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Mixup Credits Brucene Smith Miss World USA Title
Brucene Smith of Port Lavaca Texas won the Miss World USA crown in Hampton Virginia after a mixup about her entry. The 20 year old junior at the University of Texas said she may take a leave to attempt Miss World in London next month. First runner up was Gwen Humble of St Clair Shores Michigan.
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Hampton
Brucene Smith
Port Lavaca
Tex
University of Teas
London
District of Columbia
Bob Hope
Miss Smith
Bruce
Gwen Marie Humble
St.Clair Shore
Mich
Lindsay Diane Bloom
Scottsdale, Ariz
Marian Ellen Alberici
Newtown Square Pa
Jane Floren
Hampton, Beach
N.H
Colette C. Nourey
Boston
Mass
Women’s Liberation Movement