Miss World 1978

Miss World 1978
Silvana Suárez
Date16 November 1978
Presenters
  • Paul Burnett
  • Sacha Distel
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
BroadcasterBBC
Entrants68
Placements15
Debuts
  • Dominica
  • Saint Vincent
Withdrawals
  • Bolivia
  • Lebanon
  • Luxembourg
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
  • Papua New Guinea
  • South Africa
Returns
  • India
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Malaysia
  • Mauritius
  • Nigeria
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Swaziland
  • Tunisia
  • Virgin Islands
WinnerSilvana Suárez
Argentina
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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.[1]

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.

  1. ^ "Argentinian picked Miss World". Lodi News-Sentinel. 17 November 1978. Retrieved 26 January 2016.