Miss World 1976, the 26th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 18 November 1976 at the Royal Albert Hall in

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. The winner was

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from

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. She was crowned by Miss World 1975,

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. Runner-up was Karen Jo Pini representing Australia, third was Diana Marie Roberts Duenas from

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, fourth was Carol Jean Grant of

, and fifth was Merja Helena Tammi from

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Results

Placements

Contestants

60 contestants competed for the title.

Withdrawals in protest against South Africa's racial policies

* – Naina Sudhir Balsavar * – Lorraine Wede Johnson (did not compete) * – Che Puteh Che Naziauddin * – Anne-Lise Lasur * – Joy Conde * – Lynn Elisea Gobine * – Tamara Ingrid Subramanian * – Zanella Tutu Tshabalala * – Slavica Stefanović

Notes

Debuts

* *

Returns

*Last competed in 1965: ** *Last competed in

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

: ** *Last competed in

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...

: ** *Last competed in

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

: ** *Last competed in 1974: ** ** **

Did not compete

* - 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.

References

External links

Pageantopolis – Miss World 1976
{{Miss World 1976 delegates Miss World 1976 in London 1976 beauty pageants Beauty pageants in the United Kingdom Events at the Royal Albert Hall November 1976 events in the United Kingdom