Miss World 1955
Miss World 1955 was the fifth edition of the Miss World pageant, 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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![]() Susana Duijm, Miss World 1955 | |
Date | 20 October 1955 |
Presenters | † |
Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom |
Entrants | 21 |
Placements | 8 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Susana Duijm †![]() |
Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1955
Placement | Contestant |
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1st runner-up |
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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 -Iolanda Cristina (Dalida) Gigliotti [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
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