Miss World 1959
| Miss World 1959 |
| Date |
10 November 1959 |
| Presenters |
Bob Hope |
| Venue |
Lyceum Theatre, London, UK |
| Broadcaster |
BBC |
| Entrants |
37 |
| Debuts |
Argentina, Ghana, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Jordan, Korea, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Rhodesia & Nyasaland, and Uruguay |
| Withdraws |
Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, and Venezuela |
| Returns |
Austria, Finland, Honduras, and Luxembourg |
| Winner |
Corinne Rottschäfer
Holland |
Miss World 1959, the ninth annual Miss World pageant, was held on November 10, 1959 at Lyceum Theatre, London, United Kingdom and was the first to be televised by the BBC. 37 contestants competed for the Miss World. The winner was Corinne Rottschäfer, represented Holland.
Results
| Final Results |
Contestant |
| Miss World 1959 |
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| 1st Runner-up |
- Peru - Maria Elena Rossel Zapata
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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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| Semifinalists |
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Contestants
Trivia
Returning countries and Debuts
- Argentina, Ghana, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, India, Jordan, Korea, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Rhodesia & Nyasaland, and Uruguay competed in Miss World for the first time.
- Honduras last competed in 1955.
- Austria, Finland, and Luxembourg last competed in 1957.
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