2 1 st ▁Christmas ▁tour ▁over se as . ▁ ▁Miss ▁International ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁On ▁October ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁Gal van ▁represented ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁as ▁Miss ▁American ▁Beaut y ▁in ▁the ▁Miss ▁International ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁page ant ▁in ▁Tokyo ▁and ▁was ▁crown ed ▁the ▁event ual ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁title , ▁receiving ▁two ▁million ▁y en ▁in ▁first ▁prize ▁money . ▁ ▁Life ▁after ▁Miss ▁International ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Gal van ▁was ▁briefly ▁signed ▁by ▁Wilhelm ina ▁Mod els , ▁but ▁New ▁York ▁City ' s ▁jet ▁set ▁life ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁over wh el ming ▁for ▁her ▁small - town ▁up br ing ing ▁and ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁Austin ▁one ▁month ▁later . ▁ ▁After ▁crow ning ▁Miss ▁International ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Gal van ▁stayed ▁for ▁six ▁months ▁in ▁Japan , ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁model ▁and ▁making ▁appearances ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁Then ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁continued ▁her ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁model ▁in ▁Dallas ▁for ▁three ▁more ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Gal van ▁married ▁husband ▁David ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁has ▁six ▁children , ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Hel otes , ▁Texas ▁near ▁the ▁Hill ▁Country ▁in ▁San ▁Antonio ' s ▁metropol itan ▁area ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁raising ▁a ▁family . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Official ▁Miss ▁International ▁website ▁- ▁Past ▁title hold ers ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 1