Miss World 1951
Miss World 1951 | |
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Date | 29 July 1951 |
Presenters | Eric Morley |
Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom |
Entrants | 26 |
Placements | 5 |
Debuts | Denmark, France, Holland, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States |
Winner |
Kiki Håkansson![]() |
Miss World 1951, the first Miss World pageant, was held on 29 July 1951 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, UK. A total of 26 contestants competed for the inaugural Miss World title.
The winner was Kiki Håkansson from Sweden. She wore a "bikini" when being crowned, the only winner to ever do so.
Results
Final results | Contestant |
Miss World 1951 | |
1st Runner-up |
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2nd Runner-up |
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3rd Runner-up |
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4th Runner-up |
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Contestants
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Britain - Pat Cameron
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Britain - Aileen P. Chase
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Britain - Fay Cotton
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Britain - Laura Ellison-Davies
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Britain - Doreen Dawne
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Britain - Marlene Ann Dee
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Britain - Brenda Mee
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Britain - Elayne Pryce
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Britain - Sidney Walker
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Britain - Nina Way
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Britain - Ann Rosemary West
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Denmark - Lily Jacobson
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France - Jacqueline Lemoine
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Holland - Sabine Aime di Angelo
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Sweden - Kiki Håkansson
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United States - Annette Gibson
- Names are unknown for 10 remaining contestants who represented Britain
References
- "History: 1951". MissWorld.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss World 1951". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
External links
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