Miss World 1955
Miss World 1955, the 5th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 20 October 1955 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. 21 contestants competed for the crown. Eunice Gayson crowned Susana Duijm of Venezuela as the new Miss World. The previous year's Miss World, Antigone Costanda of Egypt, did not attend because of hostilities between Egypt and United Kingdom over Suez Canal. That was the first time Venezuela won the title of Miss World. This was the first time that a winner had been crowned with the crown on her head. Duijm also placed Top 15 in Miss Universe 1955.
Miss World 1955 | |
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Date | 20 October 1955 |
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Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom |
Entrants | 21 |
Placements | 7 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Susana Duijm |
Results
Final results | Contestant |
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Miss World 1955 | |
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2nd Runner-up |
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3rd Runner-up |
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4th Runner-up |
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5th Runner-up |
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Top 8 |
Contestants
Australia - Beverly Prowse Austria - Felicitas Von Goebel Belgium - Rosette Ghislain Ceylon - Viola Sita Gunarate Cuba - Gilda Marín Denmark - Karin Palm-Rasmussen Finland - Mirva Orvakki Arvinen France - Gisele Thierry Germany - Beate Kruger Great Britain - Jennifer Chimes Greece - Tzoulia Georgia Coumoundourou Holland - Angelina Kalkhoven Honduras - Pastora Pagán Valenzuela Iceland - Arna Hjörleifsdóttir Ireland - Evelyn Foley Israel - Miriam Kotler Italy - Franca Incorvaia Monte Carlo - Josette Travers Sweden - Anita Åstrand United States - Margaret Anne Haywood Venezuela - Susana Duijm †
Notes
Withdrawals
Egypt - Gladys Hoene[1] Switzerland Turkey
References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110903002449/http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/world_1955.htm Miss World 1955 Results. Pageantopolis. Retrieved 13 October 2016
External links
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