Miss World 1959

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Miss World 1959
Corine Rottschafer (miss World 1959).jpg
Corine Rottschäfer
Date10 November 1959
Presenters
Venue Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Broadcaster BBC
Entrants37
Placements11
Debuts
  • Argentina
  • Ghana
  • Gibraltar
  • Hawaii
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Jamaica
  • Jordan
  • South Korea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Rhodesia and Nyasaland
  • Uruguay
Withdrawals
  • Morocco
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Venezuela
Returns
  • Austria
  • Finland
  • Honduras
  • Luxembourg
Winner Corine Rottschäfer
Holland
  1958
1960  

Miss World 1959 was the ninth edition of the Miss World pageant, held t the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom on 10 November 1959. It was the first edition to be televised by the BBC.

Contents

37 contestants competed for the Miss World. The winner was Corine Rottschäfer, representing Holland. She was crowned by The Chief Barker of the Variety Club of Great Britain.

Results

PlacementContestant
Miss World 1959
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 11

Contestants

Thirty-seven contestants competed for the title. [3]

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Last competed in 1955:

Last competed in 1957:

Withdrawals

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Corine Rottschaefer (21) tot „Miss World" gekozen" [Dutch is “Miss World” Corinne Rottschafer nr. 1 in London]. Het Parool (in Dutch). 11 November 1959. p. 1. Retrieved 5 March 2024 via Delpher.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "A Dutch treat". The Press Democrat. 11 November 1959. p. 44. Retrieved 5 March 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Dutch Girl "Miss World"". The Canberra Times. 12 November 1959. p. 28. Retrieved 5 March 2024 via Trove.