Kiki Håkansson
Kerstin Margareta Håkansson | |
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Born | |
Other names | Kiki Håkansson |
Occupation | Former beauty queen titleholder, model |
Title | Miss Sweden 1951 Miss World 1951 |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Hair color | Light brown |
Eye color | Blue |
Major competition(s) | Miss World Sweden 1951 (Winner) Miss World 1951 (Winner) |
Kerstin Margareta "Kiki" Håkansson (born 23 July 1929) is a Swedish model and beauty queen who was the winner of the first Miss World beauty pageant after being crowned Miss Sweden World in 1951.[1]
Appearance at first ever Miss World 1951[]
Originally the Festival Bikini Contest,[2] Miss World was organized by Eric Morley as a mid-century advertisement for swimwear at the Festival of Britain.[3] Håkansson wore a bikini during the crowning ritual, after which she was condemned by the Pope,[4][5] and some countries with religious traditions threatened to withdraw delegates.[6] In 1952, bikinis were banned from the pageant and replaced with more modest swimwear.[7][8] While bikinis were eventually reintroduced to Miss World, Håkansson remains the only winner to have received her crown while wearing a bikini.[6]
References[]
- ^ Mitra, Ipshita. "Miss Worlds of the 50s and where they are now - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes". Femina Miss India. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ Stein, Elissa; Meriwether, Lee (2006). Beauty Queen. Chronicle Books. p. 45. ISBN 0-8118-4864-7.
- ^ Dewey, Susan (2008). Making Miss India Miss World. Syracuse University Press. p. 46. ISBN 0-8156-3176-6.
- ^ Magnanti, Brooke (June 7, 2013). "Miss World bikini ban: why it's no victory for feminists". Telegraph. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ^ "Selvedge: The Fabric of Your Life". Selvedge Ltd. 2005: 39. Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ Jump up to: a b Lovegrove, Keith (2002). Pageant: The Beauty Contest. teNeues. p. 1967. ISBN 3-8238-5569-7.
- ^ Shin, Han (2004). Beauty with a Purpose. iUniverse. p. 193. ISBN 0-595-30926-7.
- ^ "1950-1955: Navel Maneuvers - The Bikini Breakout". Bikini Science. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
Notes[]
Photograph, noting Håkansson's age at time of victory at the Wayback Machine (archived February 16, 2012)
External links[]
- 1929 births
- Living people
- Miss World winners
- Miss World 1951 delegates
- Swedish beauty pageant winners
- Swedish people stubs
- Model stubs