Miss World 1978 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, second was Denise Coward from Australia, third was Martha Eugenia Ortiz of Mexico, and fourth was Gloria Valenciano from Spain. This is the first time that the award for "Miss Talent" was given. 68 contestants participated in Miss World 1978. Last competed in 1970: Last competed
Miss World Vietnam her country at the Miss World. On occasion, when the official contest was not held, a winner or a runner-up of other national beauty contests was elected to compete at Miss World by the license holder (currently, Sen Vang Entertainment). Miss World Vietnam Miss World Vietnam () is a national beauty pageant in Vietnam that has been held biennially since 2014. This contest was started by Elite Vietnam and is now owned by Sen Vàng Entertainment. The pageant crowned the Vietnam representatives to compete in three of the major international beauty pageants: Miss World, Miss International and Miss Grand International.