Miss World 1959
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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![]() Corine Rottschäfer | |
Date | 10 November 1959 |
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Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom |
Broadcaster | BBC |
Entrants | 37 |
Placements | 11 |
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Withdrawals |
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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
Placement | Contestant |
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Miss World 1959 | |
1st runner-up | |
2nd runner-up | |
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4th runner-up | |
Top 11 |
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Contestants
Thirty-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
Debuts
References
- "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 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.
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