Miss World 1955

Beauty pageant edition

Miss World 1955

Susana Duijm

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

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Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1955 Placement  | Contestant

|

Miss World 1955  |

* Venezuela – Susana Duijm[1]

1st runner-up  |

* United States – Margaret Anne Haywood[1]

2nd runner-up  |

* Greece – Julia Coumoundourou[1]

3rd runner-up  |

* Cuba – Gilda Marín[1]

4th runner-up  |

* Sweden – Anita Åstrand[1]

5th runner-up  |

* France – Gisele Thierry[1]

Top 8  |

* Australia – Beverly Prowse[1]
* Austria – Felicitas Von Goebel[1]

## Contestants

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

Country  | Contestant  | Age[a] | Hometown

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|
|

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

### Returns

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Last competed in 1953:

* Israel
* Monte Carlo

### Withdrawals

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* Egypt -Iolanda Cristina (Dalida) Gigliotti[16]
* Switzerland
* Turkey

## 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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