Tuesday, August 18, 2009
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
The runner-up were:
1st Runner-up: Norway Ingeborg Sorensen
2nd Runner-up: Israel Chana Ordan
3rd Runner-up: Austria Ursula Pacher
4th Runner-up: India Malathi Basappa
The Finalists were:
Finland Tuula Anneli Björkling
United Kingdom Jenny McAdam
The Semi-finalists were:
Guam Marylou Pangelinan
Mexico Gloria Gutiérrez
Philippines Evangeline Reyes
Seychelles Jane Stravens
South Africa Stephanie Reinecke
Thailand Jintana Jitsophon
United States Lynda Carter
Yugoslavia Biljana Ristić
