Miss World 1954 | |
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![]() Antigone Costanda | |
Date | 18 October 1954 |
Presenters | Eric Morley |
Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom |
Entrants | 16 |
Placements | 6 |
Debuts |
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Withdrawals |
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Returns |
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Winner | Antigone Costanda Egypt |
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]
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.
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.
Placement | Contestant |
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Miss World 1954 | |
1st runner-up |
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2nd runner-up | |
3rd runner-up | |
4th runner-up |
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5th runner-up |
Sixteen contestants competed for the title. [3] [4]
Country | Contestant | Age [a] | Hometown |
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![]() | Nelly Elvire Dehem [5] | 19 | Brussels |
![]() | Jeannette de Jonk [6] | 20 | Colombo |
![]() | Grete Hoffenblad [7] | 17 | Rødovre |
![]() | Antigone Costanda [8] | 21 | Alexandria |
![]() | Yvonne de Bruyn [9] | 19 | Helsinki |
![]() | Claudine Bleuse [10] | 16 | Villeconin |
![]() | Patricia Butler | 23 | Hoylake |
![]() | Efi Mela [11] | 21 | Athens |
![]() | Conny Harteveld [12] | 22 | Leiden |
![]() | Connie Rodgers [11] | 24 | Dublin |
![]() | Cristina Fantonni [13] | 17 | Modena |
![]() | Margareta Westling [14] | 19 | Stockholm |
![]() | Claudine Chaperon Du Larret [11] | 20 | Zürich |
![]() | Sibel Göksel [11] | 18 | Istanbul |
![]() | Karin Hultman [15] | 22 | Rochester |
![]() | Frauke Walther [16] | 19 | Düsseldorf |
Last competed in 1952: