Malathi Basappa

Malathi Basappa (born 1950) is an Indian model and beauty queen. She was crowned Bharat Sundari 1972. She represented India at Miss World 1972 and was crowned 4th Runner Up there.^[1][2]

Malathi Basappa
Born	1950 (age 72–73) Mysore, Karnataka,  India
Occupation(s)	Model, Athlete
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Bharat Sundari 1972
Major competition(s)	Bharat Sundari 1972 (Winner) Miss World 1972 (4th Runner Up)

Early life and career

Malathi was born in Mysore India. A political honours graduate she was a national level basketball player Bharatnatyam dancer and model in India. She participated in Bharat Sundari 1972 contest, in those days Femina Miss India did not own the franchise for Miss World pageant.^[3] She was crowned Bharat Sundari 1972(meaning Indian Beauty 1972). She represented India at Miss World 1972 and finished as 4th Runner Up there.

References

1. "Miss World 1972". veestarz.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
2. . pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. "Miss India contests: History". Indpedia.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by   Ava Joy Gill	Miss World 4th Runner-Up 1972	Succeeded by   Shelley Latham
Preceded by Prema Narayan	Miss India World 1972	Succeeded by Kiran Dholakia