Penelope Plummer
Penelope Plummer | |
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Penelope Plummer, 1968 | |
Born | (1949-10-26) 26 October 1949 (age 74) Melbourne, Australia |
Occupation | Model |
Known for | Miss World Australia |
Awards | Miss World 1968 |
Penelope Plummer (born 26 October 1949) is an Australian actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 1968.[1] The then 18-year-old librarian from Kempsey, New South Wales, became the first contestant from her country to win the title.[2][3][4] The pageant was held in London, United Kingdom.
After winning the Miss World Contest, Plummer appeared in The 1969 Bob Hope Christmas Show in Osan, Korea, along with Swedish-American actress Ann-Margret.[5][6]
Penelope Plummer married Michael Clarke on 1 January 1970 in Gosford, New South Wales.[7]
A rose was named "Penelope Plummer" in 1970.[8]
References
- ^ "Miss World - 1968 | 1960's". 29 April 2010. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ Behind the crown Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Miss Australia tops them all for world crown Archived 2018-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Check out the figures, then have something on an African win Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Wyllie, Arthur (2005). Angel on My Shoulder. PublishAmerica. pp. 52–55. ISBN 9781413767872. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018.
- ^ Colin L Powell; Joseph E Persico (1995). Persico, Joseph E (ed.). A soldier's way : an autobiography. Hutchinson. p. 126. ISBN 9780091791995. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ "Bride carried one long-stemmed white rose". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 38, no. 34. Australia. 20 January 1971. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 26 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "'Penelope Plummer' Rose". www.helpmefind.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018.
Extra reading
- Dollery, Mark (2016). Jensen V8: The Complete Story of the American-Powered Cars. Crowood. p. 359. ISBN 9781785001239. Penelope Plummer receives a Jensen Interceptor car termed "Miss World Car".
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Preceded by Madeleine Hartog-Bel | Miss World 1968 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Judy Lockey | Miss World Australia 1968 | Succeeded by Stefane Meurer |
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- Kiki Håkansson (1951)
- May-Louise Flodin (1952)
- Denise Perrier (1953)
- Antigone Costanda (1954)
- Susana Duijm (1955)
- Petra Schürmann (1956)
- Marita Lindahl (1957)
- Penelope Coelen (1958)
- Corine Rottschäfer (1959)
- Norma Cappagli (1960)
- Rosemarie Frankland (1961)
- Catharina Lodders (1962)
- Carole Crawford (1963)
- Ann Sidney (1964)
- Lesley Langley (1965)
- Reita Faria (1966)
- Madeleine Hartog-Bel (1967)
- Penelope Plummer (1968)
- Eva Rueber-Staier (1969)
- Jennifer Hosten (1970)
- Lúcia Petterle (1971)
- Belinda Green (1972)
- Marjorie Wallace (1973)
- Helen Elizabeth Morgan/Anneline Kriel (1974)
- Wilnelia Merced (1975)
- Cindy Breakspeare (1976)
- Mary Stävin (1977)
- Silvana Suárez (1978)
- Gina Swainson (1979)
- Gabriella Brum/Kimberley Santos (1980)
- Pilín León (1981)
- Mariasela Álvarez (1982)
- Sarah-Jane Hutt (1983)
- Astrid Carolina Herrera (1984)
- Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir (1985)
- Giselle Laronde (1986)
- Ulla Weigerstorfer (1987)
- Linda Pétursdóttir (1988)
- Aneta Kręglicka (1989)
- Gina Tolleson (1990)
- Ninibeth Leal (1991)
- Julia Kourotchkina (1992)
- Lisa Hanna (1993)
- Aishwarya Rai (1994)
- Jacqueline Aguilera (1995)
- Irene Skliva (1996)
- Diana Hayden (1997)
- Linor Abargil (1998)
- Yukta Mookhey (1999)
- Priyanka Chopra (2000)
- Agbani Darego (2001)
- Azra Akın (2002)
- Rosanna Davison (2003)
- María Julia Mantilla (2004)
- Unnur Vilhjálmsdóttir (2005)
- Taťána Kuchařová (2006)
- Zhang Zilin (2007)
- Ksenia Sukhinova (2008)
- Kaiane Aldorino (2009)
- Alexandria Mills (2010)
- Ivian Sarcos (2011)
- Yu Wenxia (2012)
- Megan Young (2013)
- Rolene Strauss (2014)
- Mireia Lalaguna (2015)
- Stephanie Del Valle (2016)
- Manushi Chhillar (2017)
- Vanessa Ponce (2018)
- Toni-Ann Singh (2019)
- Karolina Bielawska (2021)
- Krystyna Pyszková (2023)
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