Miss World 1974

[4] The event was viewed by an estimated 30 million people,[1] and was a "Wide World Special" on the ABC Television Network.

Although it was known to the organizers at the time that she had a child as a single mother when she has crowned Miss Wales, due to intense pressure and media interest Morgan resigned four days later.

The wife of the child's father had given many media interviews in the hours following the contest, creating extremely negative and lurid headlines.

Morgan had represented Wales in Miss Universe 1974 pageant earlier that year and placed first runner-up to eventual winner Amparo Muñoz of Spain.

Anneline Kriel of South Africa was crowned the new Miss World after Morgan's resignation.