Miss World 1973
Pageant Controversy
Marjorie Wallace was the first Miss World titleholder from the United States. She was also the first titleholder to not complete her reign when the pageant unceremoniously fired her just 104 days after she won the crown. Pageant officials stated that Wallace "had failed to fulfill the basic requirements of the job." The first runner-up, Evangeline Pascual of the Philippines was not offered the title but only the duties. The second runner-up, Patricia Teresa Yuen Leung of Jamaica accepted the offer to complete the duties of Miss World 1973 without being officially crowned Miss World. Pageant officials would later say that a decision was made by the Miss World organization to not offer the title to any of the runners-up. The first American to win the Miss World contest, Wallace was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. After winning the Miss Indiana World contest in Clarksville, Indiana, she entered the 1973 Miss World contest, and won the final in London representing the United States, beating 53 other contestants. Later euphemistically called a "fun loving girl," prior to winning she had been dating Indiana professional musician Steve Meyers. After a high-profile public series of photographs appeared with various men, Wallace was sacked 104 days later in March 1974, because she "had failed to fulfill the basic requirements of the job." Other sources claim that the real reason behind her losing her crown was a statement she made in one of her public appearances, where she said: "As Miss World I can get laid with any man I pick." Her noted and admitted male friends included professional soccer star George Best, tennis star Jimmy Connors, and singer Tom Jones. She also dated professional race car driver and Revlon heir Peter Revson. Wallace later became a television host for Good Morning Los Angeles and Entertainment Tonight.
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