Margaret Gardiner
South African beauty pageant contestant and journalist · South Africa · On the map · Journalists · Born 1959 · age 67
Margaret Gardiner is a South African journalist and beauty queen who was the winner of the Miss Universe 1978, the first South African woman, and the first African one, to win the Miss Universe title. She was 18 years old when she won the pageant.
Margaret Gardiner is read about 32 times a day, in 22 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 29 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 97 days, one point a day.
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About this person
After the three semi-final competitions, she was in fourth place among the five finalists, but ended up winning the pageant after answering the final question.
Country
South Africa
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1959 · age 67
