Miss World 1960

Miss World 1960
Miss World 1960 Norma Cappagli
Date	8 November 1960
Presenters	Bob Hope †
Venue	Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Broadcaster	BBC
Entrants	39
Placements	18
Debuts	Bolivia Burma Cyprus Ecuador Kenya Lebanon Madagascar Nicaragua Spain Tahiti Tanganyika
Withdrawals	Austria Ghana Gibraltar Hawaii Honduras Hong Kong Jamaica Paraguay Peru Portugal Puerto Rico
Returns	Australia Turkey
Winner	Norma Cappagli † [1] Argentina
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Miss World 1960 was the tenth anniversary of the Miss World pageant, held on 8 November 1960 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. 39 candidates competed for the Miss World. The winner was Norma Cappagli, representing Argentina. ^[1] She was crowned by racing driver Stirling Moss, who served as one of the judging panel.

The kidnapper contestant was found and caught by the Miss World Organizers. The kidnapper contestant was Lise Bodin of Denmark was caught kidnapping a child in a factory.

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1960

Placement	Contestant
Miss World 1960	Argentina – Norma Cappagli
1st runner-up	Israel – Gila Golan
2nd runner-up	South Africa – Denise Muir
3rd runner-up	West Germany – Ingrun Helgard Möeckel
4th runner-up	United States – Judith Ann Achter [1]
Top 10 [4]	Brazil – Maria Edilene Torreão   Ireland – Irene Ruth Kane   Italy – Layla Rigazzi   South Korea – Lee Young-hee   United Kingdom – Hilda Fairclough
Top 18 [5]	Canada – Danica d'Hondt   Cyprus – Mary Mavropoulos   Denmark – Lise Bodin   India – Iona Pinto †   Kenya – Jasmine Batty   Norway – Grethe Solhoy   Southern Rhodesia – Jenny Lee Scott   Sweden – Barbro Olsson

Judges

The seven judges has been in the final night competition:

• Rajah Gunsekard (Gunasekera) — Ceylon diplomat
• Oliver Messel† — British artist
• Lady F. Asafu-Adjaye — wife of the Ambassador of Ghana to Great Britain
• Major Stafford W. Somerfield — British journalist
• Fredericka Ann "Bobo" Sigrist — wife of the British film producer Kevin McClory
• Stirling Moss† — British' F1 racing driver
• Bernard Delfont — Russian-born British entrepreneur

Contestants

•   Argentina - Norma Cappagli † ^[1]
•   Australia - Margaret Pasquil Nott
•   Belgium - Huberte Bax
•   Bolivia - Dalia Monasteros Thornee
•   Brazil - Maria Edilene Torreão
•   Burma - Ma Sen Aye
•   Canada - Danica d'Hondt
•   Cyprus - Mary Mavropoulos
•   Denmark - Lise Bodin
•   Ecuador - Toty Rodríguez ^[6]
•   Finland - Margaretha Schauman
•   France - Diane Medina
•   Greece - Kalliopi Geralexi
•   Holland - Carina Verbeek
•   Iceland - Kristín Þorvaldsdóttir
•   India - Iona Pinto † ^[3]
•   Ireland - Irene Ruth Kane
•   Israel - Gila Golan ^[2]
•   Italy - Layla Rigazzi
•   Japan - Eiko Murai ^[7]
•   Jordan - Eriny Emile Sebella
•   Kenya - Jasmine Batty
•   Korea - Lee Young-hee
•   Lebanon - Giséle Nicolas Naser
•   Luxembourg - Liliane Mueller
•   Madagascar - Rajaobelina Bedovoahangy
•   Nicaragua - Carmen Isabel Recalde
•   Norway - Grethe Solhoy
•   South Africa - Denise Muir
•   Southern Rhodesia - Jenny Lee Scott
•   Spain - Concepción Molinera Palacios
•   Sweden - Barbro Olsson ^[8]
•   Tahiti - Teura Bouwens
•   Tanganyika - Carmen Lesley Woodcock
•   Turkey - Nebahat Çehre
•   United Kingdom - Hilda Fairclough
•   United States - Judith Ann Achter
•   Uruguay - Beatriz Benítez
•   West Germany - Ingrun Helgard Möckel †

Notes

Debuts

•   Bolivia – Dalia Monasteros Thornee
•   Burma – Ma Sen Aye
•   Cyprus – Mary Mavropoulos
•   Ecuador – Toty Rodríguez
•   Kenya – Jasmine Batty
•   Lebanon – Giséle Nicolas Naser
•   Madagascar – Rajaobelina Bedovoahangy
•   Nicaragua – Carmen Isabel Recalde
•   Spain – Concepción Molinera Palacios
•   Tahiti – Teura Bouwens
•   Tanganyika – Carmen Lesley Woodcock

Returns

Last competed in 1957:

•   Australia – Margaret Pasquil Nott

Last competed in 1958:

•   Turkey – Nebahat Çehre

Withdrawals

•   Austria – Luise Kammermair
•   Ghana – Comfort Kwamena
•   Gibraltar
•   Hawaii
•   Honduras
•   Hong Kong – Lena Woo
•   Jamaica – Judith Willoughby
•   Paraguay – Mercedes Ruggia
•   Peru – Maricruz Gómez
•   Portugal – Maria Josebate Silva Santos
•   Puerto Rico

Nations not competing

•   Chile - Marinka Polhammer Espinoza
•   China – Yeh Mo-Chu
•   New Zealand - Lorraine Nawa Jones
•    Switzerland - Elaine Maurath
•   Venezuela - Miriam Maritza Estévez Acevedo

References

1. Rose, D. (2010). Sexually, I'm More of a Switzerland: More Personal Ads from the London Review of Books. Scribner. p. 150. ISBN   978-1-4391-3149-7.
2. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
3. The 1st Miss International pageant | Entertainment, News, The Philippine Star | philstar.com
4. "Miss Mundo 1960". MISS WORLD HISTORY / HISTORIA DE MISS MUNDO. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
5. "Miss World 1960". MISS WORLD HISTORY / HISTORIA DE MISS MUNDO. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
6. "Toty Rodríguez, la sensibilidad en una escena". Pichincha Universal (in Spanish). 30 May 2013. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
7. "HAIR-RAISING SHAMPOO". Spartanburg Herald-Journal . 6 November 1960. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
8. suntuubi.com

External links

• Miss World official website