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Mauriziok/Miss World 1966
Date17 November 1966
PresentersPeter West, Michael Aspel[1]
VenueLyceum Ballroom, London, UK
BroadcasterBBC
Entrants51
Placements15
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerReita Faria
 India
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1967 →

Miss World 1966, the 16th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 17 November 1966 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, UK. The winner was Reita Faria of India, first Asian delegate to win Miss World title.[2] She was crowned by Miss World 1965, Lesley Langley of United Kingdom.

Results

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Countries and territories which sent delegates and results
Final results Contestant
Miss World 1966
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
  •  Greece – Efi Fontini Plumbi
Top 7
Top 15

Contestants

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Notes

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Debuts

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  • Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Philippines and Yugoslavia competed in Miss World for the first time.

Returning countries

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  • Switzerland last competed in 1956.
  • Norway last competed in 1960.
  • India last competed in 1962.
  • Chile and Mexico last competed in 1963.
  • Aruba and Turkey last competed in 1964.

Nations not competing

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  •  Australia
  •  Austria
  •  Colombia – María Estela Sáenz Calero
  •  Nicaragua
  •  Paraguay
  •  Rhodesia - Was barred from participating from 1966-1979 due to the country's political situation. Became Zimbabwe in 1980 and debuted as Zimbabwe at Miss World.
  •  Spain – Paquita Torres Pérez (withdrew because Miss Gibraltar was in pageant)
  •  Uruguay – Susana Regeden

Disqualified

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  •  Nigeria – Uzor Okafor (Was not nationally crowned; married with children)

References

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  1. ^ "Miss World 1966". BBC Genome Project Retrieved 2016-6-24
  2. ^ "History: 1966". Miss World. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
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[[:Category:Miss World]] [[:Category:1966 in London]] [[:Category:1966 beauty pageants]] [[:Category:Beauty pageants in the United Kingdom]] [[:Category:November 1966 events in the United Kingdom]]