Miss World 1961
| Miss World 1961 | |
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| Date | 9 November 1961 |
| Presenters | China |
| Withdrawals | |
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| Winner | Rosemarie Frankland † United Kingdom |
Miss World 1961 was the 11th edition of the Miss World pageant, held on 9 November 1961 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. The winner was Rosemarie Frankland of United Kingdom. She was crowned by Bob Hope. Frankland also was a first runner-up at Miss Universe 1961, representing Wales.[1]
Results
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss World 1961 | |
| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up | |
| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 7 |
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| Top 15 |
Contestants
Argentina – Susana Julia Pardal
Austria – Hella Wolfsgrubej
Belgium – Jacqueline Oroi
Bolivia – Nancy Cortez Justiniano
Brazil – Alda Maria Coutinho de Moraes
Ceylon – Sushila Perera
Cyprus – Andreava Polydorou
Denmark – Inge Jörgensen
Ecuador – Magdalena Dávila Varela
Finland – Ritva Tuulikki Wächter
France – Michèle Wargnier
Germany – Romy März
Greece – Efstathia Karaiskaki
Holland – Rita van Zuiden
Iceland – Jóhanna Kolbrún Kristjánsdóttir
India – Veronica Leonora Torcato
Ireland – Olive Ursula White
Israel – Er'ela Hod
Italy – Franca Cattaneo [1]
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 – Angela Joyce Moorcroft
South Africa – Yvonne Brenda Hulley
Spain – María del Carmen Cervera Fernández
Suriname – Kitty Essed
Sweden – Ingrid Margareta Lundquist
China – Grace Li Shiu-Ying
Turkey – Güler Samuray
United Kingdom – Rosemarie Frankland †
Uruguay – Roma Spadachinni Aguerre
United States – Jo Ann Odum
Venezuela – Bexy Romero Tosta
Notes
Debuts
- 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 6 July 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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