Margaret Gardiner (Miss Universe)
South African beauty pageant winner
Margaret Gardiner | |
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 Gardiner on the cover of TV Magazine in 1979 | |
| Born | (1959-08-21) 21 August 1959 (age 64) Cape Town, Cape Province, Union of South Africa |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Republic of South Africa 1978 Miss Universe 1978 |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Green |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Republic of South Africa 1978 (Winner) Miss Universe 1978 (Winner) |
Margaret Gardiner (born 21 August 1959) is a South African journalist and beauty queen who was the winner of the Miss Universe 1978, the first South African woman to win the Miss Universe title. She was 18 years old when she won the pageant.[1][2] After the three semi-final competitions, she entered the five finalists in fourth place, but ended up winning the pageant after answering the final question.
During the event held in Acapulco, she received her crown from Janelle Commissiong, the first black titleholder of the pageant.[1] She was the only Miss Universe titleholder from South Africa until Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters was crowned Miss Universe 2017.
She holds a BA in psychology from the College of Charleston and the author of two books on health and beauty and attended St. George's Cathedral where Desmond Tutu preached. She is now working as a print and television journalist in Los Angeles. She is married to Andre Nel, a professor of Pediatrics and Public Health at UCLA.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b (25 July 1978). Judges Name Capetown Woman Country's First Miss Universe, Palm Beach Post (Associated Press)
- ^ (25 July 1978). Miss Universe Title Goes to Tall South African, St. Joseph Gazette (UPI)
- ^ "Andre Nel | California NanoSystems Institute".
- ^ "André Nel | Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health".
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| Preceded by | Miss Universe 1978 | Succeeded by |
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- Armi Kuusela (1952)
- Christiane Martel (1953)
- Miriam Stevenson (1954)
- Hillevi Rombin (1955)
- Carol Morris (1956)
- Gladys Zender (1957)
- Luz Marina Zuluaga (1958)
- Akiko Kojima (1959)
- Linda Bement (1960)
- Marlene Schmidt (1961)
- Norma Nolan (1962)
- Iêda Maria Vargas (1963)
- Corinna Tsopei (1964)
- Apasra Hongsakula (1965)
- Margareta Arvidsson (1966)
- Sylvia Hitchcock (1967)
- Martha Vasconcellos (1968)
- Gloria Diaz (1969)
- Marisol Malaret (1970)
- Georgina Rizk (1971)
- Kerry Anne Wells (1972)
- Margie Moran (1973)
- Amparo Muñoz (1974)
- Anne Marie Pohtamo (1975)
- Rina Messinger (1976)
- Janelle Commissiong (1977)
- Margaret Gardiner (1978)
- Maritza Sayalero (1979)
- Shawn Weatherly (1980)
- Irene Sáez (1981)
- Karen Baldwin (1982)
- Lorraine Downes (1983)
- Yvonne Ryding (1984)
- Deborah Carthy-Deu (1985)
- Bárbara Palacios (1986)
- Cecilia Bolocco (1987)
- Porntip Nakhirunkanok (1988)
- Angela Visser (1989)
- Mona Grudt (1990)
- Lupita Jones (1991)
- Michelle McLean (1992)
- Dayanara Torres (1993)
- Sushmita Sen (1994)
- Chelsi Smith (1995)
- Alicia Machado (1996)
- Brook Lee (1997)
- Wendy Fitzwilliam (1998)
- Mpule Kwelagobe (1999)
- Lara Dutta (2000)
- Denise Quiñones (2001)
- Oxana Fedorova/Justine Pasek (2002)
- Amelia Vega (2003)
- Jennifer Hawkins (2004)
- Natalie Glebova (2005)
- Zuleyka Rivera (2006)
- Riyo Mori (2007)
- Dayana Mendoza (2008)
- Stefanía Fernández (2009)
- Ximena Navarrete (2010)
- Leila Lopes (2011)
- Olivia Culpo (2012)
- Gabriela Isler (2013)
- Paulina Vega (2014)
- Pia Wurtzbach (2015)
- Iris Mittenaere (2016)
- Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (2017)
- Catriona Gray (2018)
- Zozibini Tunzi (2019)
- Andrea Meza (2020)
- Harnaaz Sandhu (2021)
- R'Bonney Gabriel (2022)
- Sheynnis Palacios (2023)
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