Miss World 1960
Miss World 1960 was the tenth anniversary of the Miss World pageant, held on 8 November 1960 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. 39 candidates competed for the Miss World. The winner was Norma Cappagli, representing Argentina.[1] She was crowned by racing driver Stirling Moss, who served as one of the judging panel.
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Date | 8 November 1960 |
Presenters | Bob Hope † |
Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom |
Broadcaster | BBC |
Entrants | 39 |
Placements | 18 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Norma Cappagli †[1]![]() |
Results
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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Top 10[4] |
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Top 18[5] |
Judges
The seven judges has been in the final night competition:
- Rajah Gunsekard (Gunasekera) — Ceylon diplomat
- Oliver Messel† — British artist
- Lady F. Asafu-Adjaye — wife of the Ambassador of Ghana to Great Britain
- Major Stafford W. Somerfield — British journalist
- Fredericka Ann "Bobo" Sigrist — wife of the British film producer Kevin McClory
- Stirling Moss† — British' F1 racing driver
- Bernard Delfont — Russian-born British entrepreneur
Contestants
Argentina - Norma Gladys Cappagli †[1]
Australia - Margaret Pasquil Nott
Belgium - Huberte Bax
Bolivia - Dalia Monasteros Thornee
Brazil - Maria Edilene Torreão
Burma - Ma Sen Aye
Canada - Danica d'Hondt
Cyprus - Mary Mavropoulos
Denmark - Lise Bodin
Ecuador - Toty Rodríguez
Finland - Margaretha Schauman
France - Diane Medina
Germany - Ingrun Helgard Möckel †
Greece - Kalliopi Geralexi
Holland - Carina Verbeek
Iceland - Kristín Þorvaldsdóttir
India - Iona Pinto † [3]
Ireland - Irene Ruth Kane
Israel - Gila Golan[2]
Italy - Layla Rigazzi
Japan - Eiko Murai[6]
Jordan - Eriny Emile Sebella
Kenya - Jasmine Batty
South Korea - Lee Young-hee
Lebanon - Giséle Nicolas Naser
Luxembourg - Liliane Mueller
Madagascar - Rajaobelina Bedovoahangy
Nicaragua - Carmen Isabel Recalde
Norway - Grethe Solhoy
South Africa - Denise Muir
Southern Rhodesia - Jenny Lee Scott
Spain - Concepción Molinera Palacios
Sweden - Barbro Olsson[7]
Tahiti - Teura Bouwens
Tanganyika - Carmen Lesley Woodcock
Turkey - Nebahat Çehre
United Kingdom - Hilda Fairclough
United States - Judith Ann Achter
Uruguay - Beatriz Benítez
Notes
Withdrawals
Nations not competing
Chile - Marinka Polhammer Espinoza
New Zealand - Lorraine Nawa Jones
Switzerland - Elaine Maurath
Venezuela - Miriam Maritza Estévez Acevedo
References
- Rose, D. (2010). Sexually, I'm More of a Switzerland: More Personal Ads from the London Review of Books. Scribner. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-4391-3149-7.
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- The 1st Miss International pageant | Entertainment, News, The Philippine Star | philstar.com
- "Miss Mundo 1960". MISS WORLD HISTORY / HISTORIA DE MISS MUNDO. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- "Miss World 1960". MISS WORLD HISTORY / HISTORIA DE MISS MUNDO. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- "HAIR-RAISING SHAMPOO". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. 6 November 1960. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- suntuubi.com
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