Miss World 1959
Beauty pageant edition
- Bob Hope
- Argentina
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Hawaii
- Hong Kong
- India
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- South Korea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Rhodesia and Nyasaland
- Uruguay
- Morocco
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Venezuela
- Austria
- Finland
- Honduras
- Luxembourg
Holland
← 1958
1960 →
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.
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 |
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| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up | |
| 3rd runner-up | |
| 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
Returns
Last competed in 1955:
Last competed in 1957:
Withdrawals
References
- ^ 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.
External links
- Miss World official website
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