| Miss World 1959 | |
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.jpg.webp) Corine Rottschäfer, winner of Miss World 1959 | |
| Date | 10 November 1959 |
| Presenters | † |
| Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom |
| Broadcaster | BBC |
| Entrants | 37 |
| Placements | 11 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Corine Rottschäfer † [1] Holland |
Miss World 1959 was the 9th edition of the Miss World pageant, held on 10 November 1959 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom and was the first to be televised by the BBC. 37 contestants competed for the Miss World. The winner was Corine Rottschäfer, representing Holland.[1] She was crowned by The Chief Barker of the Variety Club of Great Britain.
Results
Miss World 1959 Results
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| Miss World 1959 | |
| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 11 |
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Contestants
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Argentina - Amalia Yolanda Scuffi
Austria - Helga Knofel.svg.png.webp)
Belgium - Diane Hidalgo.svg.png.webp)
Brazil - Dione Brito Oliveira.svg.png.webp)
Canada - Huguette Demers
Denmark - Kirsten Olsen
Finland - Margit Jaatinen
France - Marie Hélène Trové
Germany - Helga Meyer
Ghana - Star Nyaniba Annan
Gibraltar - Viola Howells.svg.png.webp)
Greece - Yakiathi Karaviti
Hawaii - Margaret Moani Keala Brumaghim- Holland - Corine Rottschäfer †
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Honduras - Rosemary Lefebre.svg.png.webp)
Hong Kong - Michelle Mok Ping-Ching
Iceland - Sigurbjörg Sveinsdóttir
India - Fleur Ezekiel
Ireland - Ann Fitzpatrick
Israel - Ziva Shomrat
Italy - Paola Falchi.svg.png.webp)
Jamaica - Sheila Chong.svg.png.webp)
Japan - Chieko Ichinose
Jordan - Ufemia Jabaji.svg.png.webp)
Korea - Seo Jung-ae
Luxembourg - Josee Pundel
Norway - Berit Grundvig.svg.png.webp)
Paraguay - Elvira dos Santos Encina
Peru - María Elena Rossel Zapata
Portugal - Maria Teresa Motoa Cardoso
Puerto Rico - Lyllianna Díaz Noya.svg.png.webp)
Rhodesia and Nyasaland - Vivien Lentin.svg.png.webp)
South Africa - Moya Meaker
Sweden - Carola Håkonsson
United Kingdom - Anne Thelwell.svg.png.webp)
United States - Loretta Powell
Uruguay - Yvonne Kelly
Notes
Debuts
Returns
Last competed in 1955:
Last competed in 1957:
Withdrawals
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References
External links
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