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Malathi Basappa | |
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| Born | Bangalore, India |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Bharat Sundari 1972 |
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Malathi Basappa (born 1950) is an Indian beauty pageant titleholder who represented India at Miss World 1972, where she finished as fourth runner-up, after being crowned Bharat Sundari.
Career
[edit]Malathi Basappa, a 21-year-old[1] teacher from Bangalore, was crowned Bharat Sundari in 1972 at Ashoka Hotel. She was crowned by V. P. Naik, wife of the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.[2] Subsequently, represented India at Miss World 1972 where she finished as the 4th runner-up.[1]
She taught intellectually disabled children at Sophia School,[citation needed] and is also a Bharatanatyam dancer.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Australian lass is new Miss World". The Bryan Times. London. 2 December 1972. Archived from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
Miss India, Malathi Basappa, 21, of Bangalore, was fifth.
- ↑ "Bharat Sundari and Little Miss India". Women on the March. Vol. XVI. November 1972. p. 25. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
External links
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