Miss World 1959
| Miss World 1959 |
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| Date |
10 November 1959 |
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| Presenters |
Bob Hope |
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| Venue |
Lyceum Ballroom, London, UK  |
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| Broadcaster |
BBC |
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| Entrants |
37 |
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| Debuts |
Argentina, Ghana, Gibraltar, Hawaii, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Jordan, Korea, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Uruguay |
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| Withdraws |
Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, Venezuela |
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| Returns |
Austria, Finland, Honduras, Luxembourg |
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| Winner |
Corine Rottschäfer
 Holland |
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Miss World 1959, the 9th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 10 November 1959 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, UK and was the first to be televised by the BBC. 37 contestants competed for the Miss World. The winner was Corinne Rottschäfer, represented Holland. She was crowned by Miss World 1958, Penelope Anne Coelen of South Africa.
Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results
| Final results |
Contestant |
| Miss World 1959 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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 Peru - María 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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| Semi-finalists |
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Contestants
Notes
Debuts
- Argentina, Ghana, Gibraltar, Hawaii, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Jordan, Korea, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Rhodesia and Nyasaland, and Uruguay competed in Miss World for the first time.
Returning countries
- Honduras last competed in 1955.
- Austria, Finland, and Luxembourg last competed in 1957.
External links
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