Miss World 1951

Miss World 1951
Date	29 July 1951
Presenters	Eric Morley
Venue	Lyceum Theatre, London, UK
Entrants	26 (5 foreign and 21 British)
Placements	5
Debuts	Britain, Denmark, France, Holland, Sweden, United States
Winner	Kicki Håkansson Sweden

Miss World 1951, the first annual Miss World pageant, was held on 29 July 1951 at Lyceum Theatre, London, UK. 21 British delegates and 5 from foreign countries; a total of 26 contestants, competed for the inaugural Miss World title. The winner was Kiki Håkansson from Sweden.

Results

Final Results	Contestant
Miss World 1951	Sweden - Kicki Håkansson
1st Runner-up	Britain - Laura Ellison-Davies
2nd Runner-up	Britain - Doreen Dawne
3rd Runner-up	Holland - Sabine Aime di Angelo
4th Runner-up	Britain - Aileen Chase

Contestants

Foreign Contestants

• Denmark - Lily Jacobson
• France - Jacqueline Lemoine
• Holland - Sabine Aime di Angelo
• Sweden - Kerstin "Kicki" Håkansson
• United States - Annette Gibson

British Contestants

• Pat Cameron
• Aileen P. Chase
• Fay Cotton
• Doreen Dawne
• Marlene Ann Dee
• Laura Ellison-Davies
• Brenda Mee
• Elayne Pryce
• Sidney Walker
• Nina Way
• Ann Rosemary West

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Notes

Unknown Names

• The names of the 10 contestants from Britain to be confirmed later.

Other Notes

• Elayne Pryce (Britain) competed in Miss Europe 1949. She failed to place.
• Aileen Chase (Britain) competed in Miss Universe 1952. She failed to place.
• Doreen Dawne (Britain) would later competed in Miss World 1952.
• Brenda Mee (Britain) would later competed in Miss World 1953.
• Marlene Ann Dee (Britain) competed in Miss Europe 1953, where she placed as the 1st Runner-up.

External links

• Miss World official website
• Pageantopolis - Official results of Miss World 1951