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Miss World 1955

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Miss World 1955
Susana Duijm
Date20 October 1955
Presenters
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VenueLyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Entrants21
Placements8
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerSusana Duijm †
 Venezuela
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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

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Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1955
Placement Contestant
Miss World 1955
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
5th runner-up
Top 8

Contestants

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Twenty-one contestants competed for the title.[1][2]

Country Contestant Age[a] Hometown
 Australia Beverly Prowse[3] 23 Melbourne
 Austria Felicitas Von Goebel[4] 24 Vienna
 Belgium Rosette Ghislain[5] 22 Hainaut
 Ceylon Viola Sita Gunarate[2] 22 Colombo
 Cuba Gilda Marín[6] 26 Havana
 Denmark Karin Palm-Rasmussen[2] 18 Copenhagen
 Finland Mirva Arvinen[7] 19 Helsinki
 France Gisele Thierry[8] 21 Paris
 West Germany Heidi Krüger[2] 18 Berlin
 Great Britain Jennifer Chimes[9] 22 Leamington Spa
 Greece Tzoulia Georgia Coumoundourou[10] 18 Icaria
 Holland Angelina Kalkhoven[11] 18 Amsterdam
 Honduras Pastora Pagán[12] 18 San Pedro Sula
 Iceland Arna Hjörleifsdóttir[13] 22 Akureyri
 Ireland Evelyn Foley[2] 22 Dublin
 Israel Miriam Kotler[2] 21 Tel Aviv
 Italy Franca Incorvaia[2] 18 Milan
 Monte Carlo Josette Travers[2] 16 Monte Carlo
 Sweden Anita Åstrand[2] 21 Alingsas
 United States Margaret Anne Haywood[14] 20 Jonesboro
 Venezuela Susana Duijm[15] 19 Caracas

Notes

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  1. ^ Age at the time of the pageant

Debuts

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Returns

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Last competed in 1953:

Withdrawals

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Susanna Djuim (uit Venezuela) Miss World" [Susanna Djuim (from Venezuela) Miss World]. Het vrije volk (in Dutch). 21 October 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via Delpher.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Susane Djuim (Venezuela) is de mooiste van '55" [Susane Djuim (Venezuela) is the most beautiful of '55]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 21 October 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via Delpher.
  3. ^ "Model will face judge". The Daily News. 18 October 1955. p. 9. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Miss Austria wird seit 90 Jahren gewählt". Wien (in German). 27 January 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Miss 55: "J'ai hésité avant de venir"". La Dernière Heure (in French). 6 April 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Miss World". The Leader-Post. 21 October 1955. p. 13. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  7. ^ "The mystery of a miss". The Daily News. 28 October 1955. p. 6. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via Trove.
  8. ^ "Wants to be "Miss World"". The Straits Times. 18 October 1955. p. 10. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via National Library Board.
  9. ^ "Miss England a mother". The Daily News. 31 October 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via Trove.
  10. ^ "Crowning glory". The Daily News. 7 December 1955. p. 15. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via Trove.
  11. ^ "Miss Holland". Het Parool (in Dutch). 18 October 1955. p. 9. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via Delpher.
  12. ^ Gámez, Sabino (20 August 2010). "Pastora Pagán, 55 años después de la hazaña". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Arna Hjörleifsdóttir fra Akureyri kjörin „Fegurðardrottning íslands"" [Arna Hjörleifsdóttir from Akureyri elected "Beauty Queen of Iceland"]. Fálkinn (in Icelandic). 19 August 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via Tímarit.is.
  14. ^ "Arkansas girl almost Miss World". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 21 October 1955. p. 36. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  15. ^ Roterman, Natalie (19 June 2016). "Susana Duijm Dead: First Latina To Ever Win Miss Mundo Passes At 79". Latin Times. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  16. ^ Andrews, Farah (17 January 2019). "Egyptian singer Dalida celebrated with Google Doodle". The National. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
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