Miss World 1970

Selection of participants A total of 58 contestants competed for the Miss World title. Debuts, returns, and, withdrawals This edition marked the debut of Grenada and Mauritius. Also the return of Hong Kong and Puerto Rico, which last competed in 1959, Spain last competed in 1964, Malaysia last competed in 1966, Portugal last competed in 1967, and Ceylon, Italy, Switzerland and Thailand last competed in 1968. Chile, Costa Rica, the Czechoslovakia and Paraguay, withdrew from the competition for unknown reasons. Protests and controversy There was controversy before the contest began because the organisers had allowed two entries from South Africa, one black, one white. On the evening of the contest, a bomb exploded under a BBC outside broadcast van in an unsuccessful attempt by The Angry Brigade to prevent the contest being televised in which there were no injuries. The audience then had to enter the hall past noisy demonstrators who were held behind barricades. During the evening there were protests by Women's Liberation activists. He was also heckled during the proceedings. The protests are the subject of the film Misbehaviour which was released in 2020. Even greater controversy followed after the result was announced. Jennifer Hosten, Miss Grenada, won, becoming the first black woman to win Miss World, and the black contestant from South Africa placed second. The BBC and newspapers received numerous protests about the result. Four of the nine judges had given first-place votes to Miss Sweden, while Miss Grenada received only two firsts, yet the Swedish entrant finished fourth. The Prime Minister of Grenada, Sir Eric Gairy, was on the judging panel. One of Gairy's obituaries described his corruption and use of a gang of thugs when in government. These cards showed that Jennifer Hosten had more place markings in the second, third, fourth and fifth positions than Miss Sweden and the other five finalists. Julia Morley then resumed her job. Many observers still felt that Sir Eric Gairy on the judging panel had influenced the other judges to give Ms Hosten token placings. This documentary inspired Philippa Lowthorpe to produce and direct the 2020 film Misbehaviour which dramatized the events surrounding the contest. Shortly after its release, BBC television produced a further documentary Beauty Queens and Bedlam which interviewed the protestors, organizers, hosts and Misses Grenada, Africa South and Sweden. == Results ==

A panel of nine judges evaluated the performance of the contestants in Miss World 1970. Judges included Joan Collins, Roesmin Nurjadin (the Indonesian Ambassador), Eric Gairy (the first Prime Minister of Grenada), Glen Campbell and Nina. == Contestants ==

• '''''' – Patricia María Charré Salazar • '''''' – Valli Kemp • '''''' – Rosemarie Resch • '''''' – June Justina Brown • '''''' – Francine Martin • '''''' – Sonia Yara Guerra • '''''' – Norma Joyce Hickey • '''''' – Yolanda Shahzali Ahlip • '''''' – Carmelina Bayona Vera • '''''' – Louiza Anastadiades • '''''' – Winnie Hollman • '''''' – Fátima Shecker • '''''' – Sofía Virginia Monteverde Nimbriotis • '''''' – Hannele Hamara • '''''' – Micheline Beaurain • '''''' – Margaret Davies • '''''' – Carmen Gomez • '''''' – Julie Vardi • ' – Jennifer Hosten' • '''''' – Jennifer Diana Evan Wong • '''''' – Patricia Hollman • '''''' – Ann Lay • '''''' – Anna Hansdóttir • '''''' – Heather Corinne Faville • '''''' – Mary Elizabeth McKinley • '''''' – Irith Lavi • '''''' – Marika de Poi • '''''' – Elizabeth Ann Lindo • '''''' – Hisayo Nakamura • '''''' – Georgina Rizk • '''''' – Mainusa Wiles • '''''' – Rita Massard • '''''' – Mary Ann Wong • '''''' – Tessa Marthese Galea • '''''' – Florence Muller • '''''' – Libia Zulema López Montemayor • '''''' – Glenys Treweek • '''''' – Evangelina Lacayo • '''''' – Stella Owivri • '''''' – Aud Fosse • '''''' – Minerva Manalo Cagatao • '''''' – Ana Maria Diozo Lucas • '''''' – Alma Doris Pérez • '''''' – Nicole Barallon • '''''' – Jillian Elizabeth Jessup • '''''' – Pearl Gladys Jansen • '''''' – Lee Jung-hee • '''''' – Josefina Román Gutiérrez • '''''' – Marjorie Christel Johansson • '''''' – Yvonne Anne Ormes • '''''' – Sandra Anne Wolsfeld • '''''' – Tomasa Nina de las Casas Mata • '''''' – Dagmar Eva Ruthenberg • '''''' – Tereza Đelmiš == Notes ==