Miss World 1953

Miss World 1953
Date	19 October 1953
Presenters	Eric Morley
Venue	Lyceum Theatre, London, UK
Entrants	15
Placements	6
Debuts	Ceylon, Greece, Israel, Monte Carlo, Norway
Withdraws	Belgium, Ireland
Winner	Denise Perrier  France

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.

Miss World 1953, the third annual Miss World pageant, was held on October 19, 1953 at Lyceum Theatre, London, United Kingdom. 15 contestants competed for the Miss World title. The winner was Denise Perrier, who represented France.

Results

Placements

Final Results	Contestant
Miss World 1953	France - Denise Perrier
1st runner-up	Greece - Alexandra Ladikou
2nd runner-up	Egypt - Marina Papaelia
3rd runner-up	Ceylon - Manel Illangakoon
4th runner-up	Monte Carlo - Elizabeth Chovisky
5th runner-up	United States - Mary Griffin

Contestants

Ceylon - Manel Illangkoon  Denmark - Ingrid Andersen  Egypt - Myshimarina (Marina) Papaelia  Finland - Maija-Riita Tuomaala  France - Denise Perrier  Germany - Wilma Kanders  Great Britain - Brenda Mee; Mee previously competed in Miss World 1951.  Greece - Alexandra Ladikou

Holland - Yvonne Meijer  Israel - Havatzelet Dror  Monte Carlo - Elizabeth Chovisky  Norway - Solveig Gulbrandsen  Sweden - Ingrid Johansson  Switzerland - Odette Michel  United States- Mary Kemp Griffith

Debuts

• Ceylon, Greece, Israel, Monte Carlo and Norway competed in Miss World for the first time.

Historical significance

• Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, has its highest placing yet, 3rd runner up.

External links

• Miss World official website
• Pageantopolis - Official results of Miss World 1953