Miss World 1966
| Miss World 1966 |
| 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.
Results
| Final Results |
Contestant |
| Miss World 1966 |
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| 1st Runner-up |
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| 2nd Runner-up |
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| 3rd Runner-up |
- Brazil - Marlucci Manvailler Rocha
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| 4th Runner-up |
- Italy - Gigliola Carbonara
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| Finalists |
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| Semifinalists |
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Contestants
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
Disqualified
- Nigeria - Uzor Okafor (married to a Briton, was not nationally crowned)
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