Miss World 1955

Beauty pageant edition

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

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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[edit]

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1955 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[edit]

* 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[edit]

### Debuts[edit]

* Australia
* Austria
* Cuba
* Honduras
* Iceland
* Venezuela

### Returns[edit]

Last competed in 1953:

* Israel
* Monte Carlo

### Withdrawals[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ 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[edit]

* Miss World official website

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