Miss World 1953

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Miss World 1953
Miss World 1953, Denise Perrier, Frankrijk.jpg
Denise Perrier
Date19 October 1953
Presenters Eric Morley
Venue Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Entrants15
Placements5
Debuts
  • Ceylon
  • Egypt
  • Greece
  • Israel
  • Monte-Carlo
  • Norway
Withdrawals
  • Ireland
Winner Denise Perrier
France
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Miss World 1953 was the third Miss World pageant, held at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom on 19 October 1953.

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At the end of the event, Denise Perrier of France was announced as Miss World 1953. [1] [2] This is the first and so far, only victory of France in the history of the pageant. Perrier was also the first Miss World winner to wear a Miss World sash.

Contestants from fifteen countries participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Eric Morley.

Background

Selection of participants

Fifteen contestants were selected to compete in the pageant. One contestant was appointed to represent her country after being a runner-up in her national pageant, while one contestant was appointed to replace the original winner. [3]

Replacements

Miss Egypt 1953 Antigone Costanda supposedly competed in this edition. However, due to undisclosed reasons, she was replaced by her 1st runner-up, Marina Papaelia. Costanda eventually competed in the following edition and won, where she dedicated her win to Papelia by shouting "Viva, viva, Marina Papaelia". [4]

Since Miss France 1953 Sylviane Carpentier chose not compete in Miss World and Miss Universe to get married, [3] two separate pageants were selected to send French representatives to Miss World and Miss Universe. The Miss Cinémonde pageant was in charge of selecting the French representative to Miss Universe, while the organizers of the French Committee of Elegance was in charge of selecting the French representative of Miss World. Denise Perrier was eventually chosen as the representative of France to Miss World, while Christiane Martel was chosen as the representative of France to Miss Universe. [5] Both won their respective international pageants. [6]

Debuts and withdrawals

This edition marked the debuts of Ceylon, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Monte-Carlo, and Norway. Mary Murphy of Ireland withdrew after getting ill.

Sepia Degehet of Belgium supposedly competed in the pageant, but withdrew due to the controversy her predecessor Anne-Marie Pauwels made in the pageant. She was only sent to Miss Europe. [7] [8] Marcella Mariani of Italy supposedly competed as well, but withdrew in order to focus on her acting career. [9] Lore Felger of Austria and Leyla Saroufin of Lebanon also supposedly competed, but withdrew due to lack of sponsors. [10]

Results

Miss World 1953 participating countries Miss World 1953 Map.PNG
Miss World 1953 participating countries

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss World 1953
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up

Contestants

Fifteen contestants competed for the title.

CountryContestantAge [lower-alpha 1] Hometown
Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg  Ceylon Manel Illangkoon [12] 20 Colombo
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Ingrid Andersen21 Copenhagen
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt Marina Papaelia [13] 20 Cairo
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Maija-Riitta Tuomaala [14] 19 Helsinki
Flag of France.svg  France Denise Perrier [15] 18 Ambérieu-en-Bugey
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Wilma Kanders [16] 20 Düsseldorf
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Brenda Mee [17] 20 Derby
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Alexandra Ladikou20 Kavala
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Holland Yvonne Meijer [18] 20 Haarlem
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Chavatzelet Dror [19] 19 Tel-Aviv
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monte-Carlo Elizabeth Chovisky [20] 18 Monte Carlo
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Synnøve Gulbrandsen [21] 23 Oslo
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Ingrid Johansson18 Stockholm
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Odette Michel19 Zürich
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Mary Kemp Griffith23 Los Angeles

Notes

  1. ↑ Age at the time of the pageant

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  2. ↑ "She's Miss World". Daily News. 19 October 1953. p. 74. Retrieved 5 March 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "Sylviane Carpentier, Miss France 1953, est décédée" [Sylviane Carpentier, Miss France 1953, has died]. Le Dauphine (in French). 17 October 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  4. ↑ ""Miss Egypt" is now "Miss World"". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane. 21 October 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 5 March 2024– via Trove.
  5. ↑ "Miss Cinema is niet mis!" [Miss Cinema is not wrong!]. Het vrije volk (in Dutch). 26 June 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 10 May 2023– via Delpher.
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