| Miss World 1966 | | Date | 17 November 1966 | | Presenters | Michael Aspel | | Venue | Lyceum Theatre, London, UK | | Broadcaster | BBC | | Entrants | 51 | | Debuts | Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Philippines, Trinidad & Tobago, and Yugoslavia | | Withdraws | Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Colombia, Liberia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Peru, Rhodesia, Spain, Tunisia, and Uruguay | | Returns | Aruba, Chile, India, Mexico, Norway, Switzerland, and Turkey | | Winner | Reita Faria | | Represented |  India |  Countries and territories which sent delegates and results. Miss World 1966, the 16th Miss World pageant, was won by Reita Faria of India. It took place on November 17, 1966 at the Lyceum Theatre in London, UK. [edit] Results | Final Results | Contestant | | Miss World 1966 | | | 1st Runner-up | | | 2nd Runner-up | | | 3rd Runner-up |  Brazil - Marlucci Manvailler Rocha | | 4th Runner-up |  Italy - Gigliola Carbonara | | Finalists |  Norway - Birgit Andersen USA - Denice Estelle Blair | | Semifinalists | | [edit] Contestants [edit] Trivia [edit] Returning countries and Debuts - Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Philippines, Trinidad & Tobago, and Yugoslavia competed in Miss World for the first time.
- Switzerland last competed in 1956.
- Norway last competed in 1960.
- India last competed in 1962.
- Chile and Mexico last competed in 1963.
- Turkey last competed in 1964.
[edit] Nations not competing [edit] Disqualified  Nigeria - Uzor Okafor (married to a Briton, was not nationally crowned) [edit] External links |
