Miss World 1954

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Miss World 1954
Antigone Costanda.png
Antigone Costanda
Date18 October 1954
Presenters Eric Morley
Venue Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Entrants16
Placements6
Debuts
  • Italy
  • Turkey
Withdrawals
  • Israel
  • Monte Carlo
  • Norway
Returns
  • Belgium
  • Ireland
Winner Antigone Costanda
Egypt
←  1953
1955  →

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]

Contents

Results

Miss World 1954 participating nations and results Miss World 1954 Map.PNG
Miss World 1954 participating nations and results
PlacementContestant
Miss World 1954
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
5th runner-up

Contestants

Sixteen contestants competed for the title. [3] [4]

CountryContestantAge [a] Hometown
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Nelly Elvire Dehem [5] 19 Brussels
Flag of Ceylon.svg  Ceylon Jeannette de Jonk [6] 20 Colombo
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Grete Hoffenblad [7] 17 Rødovre
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Antigone Costanda [8] 21 Alexandria
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Yvonne de Bruyn [9] 19 Helsinki
Flag of France.svg  France Claudine Bleuse [10] 16 Villeconin
Flag of England.svg  England Patricia Butler23 Hoylake
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Efi Mela [11] 21 Athens
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Holland Conny Harteveld [12] 22 Leiden
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Connie Rodgers [11] 24 Dublin
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Cristina Fantonni [13] 17 Modena
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Margareta Westling [14] 19 Stockholm
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Claudine Chaperon Du Larret [11] 20 Zürich
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Sibel Göksel [11] 18 Istanbul
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Karin Hultman [15] 22 Rochester
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Frauke Walther [16] 19 Düsseldorf

Notes

  1. ↑ Age at the time of the pageant

Returns

Last competed in 1952,1951 and 1953:

Withdrawals

Did not compete

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  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. 1 2 3 4 "Wereldkampioenschap der schoonheid" [Beauty World Championship]. Het Parool (in Dutch). 16 October 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 22 June 2024– via Delpher.
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  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.
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