Miss World 1957
Miss World 1957 | |
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Date | 14 October 1957 |
Presenters | Eric Morley |
Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom |
Entrants | 23 |
Debuts | Canada, Luxembourg |
Withdrawals | Egypt, New Zealand, Switzerland, Turkey |
Returns | Australia |
Winner |
Marita Lindahl Finland |
Miss World 1957, the seventh edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 14 October 1957 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, UK. 23 contestants competed for the Miss World. The winner was Marita Lindahl,[1] represented Finland. She was crowned by Miss World 1956, Petra Schürmann of Germany.
Results
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Miss World 1957 |
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Contestants
- Australia - June Finlayson
- Austria - Lilly Fischer
- Belgium - Jeanine Chandelle
- Canada - Judith Eleanor Welch
- Denmark - Lilian Juul Madsen
- Finland - Marita Lindahl
- France - Claude Inès Navarro
- Germany - Annemarie Karsten
- Great Britain - Leila Williams
- Greece - Nana Gasparatou
- Holland - Christina van Zijp
- Iceland - Rúna Brynjólfdóttir
- Ireland - Nessa Welsh
- Israel - Sara Elimor
- Italy - Anna Gorassini
- Japan - Muneko Yorifuji
- Luxembourg - Josee Jaminet
- Morocco - Danielle Muller
- South Africa - Adele June Kruger
- Sweden - Elenore Edin
- Tunisia - Jacqueline Tapia
- United States - Charlotte Sheffield
- Venezuela - Consuelo Nouel Gómez
Notes
Debuts
- Canada and Luxembourg competed in Miss World for the first time.
Returning countries
- Australia last competed in 1955.
Withdrawel
- Egypt - Protesting against the invasion of the Suez Canal by the British forces.
References
- 1 2 "The Indian Review". Volume 58. G.A. Natesan & Company. 1957. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
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