Miss World 1978
{{Short description|Beauty pageant edition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{EngvarB|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox beauty pageant
| photo = Silvana Suárez.jpg
| caption = Silvana Suárez
| winner = Silvana Suárez
| represented = Argentina
| date = 16 November 1978
| presenters = {{Hlist|Paul Burnett|Sacha Distel}}
| venue = Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
| broadcaster = BBC
| entrants = 68
| placements = 15
| debuts = {{hlist|Dominica|Saint Vincent}}
| withdraws = {{hlist|Bolivia|Lebanon|Luxembourg|Nicaragua|Panama|Papua New Guinea|South Africa}}
| returns = {{hlist|India|Italy|Jamaica|Malaysia|Mauritius|Nigeria|Philippines|Singapore|Swaziland|Tunisia|United States Virgin Islands}}
| before = 1977
| next = 1979
}}
Miss World 1978 was the 28th edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom on 16 November 1978.
At the end of the event, Mary Stävin of Sweden crowned Silvana Suárez of Argentina as the new Miss World, this was the second time Argentina has won Miss World.{{cite web |date=17 November 1978 |title=Argentinian picked Miss World |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=19781117&id=TuAzAAAAIBAJ&pg=4696,1942136&hl=en |access-date=26 January 2016 |website=Lodi News-Sentinel}}
Contestants from sixty-eight countries and territories competed in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Paul Burnett and Sascha Distel. Distel also performed in this year's pageant.
Background
= Selection of participants =
Contestants from sixty-eight countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Two candidates were appointed to their position to replace the original dethroned winner.
== Replacements ==
Silvana Suárez, the first runner-up of Miss Argentina 1978, was appointed to represent her country at Miss World after the original winner, Margarita Susana Heindrycks, was disqualified for being underage. Pascale Taurua was originally crowned Miss France 1978 and was to compete internationally. However, she decided to return to homeland rather than taking the title, and the title was given to Brigitte Konjovic, the first runner-up.{{Cite web|last=Mitote|first=Pascal|date=8 March 2015|title=Pascale Taurua, Miss France 1978|url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/polynesie/tahiti/pascale-taurua-miss-france-1978-236573.html|access-date=17 May 2023|website=Polynésie la 1ère|language=fr-FR}}{{Cite web|last=Gnipate|first=Steeven|date=5 March 2015|title=Que devient la Calédonienne Pascale Taurua, Miss France 1978?|url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/2015/03/05/que-devient-pascal-taurua-la-caledonienne-miss-france-1978-235719.html|access-date=17 May 2023|website=Outre-mer la 1ère|language=fr-FR|trans-title=What happens to Caledonian Pascale Taurua, Miss France 1978?}} Due to personal reasons, Konjovic was dethroned as Miss France, and the title of Miss France 1978 was given to the second runner-up Kelly Hoarau.{{Cite web|last=Lazaar|first=Liane|date=11 December 2021|title=Miss France : Une reine de beauté est la mère d'un comédien de Scènes de ménages !|url=https://www.purepeople.com/article/miss-france-une-reine-de-beaute-est-la-mere-d-un-comedien-de-scenes-de-menages_a467338/1|access-date=17 May 2023|website=Purepeople|language=fr|trans-title=Miss France: A beauty queen is the mother of a Scènes de Ménages actor!}}
Malek Nemlaghi of Tunisia was initially disqualified after refusing to remove her yashmak and wear boxer shorts for the official photo-call.{{Cite news |date=14 November 1978 |title=Miss World |pages=5 |work=The Canberra Times |agency=Reuters |location=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110923125?searchTerm=%22Miss%20World%22 |access-date=17 May 2023 |via=Trove}} However, she was reinstated back into the competition after she agreed to remove her yashmak at the dress rehearsal.{{Cite news |date=15 November 1978 |title=Miss World |pages=7 |work=The Canberra Times |location=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110923423?searchTerm=%22Miss%20World%22 |access-date=17 May 2023 |via=Trove}}
== Debuts, returns, and withdrawals ==
The 1978 edition saw the debuts of Dominica and Saint Vincent and the return of India, Italy, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Philippines, Singapore, Swaziland, Tunisia, and the Virgin Islands.{{Cite news |date=25 August 1978 |title=Miss South Africa out, so S'pore to take part |pages=9 |work=The Straits Times |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19780825-1.2.49 |access-date=17 May 2023 |via=National Library Board}} Nigeria , which last competed in 1970, India, Malaysia, Mauritius, the Philippines, Swaziland, and Tunisia last competed in 1975, While, Italy, Jamaica, Singapore and the United States Virgin Islands{{Efn|Competed as Virgin Islands}} last competed in 1976.
Bolivia, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Nicaragua, Panama, Papua New Guinea, and South Africa withdrew in this edition. Angelyn Tukana of Papua New Guinea withdrew due to lack of funding.{{Cite news |date=28 April 1978 |title=Angelyn shapes up nicely... |pages=1 |work=Papua New Guinea Post-Courier |location=Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/250344589?searchTerm=%22Miss%20World%22 |access-date=17 May 2023 |via=Trove}} Yolanda Kloppers of South Africa did not compete after the Miss World Organization decided to ban the country from competing due to its apartheid policy.{{Cite book |last=Evans |first=MJ |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1006045407 |title=Broadcasting the End of Apartheid |date=2014 |publisher=I.B.Tauris |isbn=978-0-85772-417-5 |pages=59 |oclc=1006045407}}
Results
= Placements =
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| Placement
! Contestant |
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| Miss World 1978
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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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| Top 7
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| Top 15
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= Special awards =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
!Award !Winner |
| Miss Photogenic
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| Miss Talent
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== Contestants ==
File:Miss World 1978 Map.PNGSixty-eight contestants competed for the tile.
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.missworld.com}}
{{Miss World}}
Category:Beauty pageants in England