Miss World 1959 was the ninth edition of the Miss World pageant, held t the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom on 10 November 1959. It was the first edition to be televised by the BBC.
Miss World 1959 | |
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Date | 10 November 1959 |
Presenters | |
Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom |
Broadcaster | BBC |
Entrants | 37 |
Placements | 11 |
Debuts |
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Withdrawals |
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Returns |
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Winner | Corine Rottschäfer Holland |
37 contestants competed for the Miss World. The winner was Corine Rottschäfer, representing Holland. She was crowned by The Chief Barker of the Variety Club of Great Britain.
Results
editPlacement | Contestant |
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Miss World 1959 | |
1st runner-up | |
2nd runner-up | |
3rd runner-up |
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4th runner-up | |
Top 11 |
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Contestants
editThirty-seven contestants competed for the title.[3]
- Argentina - Amalia Yolanda Scuffi
- Austria - Helga Knofel
- Belgium - Diane Hidalgo
- Brazil - Dione Brito Oliveira
- Canada - Huguette Demers
- Denmark - Kirsten Olsen
- Finland - Margit Jaatinen
- France - Marie Hélène Trové
- Germany - Helga Meyer
- Ghana - Star Nyaniba Annan
- Gibraltar - Viola Howells
- Greece - Yakiathi Karaviti
- Hawaii - Margaret Moani Keala Brumaghim
- Holland - Corine Rottschäfer †
- Honduras - Rosemary Lefebre
- Hong Kong - Michelle Mok Ping-Ching
- Iceland - Sigurbjörg Sveinsdóttir
- India - Fleur Ezekiel
- Ireland - Ann Fitzpatrick
- Israel - Ziva Shomrat
- Italy - Paola Falchi
- Jamaica - Sheila Chong
- Japan - Chieko Ichinose
- Jordan - Ufemia Jabaji
- Korea - Seo Jung-ae
- Luxembourg - Josee Pundel
- Norway - Berit Grundvig
- Paraguay - Elvira dos Santos Encina
- Peru - María Elena Rossel Zapata
- Portugal - Maria Teresa Motoa Cardoso
- Puerto Rico - Lyllianna Díaz Noya
- Rhodesia and Nyasaland - Vivien Lentin
- South Africa - Moya Meaker
- Sweden - Carola Håkonsson
- United Kingdom - Anne Thelwell
- United States - Loretta Powell
- Uruguay - Yvonne Kelly
Notes
editDebuts
editReturns
editLast competed in 1955:
Last competed in 1957:
Withdrawals
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Corine Rottschaefer (21) tot „Miss World" gekozen" [Dutch is “Miss World” Corinne Rottschafer nr. 1 in London]. Het Parool (in Dutch). 11 November 1959. p. 1. Retrieved 5 March 2024 – via Delpher.
- ^ a b c d e "A Dutch treat". The Press Democrat. 11 November 1959. p. 44. Retrieved 5 March 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dutch Girl "Miss World"". The Canberra Times. 12 November 1959. p. 28. Retrieved 5 March 2024 – via Trove.