Miss World 1972

 Miss World 1972

 

The 22nd Annual Miss World pageant was held at the Royal Albert Hall on 1 December 1972 on BBC. 53 delegates vied for the crown won by Belinda Green of Australia. Green is also the second Australian winner of the crown in just four years. Belinda Roma Green won the 1972 Miss World contest, representing Australia, at the age of 20. Growing up in Sydney, she became the second woman from her country to win the title; the first, Penelope Plummer, was crowned Miss World in 1968. The pageant was held in London, United Kingdom. Her triumph came in a year that saw Australia win the Miss Universe crown, the Miss Asia Pacific title, and placed first runner-up in the Miss International. After a year touring the world, including a stint with Bob Hope in Vietnam, Belinda returned to Australia to "go back to normal life". Gren was married to advertising entrepreneur John Singleton for several years until 1987. They had two daughters, Jessie and Sally. She now works as a media presenter and was a panellist on Australian TV's Beauty & The Beast