Miss World 1961
Miss World 1961, the 11th edition of the Miss World pageant, was 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]
| Miss World 1961 | |
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| Date | 9 November 1961 |
| Presenters | Michael Aspel |
| Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom |
| Broadcaster | BBC |
| Entrants | 37 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Rosemarie Frankland United Kingdom |
Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results
| Final results | 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.svg.png.webp)
Belgium – Jacqueline Oroi
Bolivia – Nancy Cortez Justiniano
Brazil – Alda Maria Coutinho de Moraes.svg.png.webp)
Ceylon – Sushila Perera
Cyprus – Andreava (Rita) Polydorou
Denmark – Inge Jörgensen
Ecuador – Magdalena Dávila Varela
Finland – Ritva Tuulikki Wächter
France – Michèle Wargnier
Germany – Romy März.svg.png.webp)
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.svg.png.webp)
Japan – Chie Murakami
Korea – Hyun Chang-ae
Lebanon – Leila Antaki
Luxembourg – Vicky Schoos
Madagascar – Jeanne Rakatomahanina
New Zealand – Leone Mary Main
Nicaragua – Thelma Arana.svg.png.webp)
Rhodesia and Nyasaland – Angela Joyce Moorcroft.svg.png.webp)
South Africa – Yvonne Brenda Hulley.svg.png.webp)
Spain – María del Carmen Cervera Fernández.svg.png.webp)
Suriname – Kitty Essed
Sweden – Ingrid Margareta Lundquist
Taiwan – Grace Li Shiu-Ying
Turkey – Güler Samuray- United Kingdom – Rosemarie Frankland†
Uruguay – Roma Spadachinni Aguerre
United States – Jo Ann Odum.svg.png.webp)
Venezuela – Bexy Romero Tosta
Notes
Debuts
- Republic of China and Suriname competed in Miss World for the first time.
References
- "Miss World 1961". MissWorld. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
External links
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