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Miss World -- A long, glittering historySee list of Miss World titleholders The Miss World Pageant was launched in 1951 in London, and it remains under the control of its founder, Eric Morley, and his family. Over the years, it has blended glamour and international charitable activity. For a look at the goings-on at the 1997 pageant in the Seychelles, check out www.seychelles.net/excel. For a look at some unforgettable faces of the past, see below: |
 | Eva Rueber Staier, who was crowned Miss World 1969, was the first Austrian to win the title. |
 | Helen Morgan of the United Kingdom was ecstatic when she won the Miss World title in 1974, but within a week she had given it up, and it passed to Anneline Kriel of South Africa. Ms. Morgan went on to make headlines as the romantic interest of several celebrities. |
 | Wilnelia Merced claimed the Miss World crown for the green island of Puerto Rico in 1975. |
 | Silvana Suarez, in 1978, became the second Argentinian to win Miss World. |
 | Tall and graceful Sarah-Jane Hutt won the Miss World crown in 1983, bringing it home to the United Kingdom. |
 | Gina Tolleson, an American from the Deep South, was Miss World 1990. She went on to marry Canadian-born Hollywood entertainer Alan Thicke. |
 | Aishwarya Rai, the second Miss World from India, held the crown in 1994. That same year, a fellow Indian, Sushmita Sen, was Miss Universe. |
 | Aishwarya Rai |
 | Jacqueline Aguilera Marcano, from pageant-loving Venezuela, was Miss World 1995. |
List of Miss World titleholders
* Received the crown after Helen Morgan of the United Kingdom resigned. ** Received the crown after Gabriella Brum of Germany resigned. The Miss World Pageant was first held in London. Official list courtesy of the Miss World Beauty Pageant. |
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