Norma Cappagli

Norma Cappagli in Argentina (cropped).jpg

Norma Gladys Cappagli (20 September 1939 – 22 December 2020)[1] was an Argentine model and beauty queen. She won the 1960 Miss World contest, after being crowned Miss Argentina World 1960.[2] She was the first model from Argentina to win the title.[3] She was born in Buenos Aires.

On 17 December 2020, Cappagli was hospitalized under critical condition after being hit by a bus in Buenos Aires.[4] She died from her injuries five days later on 22 December, aged 81.[4]

References

  1. Montagna, Pablo (23 December 2020). Tras ser atropellada, murió Norma Cappagli, la primera Miss Mundo que tuvo la Argentina. https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/tras-ser-atropellada-murio-norma-cappagli-primera-nid2548769. Retrieved 26 December 2020. 
  2. Menon, Vivek (2004). Quiz Time. Pustak Mahal. p. 130. ISBN 81-223-0370-6.
  3. "Quién es la argentina que lucha por ser Miss Universo" (in es). Perfil. 21 August 2009. http://www.perfil.com/contenidos/2009/08/21/noticia_0017.html?commentsPageNumber=2. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Luna, Mauricio (22 December 2020). "Murió Norma Cappagli, la primera Miss Mundo de Argentina que había sido atropellada por un colectivo de la línea 110" [Norma Cappagli, the first Miss World from Argentina who had been run over by a bus on the 110 line, died]. infobae (in español).