Miss World 1959

Miss World 1959
Corine Rottschäfer, winner of Miss World 1959
Date	10 November 1959
Presenters	Bob Hope
Venue	Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Broadcaster	BBC
Entrants	37
Debuts	Argentina, Ghana, Gibraltar, Hawaii, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Jordan, Korea, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Uruguay
Withdrawals	Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, Venezuela
Returns	Austria, Finland, Honduras, Luxembourg
Winner	Corine Rottschäfer ^[1] Holland

Miss World 1959, the ninth edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 10 November 1959 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, UK and was the first to be televised by the BBC. 37 contestants competed for the Miss World. The winner was Corine Rottschäfer, represented Holland.^[1] She was crowned by Miss World 1958, Penelope Anne Coelen of South Africa.

Results

Final results	Contestant
Miss World 1959	Holland - Corine Rottschäfer ^[1]
1st runner-up	Peru - María Elena Rossel Zapata
2nd runner-up	Israel - Ziva Shomrat
3rd runner-up	United Kingdom - Anne Thelwell
4th runner-up	Denmark - Kirsten Olsen
Semi-finalists	Argentina - Amalia Yolanda Scuffi Greece - Yakiathi Karaviti Jamaica - Sheila Chong Rhodesia - Vivien Lentin South Africa - Moya Meaker

Argentina, Ghana, Gibraltar, Hawaii, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Jordan, Korea, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Rhodesia and Nyasaland, and Uruguay competed in Miss World for the first time.

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