Miss World 1956
| Miss World 1956 | |
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| Date | 15 October 1956 |
| Presenters | Eric Morley |
| Venue |
Lyceum Ballroom, London, UK  |
| Entrants | 24 |
| Debuts | Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, Tunisia |
| Withdraws | Australia, Ceylon, Cuba, Honduras, Monaco |
| Returns | Egypt, Switzerland, Turkey |
| Winner |
Petra Schürmann West Germany |
Miss World 1956, the 6th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 15 October 1956 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, UK. 24 contestants competed for the Miss World. The winner was Petra Schürmann, represented West Germany. She was crowned by Miss World 1955, Susana Duijm of Venezuela.
Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results
Miss World 1956 Top 6
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss World 1956 | |
| 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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| 5th runner-up |
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Contestants
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Austria - Margaret Scherz -
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Belgium - Madeleine Hotelet -
Denmark - Anne Rye Nielsen -
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Egypt - Norma Dugo -
Finland - Sirpa Helena Koivu -
France - Geneviève Solare - West Germany - Petra Schürmann
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Greece - Maria Paraloglou -
Holland - Ans van Pothoven -
Iceland - Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir -
Ireland - Amy Kelly -
Israel - Rina Weiss -
Italy - Angela Portaluri -
Japan - Midoriki Tokura -
Morocco - Lydia Marin -
New Zealand - Jeannette de Montalk -
Union of South Africa - Norma Vorster -
Sweden - Eva Bränn -
Switzerland - Yolanda Daetwyler -
Tunisia - Pascaline Agnes -
Turkey - Suna Tekin - United Kingdom - Iris Alice Kathleen Waller
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United States - Betty Lane Cherry -
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Venezuela - Celsa Pieri
Notes
Debuts
- Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, and Tunisia competed in Miss World for the first time.
Returning countries
- Egypt, Switzerland, and Turkey last competed in 1954.