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Miss World 1959 was the ninth edition of the Miss World pageant, held t the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom on 10 November 1959. It was the first edition to be televised by the BBC.

37 contestants competed for the Miss World. The winner was Corine Rottschäfer, representing Holland. She was crowned by The Chief Barker of the Variety Club of Great Britain.

Results

Placement	Contestant
Miss World 1959	Holland – Corine Rottschäfer^[1]^[2]
1st runner-up	Perú – María Elena Rossel Zapata^[1]^[2]
2nd runner-up	Israel – Ziva Shomrat^[1]^[2]
3rd runner-up	United Kingdom – Anne Thelwell^[1]^[2]
4th runner-up	Denmark – Kirsten Olsen^[1]^[2]
Top 11	Argentina – Amalia Yolanda Scuffi Germany – Helga Meyer Greece – Yakiathi Karaviti Jamaica – Sheila Chong Rhodesia and Nyasaland – Vivien Lentin South Africa – Moya Meaker

Contestants

Thirty-seven contestants competed for the title.^[3]

Argentina - Amalia Yolanda Scuffi
Austria - Helga Knofel
Belgium - Diane Hidalgo
Brazil - Dione Brito Oliveira
Canada - Huguette Demers
Denmark - Kirsten Olsen
Finland - Margit Jaatinen
France - Marie Hélène Trové
Germany - Helga Meyer
Ghana - Star Nyaniba Annan
Gibraltar - Viola Howells
Greece - Yakiathi Karaviti
Hawaii - Margaret Moani Keala Brumaghim
Holland - Corine Rottschäfer †
Honduras - Rosemary Lefebre
Hong Kong - Michelle Mok Ping-Ching
Iceland - Sigurbjörg Sveinsdóttir
India - Fleur Ezekiel
Ireland - Ann Fitzpatrick
Israel - Ziva Shomrat
Italy - Paola Falchi
Jamaica - Sheila Chong
Japan - Chieko Ichinose
Jordan - Ufemia Jabaji
Korea - Seo Jung-ae
Luxembourg - Josee Pundel
Norway - Berit Grundvig
Paraguay - Elvira dos Santos Encina
Peru - María Elena Rossel Zapata
Portugal - Maria Teresa Motoa Cardoso
Puerto Rico - Lyllianna Díaz Noya
Rhodesia and Nyasaland - Vivien Lentin
South Africa - Moya Meaker
Sweden - Carola Håkonsson
United Kingdom - Anne Thelwell
United States - Loretta Powell
Uruguay - Yvonne Kelly

Notes

Debuts

Argentina
Ghana
Gibraltar
Hawaii
Hong Kong
India
Jamaica
Jordan
Korea
Paraguay
Peru
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Uruguay

Returns

Last competed in 1955:

Honduras

Last competed in 1957:

Austria
Finland
Luxembourg

Withdrawals

Morocco
Tunisia
Turkey
Venezuela

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Corine Rottschaefer (21) tot „Miss World" gekozen" [Dutch is “Miss World” Corinne Rottschafer nr. 1 in London]. Het Parool (in Dutch). 11 November 1959. p. 1. Retrieved 5 March 2024 – via Delpher.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "A Dutch treat". The Press Democrat. 11 November 1959. p. 44. Retrieved 5 March 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Dutch Girl "Miss World"". The Canberra Times. 12 November 1959. p. 28. Retrieved 5 March 2024 – via Trove.

External links

Miss World official website

[:2-1] "Corine Rottschaefer (21) tot „Miss World" gekozen" [Dutch is “Miss World” Corinne Rottschafer nr. 1 in London]. Het Parool (in Dutch). 11 November 1959. p. 1. Retrieved 5 March 2024 – via Delpher.

[:0-2] "A Dutch treat". The Press Democrat. 11 November 1959. p. 44. Retrieved 5 March 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Dutch Girl "Miss World"". The Canberra Times. 12 November 1959. p. 28. Retrieved 5 March 2024 – via Trove.

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