Miss World 1961
| Miss World 1961 |
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| Date |
9 November 1961 |
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| Presenters |
Michael Aspel |
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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 |
Taiwan, Suriname |
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| Withdraws |
Australia, Burma, Canada, Jordan, Kenya, Norway, Tahiti, Tanganyika |
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| Returns |
Austria, Ceylon, New Zealand, Venezuela |
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| Winner |
Rosemarie Frankland
United Kingdom |
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Miss World 1961, the 11th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 9 November 1961 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, UK. The winner was Rosemarie Frankland of United Kingdom. She was crowned by Miss World 1960, Norma Gladys Cappagli of Argentina. Frankland also was a first runner-up at Miss Universe 1961 represented Wales.
Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results
| Final results |
Contestant |
| Miss World 1961 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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.svg.png) Spain - María del Carmen Cervera Fernández
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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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| 6th runner-up |
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| Semi-finalists |
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Contestants
Notes
Debuts
- Republic of China and Suriname competed in Miss World for the first time.
Returning countries
- Ceylon last competed in 1955.
- New Zealand last competed in 1956.
- Venezuela last competed in 1958.
- Austria last competed in 1959.
External links
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