Spain promptly withdrew from the competition, after an announcement that General Francisco Franco, the ruler of Spain, had died on the morning of the pageant date. Pageant organizers concerned that she had been too upset by Franco's death to appear in the finals.
Pergantian
Italy – Anna Vitale digantikan oleh Vanna Bortolini, pemenang runner-up dari Italia karena memutuskan untuk pulang ke rumah demi merawat ibunya.
South Africa – Rhoda Rademeyer menjadi runner-up kedua perwakilan Afrika Selatan. Pemegang gelar Vera Johns, didiskualifikasi oleh Organisasi Miss World ketika diketahui berasal dari Rhodesia (sekarang Zimbabwe).
