Miss World 1959
Miss World 1959 | |
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![]() Corine Rottschäfer, winner of Miss World 1959 | |
Date | 10 November 1959 |
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Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom |
Broadcaster | BBC |
Placements | 11 |
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Winner | Corine Rottschäfer [1]![]() |
Miss World 1959, the 9th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 10 November 1959 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom and was the first to be televised by the BBC. 37 contestants competed for the Miss World. The winner was Corine Rottschäfer, representing Holland.[1] She was crowned by The Chief Barker of the Variety Club of Great Britain.
Results[]
Miss World 1959 Results
Final results | Contestant |
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Miss World 1959 | |
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2nd Runner-up |
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Top 11 |
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Contestants[]
Argentina - Amalia Yolanda Scuffi
Austria - Helga Knofel
Belgium - Diane Hidalgo
Brazil - Dione Brito Oliveira
Canada - Huguette Demers
Denmark - Kirsten Olsen
Finland - Margit Jaatinen
France - Marie Hélène Trové
Germany - Helga Meyer
Ghana - Star Nyaniba Annan
Gibraltar - Viola Howells
Greece - Yakiathi Karaviti
Hawaii - Margaret Moani Keala Brumaghim
Holland - Corine Rottschäfer
Honduras - Rosemary Lefebre
Hong Kong - Michelle Mok Ping-Ching
Iceland - Sigurbjörg Sveinsdóttir
India - Fleur Ezekiel
Ireland - Ann Fitzpatrick
Israel - Ziva Shomrat
Italy - Paola Falchi
Jamaica - Sheila Chong
Japan - Chieko Ichinose
Jordan - Ufemia Jabaji
Korea - Seo Jung-ae
Luxembourg - Josee Pundel
Norway - Berit Grundvig
Paraguay - Elvira dos Santos Encina
Peru - María Elena Rossel Zapata
Portugal - Maria Teresa Motoa Cardoso
Puerto Rico - Lyllianna Díaz Noya
Rhodesia and Nyasaland - Vivien Lentin
South Africa - Moya Meaker
Sweden - Carola Håkonsson
United Kingdom - Anne Thelwell
United States - Loretta Powell
Uruguay - Yvonne Kelly
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Last competed in 1955:
Last competed in 1957:
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Categories:
- Miss World
- 1959 in London
- 1959 beauty pageants
- Beauty pageants in the United Kingdom
- November 1959 events