Anneline Kriel (1974) Miss South Africa & Miss World Full Performance

Today is the birthday of a beautiful South African woman who made history by being proclaimed 1st Runner-Up of Miss World 1974, but her luck would change 4 days later, when she was proclaimed as the new Miss World! Join me to know a little about her… Anneline Elfreda Kriel was born in Pretoria, South Africa, on July 28, 1955 but was raised in the mining town of Witbank, the daughter of prison officer Hannes Kriel and housewife Mary Ann Kriel. She had two brothers, Ernst and Renette. She studied Drama at the University of Pretoria. She made a film called “Somer” and an Afrikaans television show called “Storieboekmoord”. At the age of 19, she won the Miss South Africa crown, held in Johannesburg in August 1974 and in London she was the first Miss World finalist on Friday, November 22 of that same year. Four days later, the British Helen Morgan renounced the title of Miss World and Anneline ascended to the throne. After a short vacation in Paris with her then boyfriend, wealthy businessman Jacques Malan, she returned to London to fulfill her commitments as Miss World. Being a representative of a country criticized by the Apartheid created by the South African white minority, she did not have much demand as a beauty queen in the United Kingdom and the Australians canceled the annual tour that Miss World did in that country. However, Anneline was well received in the United States, where she participated in various television shows and where she did modeling work. She presented her Miss World crown in November 1975 in London, in celebration of the pageant’s 25th anniversary. Following the end of her reign as Miss World, Anneline embarked on other lucrative careers in advertising and modeling that have since kept her on a busy schedule. She received the “Freedom” award from the city of Witbank and was declared an Honorary Life Member of the University of Pretoria. Kriel went from Miss World to model and worked in Italy for five years. She worked as a model for Birra Peroni on television and magazines. She also worked as a model in Paris and New York with Johnny Casablanca Model Management Agency who offered her a contract for £ 2,500 per month. Kriel also made an effort to learn the French and Italian languages. Thereafter, she became an ambassador for various beauty brands, completing public relations activities. He has also starred in several Afrikaans films, soap operas, plays and the internationally successful film, “Kill and Kill Again,” which debuted with a second place at the United States box office. In 1981, Kriel released the pop single “He Took Off My Romeos.” Kriel returned to South Africa from New York to marry Sol Kerzner in 1980, who owned the Sun International hotel chains and Southern Sun Hotel Group, owner of the 6-star hotel “Palace of the Lost City” in Sun City, which he opened to the public in 1991 and where the Miss World contests were held in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 2001. Her most recent investment had been the Atlantis The Palms hotel in Dubai in 2008. Anneline divorced Sol for five years later and she married again in 1989 with Philip Tucker in Johannesburg, where they lived and with whom she had two children: Tayla and Witney. They divorced in 1994. Anneline subsequently married Peter Bacon on March 28, 1996, who was Kerzner’s CEO and former protégé. The couple lived in Cape Town for a time and currently resides in Mauritius. In 2017, the famous Krugerrand studded dress, which Kriel wore as her typical costume, was displayed at the Prins and Prins Diamonds Museum of Gems & Jewelery in Cape Town for the public to see. In 2018, Kriel added another evening dress to the exhibition she wore on the night of the 1974 Miss World pageant. The dress is also on display at the Prins and Prins Diamonds Museum of Gems and Jewelry. In 2018, Kriel attended the 60th anniversary celebration of the Miss South Africa pageant in Pretoria. On September 7, 2019, Kriel was the guest speaker at the annual update of the Witkruis monument between Mokopane (Potgietersrus) and Polokwane (Pietersburg) South Africa. Anneline Kriel has remained a remarkable woman. Her personal and public life is inspiring for various young models and actresses struggling to find their rhythm. With the recent award he won in 2019 at Tussen Ons, it is confirmed that he has remained relevant from the moment he became a public figure. For my part I wish a happy birthday to our dear @annelinekriel2526! I hope this great day is full of blessings and great wishes for her! Let’s remember her passage in Miss World 1974 where she was one of the great favourites! Congratulations Anneline! 👑🎉❤️🏆
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