On November 22, 1974, the World sisterhood welcomed a new titleholder when Helen Morgan was crowned Miss World 1974. She later resigned and Miss World South Africa Anneline Kriel took over the title of Miss World 1974.
Miss World 1974 Top 7:
Miss World 1974- United Kingdom – Helen Morgan (resigned), South Africa– Anneline Kriel (successor)
2nd runner-up Israel – Lea Klain
3rd runner-up, Australia – Gail Margaret Petith
4th runner-up, United States – Terry Ann Browning
5th runner-up, Sweden – Jill Lindqvist
6th runner-up, Japan – Chikako Shima
The Top 15 semi-finalists at the Miss World 1974 pageant were:
Evelyn Peggy Williams
Linda Yvonne Field
Mariza Sommer
Julie Ann Farnham
Andrea Lyon
Sue Nicholson
Torill Mariann Larsen
Natividad Rodríguez