Miss World 1978

Miss World 1978 Royal Albert Hall
London, England
November 16
Presenters: Sacha Distel and Paul Burnett

Winner: ARGENTINA - Silvana Suárez Clarence
1st Runner Up: SWEDEN - Ossie Margaretha Carlsson
2nd Runner Up: AUSTRALIA - Denise Coward
3rd Runner Up: MEXICO - Martha Eugenia Ortiz Gómez
4th Runner Up: SPAIN - Gloria María Valenciano Rijo
Finalists:
ARGENTINA - Silvana Suárez Clarence
AUSTRALIA - Denise Coward
MEXICO - Martha Eugenia Ortiz Gómez
UNITED KINGDOM - Elizabeth Ann Jones
SPAIN - Gloria María Valenciano Rijo
SWEDEN - Ossie Margaretha Carlsson
SWITZERLAND - Jeanette Keller
Semi-finalists:
ARGENTINA - Silvana Suárez Clarence
AUSTRALIA - Denise Coward
AUSTRIA - Doris Elizabeth Anwander
COSTA RICA - Maribel Fernández García
FINLAND - Eija Hillevi Laaksonen
INDIA - Kalpana Iyer
MEXICO - Martha Eugenia Ortiz Gómez
PUERTO RICO - Maria Jesus Cañizares
SPAIN - Gloria María Valenciano Rijo
SRI LANKA - Manohori Vanigasooriya
SWEDEN - Ossie Margaretha Carlsson
SWITZERLAND - Jeanette Keller
UNITED KINGDOM - Elizabeth Ann Jones
UNITED STATES - Debra Jean Freeze
VENEZUELA - Patricia Tóffoli
Awards:
Miss Photogenic : MEXICO - Martha Ortiz
Miss Personality : CAYMAN ISLANDS - Wendy Daykin
Miss Talent : PHILIPPINES - Louvette Hammond

MEXICO - Martha Ortiz Gómez (4th); SWEDEN - Ossie Margaretha Carlsson (2nd); ARGENTINA - Silvana Suárez Clarence (Winner); AUSTRALIA - Denise Coward (3rd); SPAIN - Gloria María Valenciano Rijo (5th).

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Acknowledgments: Miss World Organization Ben Kramer's Pageant Lovers' Page Fountain of Beauty Pageantasia