Miss World 1955

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Miss World 1955
Susana Duijm Miss World 1955.jpg
Susana Duijm
Date20 October 1955
Presenters
Venue Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Entrants21
Placements8
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
Winner Susana Duijm
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela
  1954
1956  

Miss World 1955 was the fifth edition of the Miss World pageant, held on 20 October 1955 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. 21 contestants competed for the crown. Eunice Gayson crowned Susana Duijm of Venezuela as the new Miss World. The previous year's Miss World, Antigone Costanda of Egypt, did not attend because of hostilities between Egypt and United Kingdom over Suez Canal. That was the first time Venezuela won the title of Miss World. This was the first time that a winner had been crowned with the crown on her head. Duijm also placed Top 15 in Miss Universe 1955.

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Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1955 Miss World 1955 Map.PNG
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1955
PlacementContestant
Miss World 1955
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
5th runner-up
Top 8

Contestants

Twenty-one contestants competed for the title. [1] [2]

CountryContestantAge [lower-alpha 1] Hometown
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Beverly Prowse [3] 23 Melbourne
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Felicitas Von Goebel [4] 24 Vienna
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Rosette Ghislain [5] 22 Hainaut
Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg  Ceylon Viola Sita Gunarate [2] 22 Colombo
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Gilda Marín [6] 26 Havana
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Karin Palm-Rasmussen [2] 18 Copenhagen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Mirva Arvinen [7] 19 Helsinki
Flag of France.svg  France Gisele Thierry [8] 21 Paris
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Heidi Krüger [2] 18 Berlin
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Jennifer Chimes [9] 22 Leamington Spa
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Tzoulia Georgia Coumoundourou [10] 18 Icaria
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Holland Angelina Kalkhoven [11] 18 Amsterdam
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras Pastora Pagán [12] 18 San Pedro Sula
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Arna Hjörleifsdóttir [13] 22 Akureyri
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Evelyn Foley [2] 22 Dublin
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Miriam Kotler [2] 21 Tel Aviv
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Franca Incorvaia [2] 18 Milan
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monte Carlo Josette Travers [2] 16 Monte Carlo
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Anita Åstrand [2] 21 Alingsas
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Margaret Anne Haywood [14] 20 Jonesboro
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela Susana Duijm [15] 19 Caracas

Notes

  1. Age at the time of the pageant

Debuts

Returns

Last competed in 1953:

Withdrawals

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