1975 Miss World Wilnelia Merced

Wilnelia Merced-Forsyth became first winner from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico won the title of Miss World 1974 contest that was held on 20th November, 1975 in London at Royal Albert Hall. It was the 25th Miss World Pageant contest.

Wilnelia Merced-Forsyth was born on 12th October 1959, Caguas, Puerto Rico. She faced a problematic year because of the controversy related previous year Miss World and she was exchanged by the runner-up as to restore the image of contestant was essential thing for new winner.

During her domination Wilnelia traveled broadly and her country’s government invited her to pre-civil war EI Salvador. She made her home to England as she fell in love with England and decided to settle there.

In 1976 means after her domination of crown, Ford Models signed her in New York. Her huge poster was displayed in Times Square in the year of 1978. She introduced with Bruce Forsyth-a British television entertainer Miss World contest in London in 1980. Wilnelia Merced married with Forsyth in 1983 and after her marriage; she left to work as model. They blessed with a son in 1986.

Wilnelia Merced- Forsyth has been running her own a foundation to facilitate Puerto Rico's under-privileged children and for that she arranges charity balls.

Merced lives with her complete family including husband and son Jonathan Joseph on the Wentworth Estate in Surrey, England.

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1975 Contestants List


Africa South - Lydia Gloria Johnstone

Argentina - Lilian Noemí De Asti

Aruba - Cynthia Marlene Bruin

Australia - Anne Davidson

Austria - Rosemarie Holzschuh

Bahamas - Ava Marilyn Burke

Barbados - Peta Hazel Greaves

Belgium - Christine Delmelle

Bermuda - Donna Louise Wright

Bolivia - Maria Monica Guardia

Brazil - Zaida Souza Costa

Canada - Normande Jacques

Colombia - Amanda Amaya Correa

Costa Rica - Maria Mayela Bolaños Ugalde

Cuba - Maricela (Maxie) Clark

Curaçao - Elvira Nelly Maria Bakker

Denmark - Pia Isa Lauridsen

Dominican Republic - Carmen Rosa Arredondo Pou

El Salvador - Ana Stella Comas Durán

Finland - Leena Kaarina Vainio

France - Sophie Sonia Perin

Germany - Marina Langner

Gibraltar - Lillian Anne Lara

Greece - Bella Adamopoulou

Guam - Dora Ann Quintanilla Camacho

Guernsey - Carol Dawn Le Billon

Haiti - Joelle Apollon

Holland - Barbara Ann Neefs

Honduras - Etelinda Mejía Velásquez

Hong Kong - Teresa Chu Tsui-Kuen

Iceland - Halldora Björk Jonsdottir

India - Anjana Sood

Ireland - Elaine Rosemary O'Hara

Israel - Atida Mor

Italy - Vanna Bortolini

Japan - Chiharu Fujiwara

Jersey - Susan Maxwell de Gruchy

Korea - Lee Sung-hee

Lebanon - Ramona Karam

Luxembourg - Marie Thérèse Manderschied

Malaysia - Fauziah Haron

Malta - Marie Grace (Mary) Ciantar

Mauritius - Marielle Tse Sik-Sun

Mexico - Blanca Patricia López Esparza

New Zealand New Zealand - Janet Andrea Nugent

Nicaragua - Maria Auxiliadora Paguaga Mantilla'

Norway - Sissel Gulbrandsen

Peru - Mary Orfanides Canakis

Philippines - Suzanne Gonzalez

Puerto Rico - Wilnelia Merced Cruz

Saint Lucia - Sophia St. Omer

Seychelles - Amelie Lydia Michel

Singapore - Maggie Siew Teen Sim

South Africa - Rhoda Rademeyer

Sri Lanka - Angela Seneviratne

Swaziland - Vinah Thembi Mamba

Sweden - Agneta Catarina Magnusson

Switzerland - Franziska (Franzi) Angst

Thailand - Raevadee Pattamaphong

Trinidad and Tobago - Donna Sandra Dalrymple

Tunisia - Monia Dida

Turkey - Harika Degirmenci

United Kingdom - Vicki Ann Harris

United States - Annelise Ilschenko

Uruguay - Carmen Abal

Venezuela Venezuela - María Concepción Alonso Bustillo

Yugoslavia - Lidija Velkovska
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