Pageant organizers concerned that she had been too upset by Franco's death to appear in the finals.  Italy – Anna Vitale was replaced by Vanna Bortolini, her first runner-up of the Miss Italy beauty pageant, because she decided to return home to take care of her ill mother.  South Africa – Rhoda Rademeyer was the second runner-up of Miss South Africa beauty pageant.
Pageant organizers concerned that she had been too upset by Franco's death to appear in the finals.  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.