Miss World 1976

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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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.

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]

  1. ^ a b "Kentucky New Era". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Jamaican is Miss World". The Modesto Bee. Modesto, California. Associated Press. 19 November 1976. Retrieved 16 September 2010.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b "Gadsden Times". Retrieved 26 January 2016.