Miss World 1961

Miss World 1961
Date	9 November 1961
Presenters	Michael Aspel
Venue	Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Broadcaster	BBC
Entrants	37
Placements	15
Debuts	Republic of China; Suriname;
Withdrawals	Australia; Burma; Canada; Jordan; Kenya; Norway; Tahiti; Tanganyika;
Returns	Austria, Ceylon; New Zealand; Venezuela;
Winner	Rosemarie Frankland; United Kingdom

Miss World 1961, the 11th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 9 November 1961 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. The winner was Rosemarie Frankland of United Kingdom. She was crowned by Bob Hope. Frankland also was a first runner-up at Miss Universe 1961, representing Wales.[1]

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results

Final results	Contestant
Miss World 1961	United Kingdom – Rosemarie Frankland †
1st Runner-up	Republic of China – Grace Li Shiu-ying
2nd Runner-up	Spain – Carmen Cervera
3rd Runner-up	France – Michèle Wargnier
4th Runner-up	Denmark – Inge Jörgensen
Top 7	New Zealand – Leone Mary Main United States – Jo Ann Odum
Top 15	Argentina – Susana Julia Pardal Austria – Hella Wolfsgrubej Finland – Ritva Tuulikki Wächter Germany – Romy März Ireland – Olive Ursula White Japan – Chie Murakami South Africa – Yvonne Brenda Hulley Turkey – Güler Samuray

Republic of China and Suriname competed in Miss World for the first time.

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