Miss World 1966
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Miss World 1966
| Miss World 1966 | |
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| Date | 17 November 1966 |
| Presenters | Michael Aspel |
| Venue | Lyceum Theatre, London, UK |
| Broadcaster | BBC |
| Entrants | 51 |
| Debuts | Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Philippines, Trinidad & Tobago, and Yugoslavia |
| Withdraws | Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Colombia, Liberia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Rhodesia, Spain, Tunisia, and Uruguay |
| Returns | Aruba, Chile, India, Mexico, Norway, Switzerland, and Turkey |
| Winner | Reita Faria India |
Miss World 1966, the 16th Miss World pageant, was won by Reita Faria of India. It took place on November 17, 1966 at the Lyceum Theatre in London, UK.
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Results
| Final Results | Contestant |
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| Miss World 1966 | |
| 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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| Finalists |
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| Semifinalists |
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Contestants
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Trivia
Returning countries and Debuts
- Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Philippines, Trinidad & Tobago, and Yugoslavia competed in Miss World for the first time.
- 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
Australia
Austria
Colombia - Maria Estela Sáenz Calero
Nicaragua
Paraguay
Spain - Paquita Torres Pérez (withdrew because Miss Gibraltar was in pageant)
Uruguay - Susana Regeden
Disqualified
Nigeria - Uzor Okafor (married to a Briton, was not nationally crowned)
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