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Miss World 1955
Miss World 1955 was the 5th edition of the Miss World pageant, held on 20 October 1955 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. 21 contestants competed for the crown. Eunice Gayson crowned Susana Duijm of Venezuela as the new Miss World. The previous year's Miss World, Antigone Costanda of Egypt, did not attend because of hostilities between Egypt and United Kingdom over Suez Canal. That was the first time Venezuela won the title of Miss World. This was the first time that a winner had been crowned with the crown on her head. Duijm also placed Top 15 in Miss Universe 1955.
| Miss World 1955 | |
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Susana Duijm, Miss World 1955 | |
| Date | 20 October 1955 |
| Presenters | † |
| Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom |
| Entrants | 21 |
| Placements | 8 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Susana Duijm † Venezuela |
← 1954 1956 → | |
Results edit
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss World 1955 | |
| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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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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| Top 8 |
Contestants edit
- Australia - Beverly Prowse
- Austria - Felicitas Von Goebel
- Belgium - Rosette Ghislain
- Ceylon - Viola Sita Gunarate
- Cuba - Gilda Marín
- Denmark - Karin Palm-Rasmussen
- Finland - Mirva Orvakki Arvinen
- France - Gisele Thierry
- Germany - Beate Kruger
- Great Britain - Jennifer Chimes
- Greece - Tzoulia Georgia Coumoundourou
- Holland - Angelina Kalkhoven
- Honduras - Pastora Pagán Valenzuela
- Iceland - Arna Hjörleifsdóttir
- Ireland - Evelyn Foley
- Israel - Miriam Kotler
- Italy - Franca Incorvaia
- Monte Carlo - Josette Travers
- Sweden - Anita Åstrand
- United States - Margaret Anne Haywood
- Venezuela - Susana Duijm †
Notes edit
Debuts edit
Returns edit
Last competed in 1953:
Withdrawals edit
- Egypt -Iolanda Cristina (Dalida) Gigliotti [1]
- Switzerland
- Turkey
References edit
- ^ Miss World 1955 Results. Pageantopolis. Retrieved 13 October 2016
External links edit
- Miss World official website