Miss World 1960
Miss World 1960 | |
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Date | 8 November 1960 |
Presenters | Bob Hope |
Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, UK |
Broadcaster | BBC |
Entrants | 39 |
Debuts | Bolivia, Burma, Cyprus, Ecuador, Kenya, Lebanon, Madagascar, Nicaragua, Spain, Tahiti, Tanganyika |
Withdrawals | Austria, Ghana, Gibraltar, Hawaii, Honduras, Hong Kong, Jamaica, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Switzerland |
Returns | Australia, Turkey |
Winner |
Norma Cappagli [1] Argentina |
Miss World 1960, the tenth edition Miss World pageant, was held on 8 November 1960 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, UK. 39 contestants competed for the Miss World. The winner was Norma Gladys Cappagli, representing Argentina.[1] She was crowned by Miss World 1959, Corine Rottschäfer of Holland.[2]
Results
Final results | Contestant |
Miss World 1960 | |
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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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Top 10 Finalists |
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Top 15 Semi-finalists | |
Contestants
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Notes
Debuts
- Bolivia, Burma, Cyprus, Ecuador, Kenya, Lebanon, Madagascar, Nicaragua, Spain, Tahiti, and Tanganyika competed in Miss World for the first time.
Returning countries
Nations not competing
- Austria - Luise Kammermair
- Chile - Marinka Polhammer Espinosa
- Hong Kong - Lena Woo
- Jamaica - Judith Willoughby
- New Zealand - Lorraine Nawa Jones
- Peru - Maricruz Gómez Díaz
- Switzerland - Elaine Maurath
- Venezuela - Miriam Maritza Estévez Acevedo
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rose, D. (2010). Sexually, I'm More of a Switzerland: More Personal Ads from the London Review of Books. Scribner. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-4391-3149-7.
- ↑ Ottawa Citizen
- 1 2 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- 1 2 The 1st Miss International pageant | Entertainment, News, The Philippine Star | philstar.com
- 1 2 "HAIR-RAISING SHAMPOO". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. November 6, 1960. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
External links
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