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3.1  Debuts  





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Miss World 1959






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Miss World 1959
Corine Rottschäfer
Date10 November 1959
Presenters
VenueLyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
BroadcasterBBC
Entrants37
Placements11
Debuts
  • Argentina
  • Ghana
  • Gibraltar
  • Hawaii
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Jamaica
  • Jordan
  • South Korea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Rhodesia and Nyasaland
  • Uruguay
  • Withdrawals
    • Morocco
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Venezuela
  • Returns
    • Austria
  • Finland
  • Honduras
  • Luxembourg
  • WinnerCorine Rottschäfer
    Holland

    ← 1958

    1960 →

    Miss World 1959 was the ninth edition of the Miss World pageant, held t the Lyceum BallroominLondon, United Kingdom on 10 November 1959. It was the first edition to be televised by the BBC.

    37 contestants competed for the Miss World. The winner was Corine Rottschäfer, representing Holland. She was crowned by The Chief Barker of the Variety Club of Great Britain.

    Results[edit]

    Placement Contestant
    Miss World 1959
    1st runner-up
    2nd runner-up
    3rd runner-up
    4th runner-up
    Top 11

    Contestants[edit]

    Thirty-seven contestants competed for the title.[3]

  •  Austria - Helga Knofel
  •  Belgium - Diane Hidalgo
  •  Brazil - Dione Brito Oliveira
  •  Canada - Huguette Demers
  •  Denmark - Kirsten Olsen
  •  Finland - Margit Jaatinen
  •  France - Marie Hélène Trové
  •  Germany - Helga Meyer
  •  Ghana - Star Nyaniba Annan
  •  Gibraltar - Viola Howells
  •  Greece - Yakiathi Karaviti
  •  Hawaii - Margaret Moani Keala Brumaghim
  •  Holland - Corine Rottschäfer
  •  Honduras - Rosemary Lefebre
  •  Hong Kong - Michelle Mok Ping-Ching
  •  Iceland - Sigurbjörg Sveinsdóttir
  •  India - Fleur Ezekiel
  •  Ireland - Ann Fitzpatrick
  •  Israel - Ziva Shomrat
  •  Italy - Paola Falchi
  •  Jamaica - Sheila Chong
  •  Japan - Chieko Ichinose
  •  Jordan - Ufemia Jabaji
  •  Korea - Seo Jung-ae
  •  Luxembourg - Josee Pundel
  •  Norway - Berit Grundvig
  •  Paraguay - Elvira dos Santos Encina
  •  Peru - María Elena Rossel Zapata
  •  Portugal - Maria Teresa Motoa Cardoso
  •  Puerto Rico - Lyllianna Díaz Noya
  •  Rhodesia and Nyasaland - Vivien Lentin
  •  South Africa - Moya Meaker
  •  Sweden - Carola Håkonsson
  •  United Kingdom - Anne Thelwell
  •  United States - Loretta Powell
  •  Uruguay - Yvonne Kelly
  • Notes[edit]

    Debuts[edit]

  •  Ghana
  •  Gibraltar
  •  Hawaii
  •  Hong Kong
  •  India
  •  Jamaica
  •  Jordan
  •  Korea
  •  Paraguay
  •  Peru
  •  Portugal
  •  Puerto Rico
  •  Rhodesia and Nyasaland
  •  Uruguay
  • Returns[edit]

    Last competed in 1955:

    Last competed in 1957:

    Withdrawals[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b c d e "Corine Rottschaefer (21) tot „Miss World" gekozen" [Dutch is “Miss World” Corinne Rottschafer nr. 1 in London]. Het Parool (in Dutch). 11 November 1959. p. 1. Retrieved 5 March 2024 – via Delpher.
  • ^ a b c d e "A Dutch treat". The Press Democrat. 11 November 1959. p. 44. Retrieved 5 March 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Dutch Girl "Miss World"". The Canberra Times. 12 November 1959. p. 28. Retrieved 5 March 2024 – via Trove.
  • External links[edit]


    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Miss_World_1959&oldid=1214580376"

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