Miss World 1961
Appearance
Miss World 1961 | |
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Date | 9 November 1961 |
Presenters | Michael Aspel |
Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom |
Broadcaster | BBC |
Entrants | 37 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Rosemarie Frankland![]() |
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 Miss World 1960, Norma Cappagli of Argentina. Frankland also was a first runner-up at Miss Universe 1961, representing Wales.[1]
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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5th Runner-up |
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6th Runner-up |
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Semi-finalists |
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 (Rita) Polydorou
Denmark – Inge Jörgensen
Ecuador – Magdalena Dávila Varela
Finland – Ritva Tuulikki Wächter
France – Michèle Wargnier
Germany – Romy März
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
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 and Nyasaland – Angela Joyce Moorcroft
South Africa – Yvonne Brenda Hulley
Spain – María del Carmen Cervera Fernández
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
Venezuela – Bexy Romero Tosta
Notes
Debuts
- Republic of 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.