Miss World 1951
| Miss World 1951 |
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| Date |
29 July 1951 |
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| Presenters |
Eric Morley |
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| Venue |
Lyceum Ballroom, London, UK  |
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| Entrants |
26 |
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| Placements |
5 |
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| Debuts |
Denmark, France, Holland, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States |
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| Winner |
Kicki Håkansson
 Sweden |
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Miss World 1951, the 1st edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 29 July 1951 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, UK. A total of 26 contestants competed for the inaugural Miss World title. The winner was Kiki Håkansson from Sweden.
Results
| Final results |
Contestant |
| Miss World 1951 |
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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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Contestants
Foreign contestants
British contestants
- Pat Cameron
- Aileen P. Chase
- Fay Cotton
- Doreen Dawne
- Marlene Ann Dee
- Laura Ellison-Davies
- Brenda Mee
- Elayne Pryce
- Sidney Walker
- Nina Way
- Ann Rosemary West
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- Unknown
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Notes
Unknown names
- The names of 10 of the 21 contestants from the United Kingdom remain unknown.
Other notes
- Elayne Pryce (Britain) competed in Miss Europe 1949. She failed to place.
- Aileen Chase (Britain) competed in Miss Universe 1952. She failed to place.
- Doreen Dawne (Britain) would later compete in Miss World 1952. She failed to place.
- Brenda Mee (Britain) would later compete in Miss World 1953. She failed to place.
- Marlene Ann Dee (Britain) competed in Miss Europe 1953. She placed as the 1st runner-up.
External links
Denmark - Lily Jacobson
France - Jacqueline Lemoine
Holland - Sabine Aime di Angelo
United States - Annette Gibson