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Kerry Anne Wells | |
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 Wells as the21st Miss Universe | |
| Born | Kerry Anne Wells (1951-09-25)25 September 1951 (age 73) |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Universe Australia 1972 Miss Universe 1972 |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Universe Australia 1972 (Winner) Miss Universe 1972 (Winner) |
Kerry Anne Wells (born 25 September 1951 inPerth) is an Australian fashion designer, writer, commentator, news anchor andbeauty queen who was crownedMiss Universe 1972.
The 1972 pageant was the first to take place outside the continental United States. That year, it was held inDorado,Puerto Rico. Wells was not crowned by her predecessor,Georgina Rizk because Rizk was not able to travel toPuerto Rico due to government restrictions because of fears of a terrorist attacks after a group of Japanese hired by Arab terrorists, attacked the international airport in Tel Aviv and killed twenty-two Puerto Rican tourists. For that reason Wells was crowned byMiss Universe 1970,Marisol Malaret ofPuerto Rico.[2]
Her crowning moment was not shown on television because of a strike threat among pageant electricians. The screen blacked out as her name was announced as the new Miss Universe.
Kells was delegated to crown the winner of Miss Universe 1975, due to the suspension of duties by reigning titleholder at the time,Amparo Munoz.
After her reign, she pursued working as a news anchor. Prior to entering the pageants, she worked as aweather girl.[3]
Wells's Miss Universe victory came in a year that Australian women also won theMiss World crown, the Miss Asia Pacific title, and placed second inMiss International. This record was broken by India in the year 2000 where 4 beauty queens,Lara Dutta,Priyanka Chopra,Dia Mirza andAditi Gowitrikar wonMiss Universe,Miss World, Miss Asia Pacific and Mrs. World titles respectively.
As of 2007[update], Kerry Anne Wells is a successful fashion designer, writer and commentator who speaks out about positive realistic body image and self-esteem. She is involved with BodyThink, a healthy lifestyle program designed for Australian schools.
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| Preceded by | Miss Universe 1972 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Suzanne Rayward | Miss Australia 1972 | Succeeded by Susan Mainwaring |
Miss Australia winners in theBig Four beauty pageants | ||
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| Miss International | ||
| Miss Earth | ||
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