History on This Day |Miss Malaysia 1971
On this day 19 August 1971, Miss Selangor an air-stewardess Daphne Alicia Munro, 24 won the Miss Malaysia/Miss World title at Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur.
First runner-up was teacher Jean Perera (Miss Negeri Sembilan) while third place was typist Catherine Tan (Miss Johor).
Miss Munro would go to London for the Miss World contest on 14-21 November 1971.
—Chronicle of Malaysia