; ▁and ▁grand m other ▁Ad ela ▁Dun lap . ▁She ▁grew ▁up ▁with ▁four ▁sister s : ▁C yn th ia , ▁Dar l ene , ▁Car rie , ▁Su z anne ; ▁and ▁one ▁brother , ▁Robert ▁Bruce . ▁Her ▁father , ▁David ▁Bruce , ▁named ▁her ▁after ▁him , ▁Bru c ene . ▁ ▁Gal van ▁graduated ▁from ▁Cal h oun ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁student ▁at ▁Victoria ▁College ▁and ▁a ▁junior ▁in ▁elementary ▁education ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁at ▁Austin ▁when ▁she ▁decided ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁Miss ▁World ▁USA . ▁ ▁Miss ▁World ▁USA ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁Gal van ▁competed ▁against ▁ 4 7 ▁deleg ates ▁in ▁her ▁country ' s ▁national ▁beauty ▁page ant , ▁Miss ▁World ▁USA , ▁held ▁in ▁Ham pton , ▁Virginia , ▁capt uring ▁the ▁crown ▁and ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁Miss ▁World ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁After ▁her ▁win , ▁Cal h oun ▁County ▁hon ored ▁Gal van ▁with ▁a ▁public ▁reception ▁and ▁proc laimed ▁October ▁ 2 4 ▁as ▁Bru c ene ▁Day . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁official ▁representative ▁of ▁her ▁country ▁to ▁the ▁Miss ▁World ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁page ant , ▁held ▁in ▁London , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁book ies ' ▁favorite ▁and ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁ 7 ▁final ists , ▁placing ▁sixth ▁overall . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁competition , ▁Gal van ▁joined ▁Bob ▁Hope ▁for ▁his ▁