Miss World 1955

Miss World 1955
Miss World 1955
	Susana Duijm, Miss World 1955
Date	20 October 1955
Presenters	Eric Morley; †
Venue	Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Entrants	21
Placements	8
Debuts	Australia; Austria; Cuba; Honduras; Iceland; Venezuela;
Withdrawals	Egypt; Switzerland; Turkey;
Returns	Israel; Monte Carlo;
Winner	Susana Duijm †; 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.

Results

Placement	Contestant
Miss World 1955	Venezuela – Susana Duijm
1st runner-up	United States – Margaret Anne Haywood
2nd runner-up	Greece – Julia Coumoundourou
3rd runner-up	Cuba – Gilda Marín
4th runner-up	Sweden – Anita Åstrand
5th runner-up	France – Gisele Thierry
Top 8	Australia – Beverly Prowse Austria – Felicitas Von Goebel

Contestants

Australia - Beverly Prowse
Austria - Felicitas Von Goebel
Belgium - Rosette Ghislain
Ceylon - Viola Sita Gunarate
Cuba - Gilda Marín
Denmark - Karin Palm-Rasmussen
Finland - Mirva Orvakki Arvinen
France - Gisele Thierry
Germany - Beate Kruger
Great Britain - Jennifer Chimes
Greece - Tzoulia Georgia Coumoundourou
Holland - Angelina Kalkhoven
Honduras - Pastora Pagán Valenzuela
Iceland - Arna Hjörleifsdóttir
Ireland - Evelyn Foley
Israel - Miriam Kotler
Italy - Franca Incorvaia
Monte Carlo - Josette Travers
Sweden - Anita Åstrand
United States - Margaret Anne Haywood
Venezuela - Susana Duijm †

Notes

Debuts

Australia
Austria
Cuba
Honduras
Iceland
Venezuela

Returns

Last competed in 1953:

Israel
Monte Carlo

Withdrawals

Egypt -Iolanda Cristina (Dalida) Gigliotti ^[1]
Switzerland
Turkey

References

^ https://web.archive.org/web/20110903002449/http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/world_1955.htm Miss World 1955 Results. Pageantopolis. Retrieved 13 October 2016

External links

Miss World official website

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