- Miss World 1960
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Miss World 1960 Date 8 November 1960 Presenters Bob Hope Venue Lyceum Theatre, London, UK Broadcaster BBC Entrants 39 Debuts Bolivia, Burma, Cyprus, Ecuador, Kenya, Lebanon, Madagascar, Nicaragua, Spain, Tahiti, and Tanganyika Withdraws Austria, Chile, Ghana, Gibraltar, Hawaii, Honduras, Hong Kong, Jamaica, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Switzerland, and Venezuela Returns Australia, and Turkey Winner Norma Gladys Cappagli
ArgentinaMiss World 1960, the 10th annual Miss World pageant, was held on November 8, 1960 at Lyceum Theatre, London, United Kingdom. 39 contestants competed for the Miss World. The winner was Norma Cappagli, representing Argentina.
Contents
Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.
Final Results Contestant Miss World 1960 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up 
South Africa - Denise Muir
3rd Runner-up 
Germany - Ingrun Helgard Möckel
4th Runner-up 
United States - Judith Ann Achter
Semifinalists 
Brazil - Maria Edilene Torreão
Ireland - Irene Ruth Kane
Italy - Layla Rigazzi
Korea - Lee Young-hee
United Kingdom - Hilda Fairclough
Quarterfinalists 
Canada - Danica d'Hondt
France - Diane Medina
Japan - Eiko Sakimurai
Norway - Grethe Solhoy
Southern Rhodesia - Jenny Lee Scott
Contestants
- Argentina - Norma Gladys Cappagli
Australia - Margaret Pasquil Nott
Belgium - Huberte Box
Bolivia - Dalia Monasteros Thornee- Brazil - Maria Edilene Torreão
Burma - Ma Sen Aye- Canada - Danica d'Hondt
Cyprus - Mary Mavropoulos
Denmark - Lise Bodin
Ecuador - Maria Rosa Rodriguez Vascones
Finland - Margaretha Schauman- France - Diane Medina
- Germany - Ingrun Helgard Möckel
Greece - Kalliopi Geralexi
Holland - Carina Verbeck
Iceland - Kristin Thorvaldsdóttir
India - Iona Pinto- Ireland - Irene Ruth Kane
Israel - Gila Golan- Italy - Layla Rigazzi
- Japan - Eiko Sakimurai
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 Gunilla Olsson
Tahiti - Teura Bouwens
Tanganyika - Carmen Lesley Woodcock
Turkey - Nebahat Çehre- United Kingdom - Hilda Fairclough
- United States - Judith Ann Achter
Uruguay - Beatriz Benitez
Trivia
Returning countries and Debuts
- Bolivia, Burma, Cyprus, Ecuador, Kenya, Lebanon, Madagascar, Nicaragua, Spain, Tahiti, and Tanganyika competed in Miss World for the first time.
- Australia last competed in 1957.
- Turkey last competed in 1958.
Nations not competing
Austria - Luise Kammermair
Chile - Marinka Polhammer Espinosa
Hong Kong - Lena Woo
Jamaica - Judith Willoughby
New Zealand - Lorraine Nawa Jones
Peru - Maricruz Gómez Díaz
Switzerland - Elaine Maurath
Venezuela - Miriam Maritza Estévez Acevedo
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