Dr. Lúcia Tavares Petterle (born October 31, 1949) is a Brazilian doctor and beauty queen who won Miss World 1971.
Today she continues with her charity work helping underprivileged children in her free time by giving medical needs and care to them.
Lúcia Tavares Petterle was born in Rio de Janeiro, October 31, 1949.
She spent her teenage years in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, where her father served in the military.
Back in Rio, Lucia began participating in beauty contests for fun, while studying medicine at the University Gama Filho, specializing in endocrinology.