Miss World 1961
| Miss World 1961 | |
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| Date | 9 November 1961 |
| Presenters | Michael Aspel |
| Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom |
| Broadcaster | BBC |
| Entrants | 37 |
| Debuts | Taiwan, Suriname |
| Withdrawals | Australia, Burma, Canada, Jordan, Kenya, Norway, Tahiti, Tanganyika |
| Returns | Austria, Ceylon, New Zealand, Venezuela |
| Winner |
Rosemarie Frankland United Kingdom |
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, representing Wales.[1]
Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results
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| Miss World 1961 | |
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| Semi-finalists |
Contestants
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Argentina – Susana Julia Pardal -
Austria – Hella Wolfsgrubej -
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Belgium – Jacqueline Oroi -
Bolivia – Nancy Cortez Justiniano -
Brazil – Alda Maria Coutinho de Moraes -
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Ceylon – Sushila Perera -
Cyprus – Andreava (Rita) Polydorou -
Denmark – Inge Jörgensen -
Ecuador – Magdalena Dávila Varela -
Finland – Ritva Tuulikki Wächter -
France – Michèle Wargnier -
Germany – Romy März -
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Greece – Efstathia (Efi) Karaiskaki -
Holland – Ria van Zuiden -
Iceland – Jóhanna Kolbrún Kristjánsdóttir -
India – Veronica Leonora Torcato -
Ireland – Olive Ursula White -
Israel – Er'ela Hod -
Italy – Franca Cattaneo -
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Japan – Chie Murakami -
Korea – Hyun Chang-ae -
Lebanon – Leila Antaki -
Luxembourg – Vicky Schoos -
Madagascar – Jeanne Rakatomahanina -
New Zealand – Leone Mary Main -
Nicaragua – Thelma Arana -
Rhodesia and Nyasaland – Angela Joyce Moorcroft -
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South Africa – Yvonne Brenda Hulley -
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Spain – María del Carmen Cervera Fernández -
Suriname – Kitty Essed -
Sweden – Ingrid Margareta Lundquist -
Taiwan – Grace Li Shiu-Ying -
Turkey – Güler Samuray - United Kingdom – Rosemarie Frankland†
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Uruguay – Roma Spadachinni Aguerre -
United States – Jo Ann Odum -
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Venezuela – Bexy Romero Tosta
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.
References
- ↑ "Miss World 1961". MissWorld. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
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