Miss World 1959

Miss World 1959
Miss World 1959
Date 10 November 1959
Presenters Bob Hope
Venue Lyceum Theatre, London, UK
Broadcaster BBC
Entrants 37
Debuts Argentina, Ghana, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Jordan, Korea, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Rhodesia & Nyasaland, and Uruguay
Withdraws Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, and Venezuela
Returns Austria, Finland, Honduras, and Luxembourg
Winner Corinne Rottschäfer
 Holland

Miss World 1959, the ninth annual Miss World pageant, was held on November 10, 1959 at Lyceum Theatre, London, United Kingdom and was the first to be televised by the BBC. 37 contestants competed for the Miss World. The winner was Corinne Rottschäfer, represented Holland.

Contents

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.
Final Results Contestant
Miss World 1959
1st Runner-up
  •  Peru - Maria Elena Rossel Zapata
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up
Semifinalists

Contestants

Trivia

Returning countries and Debuts

  • Argentina, Ghana, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, India, Jordan, Korea, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Rhodesia & Nyasaland, and Uruguay competed in Miss World for the first time.
  • Honduras last competed in 1955.
  • Austria, Finland, and Luxembourg last competed in 1957.

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