Helen Morgan (Miss World)

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Helen Elizabeth Morgan (born 1951), of Barry, Wales, is the 1974 winner of the Miss United Kingdom pageant. She earned the right to represent the United Kingdom in Miss World, eventually becoming the second Welsh woman and the fourth UK representative to win the competition in 1974. The celebration was short-lived, however, when she resigned four days after her victory, upon the discovery that she had a child. Although this did not violate the competition rules (which stipulated only that entrants must be unmarried), she was made to resign.

First runner-up Anneline Kriel of South Africa succeeded her. Helen became the first winner to resign, and the second not to finish her reign as Miss World. Marjorie Wallace, the titleholder in 1973, was fired in March 1974, but the crown was not offered to any of the runners-up.

Prior to competing in Miss World, Morgan represented Wales in the 1974 Miss Universe Beauty Pageant, where she finished First Runner Up to Amparo Muñoz of Spain. When Miss Spain was "unofficially" dethroned before the end of her reign, the Miss Universe crown was not offered to Helen or anyone of the runner-ups. Had they done so, Helen would have reigned as Miss Universe and would have forfeited the chance to represent the United Kingdom in Miss World.

Preceded by Veronica Ann Cross	Miss United Kingdom 1974	Succeeded by Vicki Harris
Preceded by Marjorie Wallace	Miss World 1974 (resigned)	Succeeded by Anneline Kriel