Miss World 1961

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Miss World 1961
Date9 November 1961
Presenters Michael Aspel
Venue Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Broadcaster BBC
Entrants37
Placements15
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
Winner Rosemarie Frankland
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Miss World 1961 was the 11th edition of the Miss World pageant, held on 9 November 1961 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. The winner was Rosemarie Frankland of United Kingdom. She was crowned by Bob Hope. Frankland also was a first runner-up at Miss Universe 1961, representing Wales. [1]

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Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results Miss World 1961 Map.PNG
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results
PlacementContestant
Miss World 1961
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
  • Flag of France.svg  France – Michèle Wargnier
4th runner-up
Top 7
Top 15

Contestants

Notes

Debuts

Returning countries

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References

  1. "Miss World 1961". MissWorld. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.