieved 26 January 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Strack, Harry R. (1978). [*Sanctions: The Case of Rhodesia*](https://books.google.com/books?id=ZVt0AAAAMAAJ&q=Miss+Rhodesia). Syracuse University Press. p. 233. 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Retrieved 3 April 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["COMPETITION 'PRETTY STIFF'"](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/press/1972/12/01/5). *[The Press](/source/The_Press)*. [Christchurch](/source/Christchurch), New Zealand. 1 December 1972. p. 5. Retrieved 2 January 2026 – via [Papers Past](/source/National_Library_of_New_Zealand#Papers_Past). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Burton-Titular, Joyce (1 October 2013). ["From Vivien to Megan: The PH in Miss World history"](https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/pageants/40304-philippines-miss-world-history/). *[Rappler](/source/Rappler)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240724212547/https://onedio.com/haber/hepsi-zirveye-cikti-ancak-hepsi-orada-kalamadi-turkiye-nin-son-25-yildaki-turkiye-guzelleri-simdi-ne-yapiyor-860708) from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Tarihi, Güncelleme (4 May 2020). ["Güzeller canlı yayında buluştu"](https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/galeri-1929dan-gunumuze-turkiye-guzelleri-41508916) [Beauties met on live broadcast]. *[Hürriyet](/source/H%C3%BCrriyet)* (in Turkish). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230102125519/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/galeri-1929dan-gunumuze-turkiye-guzelleri-41508916) from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2025. v t e Miss World Editions 1950s 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960s 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010s 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020s 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 Related Titleholders Runners-up and finalists Editions Countries Beauty with a Purpose v t e Miss World 1972 national titleholders Belinda Green Anneli Björkling Malathi Basappa Ingeborg Sørensen Ana Nisi Goyco Lynda Carter Amalia Heller --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Miss World 1972](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_World_1972) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_World_1972?action=history)). 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