Miss World 1954

Miss World 1954
Antigone Costanda
Date	18 October 1954
Presenters	Eric Morley
Venue	Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Entrants	16
Placements	6
Debuts	Belgium Italy Turkey
Withdrawals	Israel Monte Carlo Norway
Returns	Ireland
Winner	Antigone Costanda Egypt
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Miss World 1954 was the fourth edition of the Miss World pageant, held on 18 October 1954 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. 17 contestants competed for the crown. Denise Perrier of France crowned her successor Antigone Costanda of Egypt. During this time, Costanda was only presented with trophy. ^[1]

Background

Selection of participants

Sixteen contestants were selected to compete in the pageant. Two contestant was appointed to represent her country after being a runner-up in her national pageant.

Debuts, returns, and withdrawals

This edition marked the debuts of Belgium, Italy and Turkey. Also the return of Ireland who last competed in 1952. Israel, Monte-Carlo and Norway withdrew.

Results

Miss World 1954 participating nations and results

Placement	Contestant
Miss World 1954	Egypt – Antigone Costanda [2]
1st runner-up	United States – Karin Hultman [2]
2nd runner-up	Greece – Efi Mela [2]
3rd runner-up	France – Claudine Bleuse [2]
4th runner-up	West Germany – Frauke Walther [2]
5th runner-up	Denmark – Grete Hoffenblad [2]

Contestants

Sixteen contestants competed for the title. ^{[3] [4]}

Country	Contestant	Age [a]	Hometown
Belgium	Nelly Elvire Dehem [5]	19	Brussels
Ceylon	Jeannette de Jonk [6]	20	Colombo
Denmark	Grete Hoffenblad [7]	17	Rødovre
Egypt	Antigone Costanda [8]	21	Alexandria
Finland	Yvonne de Bruyn [9]	19	Helsinki
France	Claudine Bleuse [10]	16	Villeconin
Great Britain	Patricia Butler	23	Hoylake
Greece	Efi Mela [11]	21	Athens
Holland	Conny Harteveld [12]	22	Leiden
Ireland	Connie Rodgers [11]	24	Dublin
Italy	Cristina Fantonni [13]	17	Modena
Sweden	Margareta Westling [14]	19	Stockholm
Switzerland	Claudine Chaperon Du Larret [11]	20	Zürich
Turkey	Sibel Göksel [11]	18	Istanbul
United States	Karin Hultman [15]	22	Rochester
West Germany	Frauke Walther [16]	19	Düsseldorf

Notes

1. Age at the time of the pageant

Returns

Last competed in 1952:

•   Ireland – Connie Rodgers

Withdrawals

•   Israel – Malka Rozenblat (Resign due to married)
•   Monte Carlo – Did not hold a national competition due to lack of applicants
•   Norway – Mona Stornes (Decided not to attend)

Did not compete

•   Austria - Felicitas Von Goebel (Dueto lack of sponsor)
•   Brazil - Martha Rocha (She canceled the invitation due to commitments previously acquired)
•   Libya – No Name (Unknown reasons)
•   West Indies Federation – Seeta Indranie Mahabir (Due to lack of sponsor)

References

1. "Miss World Competition Through the Years". E! . 12 December 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
2. "Miss World". Het Nieuws: Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 19 October 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 22 June 2024– via Delpher.
3. "Judges' dilemma: Which to pick for 'Miss World'". The Straits Times . 19 October 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 22 June 2024– via National Library Board.
4. "Sono tenute sotto chiave le concorrenti a « Miss Mondo»" [Competitors in "Miss Mondo" are kept under lock and key]. La Stampa (in Italian). 16 October 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
5. "Candidaten uit zestien landen Wie zal „Miss World" voorden?" [Candidates from Sixteen Countries: Who will present “Miss World”?]. Twentsch dagblad Tubantia (in Dutch). 16 October 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 22 June 2024– via Delpher.
6. "Jeanette is the pick of Ceylon". The Newcastle Sun. 1 November 1954. p. 6. Retrieved 22 June 2024– via Trove.
7. "Wereldkampioenschap der schoonheid" [Beauty World Championship]. Het Parool (in Dutch). 16 October 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 22 June 2024– via Delpher.
8. "'Miss World' receives congratulations". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 21 October 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 22 June 2024– via Google News Archive.
9. Seppänen, Mika (14 June 2013). "Entinen Miss Suomi kuoli yllättäen". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 June 2024.
10. "She was France's first selection". The Newcastle Sun. 25 October 1954. p. 12. Retrieved 22 June 2024– via Trove.
11. "Wereldkampioenschap der schoonheid" [Beauty World Championship]. Het Parool (in Dutch). 16 October 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 22 June 2024– via Delpher.
12. "Miss Holland naar Londen" [Miss Holland to London]. Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant (in Dutch). 13 October 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 22 June 2024– via Delpher.
13. "Cristina Fanton è giunta a Londra per l'elezione di Miss Mondo 1954" [Cristina Fanton has arrived in London for the election of Miss World 1954]. La Stampa (in Italian). 15 October 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
14. "Teenagers seek title". The Herald. 19 October 1954. p. 10. Retrieved 22 June 2024– via Trove.
15. "Kodak beauty tours London on of Miss World test". Democrat and Chronicle. 16 October 1954. p. 29. Retrieved 22 June 2024– via Newspapers.com.
16. "Too much sex appeal". The Sun. 20 October 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 22 June 2024– via Trove.

External links

• Miss World official website