Miss World 1961

Miss World 1961
Date 9 November 1961
Presenters Michael Aspel
Venue Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Broadcaster BBC
Entrants 37
Debuts Taiwan, Suriname
Withdrawals Australia, Burma, Canada, Jordan, Kenya, Norway, Tahiti, Tanganyika
Returns Austria, Ceylon, New Zealand, Venezuela
Winner Rosemarie Frankland
 United Kingdom

Miss World 1961, the 11th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 9 November 1961 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, UK. The winner was Rosemarie Frankland of United Kingdom. She was crowned by Miss World 1960, Norma Gladys Cappagli of Argentina. Frankland also was a first runner-up at Miss Universe 1961, representing Wales.[1]

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results
Final results Contestant
Miss World 1961
1st runner-up
  •  Taiwan – Grace Li Shiu-ying
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
  •  France – Michèle Wargnier
4th runner-up
  •  Denmark – Inge Jörgensen
5th runner-up
  •  New Zealand – Leone Mary Main
6th runner-up
  •  United States – Jo Ann Odum
Semi-finalists
  •  Argentina – Susana Julia Pardal
  •  Austria – Hella Wolfsgrubej
  •  Finland – Ritva Tuulikki Wächter
  •  Germany – Romy März
  •  Ireland – Olive Ursula White
  •  Japan – Chie Murakami
  •  South Africa – Yvonne Brenda Hulley
  •  Turkey – Güler Samuray

Contestants

  •  Argentina – Susana Julia Pardal
  •  Austria – Hella Wolfsgrubej
  •  Belgium – Jacqueline Oroi
  •  Bolivia – Nancy Cortez Justiniano
  •  Brazil – Alda Maria Coutinho de Moraes
  •  Ceylon – Sushila Perera
  •  Taiwan – Grace Li Shiu-Ying
  •  Cyprus – Andreava (Rita) Polydorou
  •  Denmark – Inge Jörgensen
  •  Ecuador – Magdalena Dávila Varela
  •  Finland – Ritva Tuulikki Wächter
  •  France – Michèle Wargnier
  •  Germany – Romy März
  •  Greece – Efstathia (Efi) Karaiskaki
  •  Holland – Ria van Zuiden
  •  Iceland – Jóhanna Kolbrún Kristjánsdóttir
  •  India – Veronica Leonora Torcato
  •  Ireland – Olive Ursula White
  •  Israel – Er'ela Hod
  •  Italy – Franca Cattaneo
  •  Japan – Chie Murakami
  •  Korea – Hyun Chang-ae
  •  Lebanon – Leila Antaki
  •  Luxembourg – Vicky Schoos
  •  Madagascar – Jeanne Rakatomahanina
  •  New Zealand – Leone Mary Main
  •  Nicaragua – Thelma Arana
  •  Rhodesia and Nyasaland – Angela Joyce Moorcroft
  •  South Africa – Yvonne Brenda Hulley
  •  Spain – María del Carmen Cervera Fernández
  •  Suriname – Kitty Essed
  •  Sweden – Ingrid Margareta Lundquist
  •  Turkey – Güler Samuray
  •  United Kingdom – Rosemarie Frankland†
  •  Uruguay – Roma Spadachinni Aguerre
  •  United States – Jo Ann Odum
  •  Venezuela – Bexy Romero Tosta

Notes

Debuts

Returning countries

References

  1. ↑ "Miss World 1961". MissWorld. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
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