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Margaret Gardiner (born 21 August 1959) is a South African journalist and beauty queen who was the winner of the Miss Universe 1978, the first South African woman to win the Miss Universe title. She was 18 years old when she won the pageant.
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Gardiner was born in Berlin where her father, the Egyptologist Sir Alan Gardiner, was working at the time. In 1923 he assisted Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon with the opening of Tutankhamun's tomb. Her mother was Hedwig (née von Rosen), Lady Gardiner, whose father was an Austro-Hungarian Roman Catholic with Jewish roots and mother a Swedish ...
Margaret Gardiner may refer to: Margaret Gardiner (art collector) (1904–2005), British patron of artists and political activist Margaret Gardiner (netball) (1946–2003), New zealand netball player
Miss Universe 1978 was the 27th Miss Universe pageant, held on 24 July 1978 at the Centro de Convenciones de Acapulco in Acapulco, Mexico.It was the first time in the pageant's history that the event was held in Mexico.
Miss Universe 1979 was the 28th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Perth Entertainment Centre in Perth, Australia, on 20 July 1979. [a]Margaret Gardiner of South Africa crowned her successor Maritza Sayalero of Venezuela.
The Pier Arts Centre is an art gallery and museum in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland.It was established in 1979 to provide a home for an important collection of fine art donated to "be held in trust for Orkney" by the author, peace activist and philanthropist Margaret Gardiner (1904–2005).
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington (née Power; 1 September 1789 – 4 June 1849), was an Irish novelist, journalist, and literary hostess. [1] She became acquainted with Lord Byron in Genoa and wrote a book about her conversations with him.