Miss World 1960
Miss World 1960, the 10th anniversary of the Miss World pageant, was held on 8 November 1960 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. 39 candidates competed for the Miss World. The winner was Norma Cappagli, representing Argentina.[1] She was crowned by Miss World 1959, Corine Rottschäfer of Holland.[2]
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| Date | 8 November 1960 |
| Presenters | Bob Hope |
| Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom |
| Broadcaster | BBC |
| Entrants | 39 |
| Placements | 18 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Norma Cappagli[1] Argentina |
Results
| Final results[5] | Contestant |
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| Miss World 1960 | |
| 1st Runner-up | |
| 2nd Runner-up |
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| 3rd Runner-up |
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| 4th Runner-up |
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| Top 10[5] |
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| Top 15 |
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Judges
The seven judges has been in the final night competition:
- Rajah Gunsekard (Gunasekera) — Ceylon diplomat
- Oliver Messel — British artist
- Lady F. Asafu-Adjaye — wife of the Ambassador of Ghana to Great Britain
- Major Stafford W. Somerfield — British journalist
- Fredericka Ann "Bobo" Sigrist — wife of the British film producer Kevin McClory
- Stirling Moss — British' F1 racing driver
- Bernard Delfont — Russian-born British entrepreneur
Contestants
- Argentina - Norma Gladys Cappagli[1]
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Australia - Margaret Pasquil Nott.svg.png.webp)
Belgium - Huberte Box.svg.png.webp)
Bolivia - Dalia Monasteros Thornee
Brazil - Maria Edilene Torreão.svg.png.webp)
Burma - Ma Sen Aye.svg.png.webp)
Canada - Danica d'Hondt
Cyprus - Mary Mavropoulos
Denmark - Lise Bodin
Ecuador - Toty Rodríguez
Finland - Margaretha Schauman
France - Diane Medina
Germany - Ingrun Helgard Möckel.svg.png.webp)
Greece - Kalliopi Geralexi
Holland - Carina Verbeck
Iceland - Kristín Þorvaldsdóttir
India - Iona Pinto[4]
Ireland - Irene Ruth Kane
Israel - Gila Golan[3]
Italy - Layla Rigazzi.svg.png.webp)
Japan - Eiko Murai[6]
Jordan - Eriny Emile Sebella.svg.png.webp)
Kenya - Jasmine Batty
Korea - Lee Young-hee
Lebanon - Giséle Nicolas Naser
Luxembourg - Liliane Mueller
Madagascar - Rajaobelina Bedovoahangy
Nicaragua - Carmen Isabel Recalde
Norway - Grethe Solhoy.svg.png.webp)
South Africa - Denise Muir.svg.png.webp)
Southern Rhodesia - Jenny Lee Scott.svg.png.webp)
Spain - Concepción Molinera Palacios
Sweden - Barbro Olsson[7]
Tahiti - Teura Bouwens.svg.png.webp)
Tanganyika - Carmen Lesley Woodcock
Turkey - Nebahat Çehre
United Kingdom - Hilda Fairclough
Uruguay - Beatriz Benítez
United States - Judith Ann Achter
Notes
Withdrawals
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Nations not competing
Chile - Marinka Polhammer Espinosa
New Zealand - Lorraine Nawa Jones
Switzerland - Elaine Maurath.svg.png.webp)
Venezuela - Miriam Maritza Estévez Acevedo
References
- Rose, D. (2010). Sexually, I'm More of a Switzerland: More Personal Ads from the London Review of Books. Scribner. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-4391-3149-7.
- Ottawa Citizen
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- The 1st Miss International pageant | Entertainment, News, The Philippine Star | philstar.com
- "Miss World 1960". Julio Rodriguez Matute. 17 December 2019.
- "HAIR-RAISING SHAMPOO". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. 6 November 1960. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- suntuubi.com
External links
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