| Miss World 1960 | |
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.jpg) Miss World 1960
Norma Cappagli | |
| Date | 8 November 1960 |
| Presenters | Bob Hope † |
| Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom |
| Broadcaster | BBC |
| Entrants | 39 |
| Placements | 18 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner |
Norma Cappagli †
[1]
Argentina |
Miss World 1960 was the tenth anniversary of the Miss World pageant, held on 8 November 1960 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. 39 candidates competed for the Miss World. The winner was Norma Cappagli, representing Argentina. [1] She was crowned by racing driver Stirling Moss, who served as one of the judging panel.
Results
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss World 1960 | |
| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up | |
| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 10 [4] |
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| Top 18 [5] |
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Judges
The seven judges has been in the final night competition:
- Rajah Gunsekard (Gunasekera) — Ceylon diplomat
- Oliver Messel† — British artist
- Lady F. Asafu-Adjaye — wife of the Ambassador of Ghana to Great Britain
- Major Stafford W. Somerfield — British journalist
- Fredericka Ann "Bobo" Sigrist — wife of the British film producer Kevin McClory
- Stirling Moss† — British' F1 racing driver
- Bernard Delfont — Russian-born British entrepreneur
Contestants
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Argentina -
Norma Gladys Cappagli †
[1]
Australia - Margaret Pasquil Nott
Belgium - Huberte Bax
Bolivia - Dalia Monasteros Thornee
Brazil - Maria Edilene Torreão
Burma - Ma Sen Aye
Canada -
Danica d'Hondt
Cyprus - Mary Mavropoulos
Denmark - Lise Bodin
Ecuador -
Toty Rodríguez
Finland - Margaretha Schauman
France - Diane Medina
Germany - Ingrun Helgard Möckel †
Greece - Kalliopi Geralexi
Holland - Carina Verbeek
Iceland - Kristín Þorvaldsdóttir
India - Iona Pinto †
[3]
Ireland - Irene Ruth Kane
Israel -
Gila Golan
[2]
Italy - Layla Rigazzi
Japan - Eiko Murai
[6]
Jordan - Eriny Emile Sebella
Kenya - Jasmine Batty
South Korea - Lee Young-hee
Lebanon - Giséle Nicolas Naser
Luxembourg - Liliane Mueller
Madagascar - Rajaobelina Bedovoahangy
Nicaragua - Carmen Isabel Recalde
Norway - Grethe Solhoy
South Africa - Denise Muir
Southern Rhodesia - Jenny Lee Scott
Spain - Concepción Molinera Palacios
Sweden - Barbro Olsson
[7]-
Tahiti - Teura Bouwens
Tanganyika - Carmen Lesley Woodcock
Turkey -
Nebahat Çehre
United Kingdom - Hilda Fairclough
United States - Judith Ann Achter
Uruguay - Beatriz Benítez
Notes
Debuts
Returns
Last competed in 1957:
Last competed in 1958:
Withdrawals
Austria – Luise Kammermair
Ghana – Comfort Kwamena
Gibraltar
Hawaii
Honduras
Hong Kong – Lena Woo
Jamaica – Judith Willoughby
Paraguay – Mercedes Ruggia
Peru – Maricruz Gómez
Portugal – Maria Josebate Silva Santos
Puerto Rico
Nations not competing
Chile - Marinka Polhammer Espinoza
New Zealand - Lorraine Nawa Jones
Switzerland - Elaine Maurath
Venezuela - Miriam Maritza Estévez Acevedo
References
- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ a b Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- ^ a b The 1st Miss International pageant | Entertainment, News, The Philippine Star | philstar.com
- ^ "Miss Mundo 1960". MISS WORLD HISTORY / HISTORIA DE MISS MUNDO. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Miss World 1960". MISS WORLD HISTORY / HISTORIA DE MISS MUNDO. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "HAIR-RAISING SHAMPOO". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. 6 November 1960. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ suntuubi.com
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