Miss World 1978 in 1975: India, Malaysia, Mauritius, Philippines, and Swaziland were the contestants who withdrew in two consecutive pageants, Miss World 1976, and 1977, due to a protest against South Africa's participation, consisting of one black and one white delegate. Last competed in 1976: Last competed in 1977: Miss World 1978 Miss World 1978, the 28th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 16 November 1978 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was Silvana Suárez from Argentina. She was crowned by Miss World 1977, Mary Stavin of Sweden. First runner-up was Ossie Margareta Carlsson representing Sweden,
Miss World Bulgaria is established in 1988. Strahil Ganovski founded and organized the first beauty contest in Bulgaria with international participation and named it "Miss Rodina" in 1988. That was the first time in the history of Bulgaria that the country sent a representative to the Miss World contest. Additionally, he is the exclusive licensee and national director of Miss World Bulgaria and Mister World Bulgaria, a national pageants that searches for Bulgarian' representative to the Miss World and Mister World contest respectively. At the moment the license for the contests is property of Fashion Agency "BokStarModels" Over the years, Bulgarian representatives to