Miss World 1953

Miss World 1953
Date 19 October 1953
Presenters Eric Morley
Venue Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Entrants 15
Placements 6
Debuts Ceylon, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Monaco, Norway
Withdrawals Ireland
Winner Denise Perrier
 France

Miss World 1953, the 3rd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 19 October 1953 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, UK. 15 contestants competed for the crown. May-Louise Flodin of Sweden crowned her successor Denise Perrier of France. At this ceremony, Perrier was given an official sash, bouquet and trophy, making the first Miss World winner to wear a Miss World sash, sponsored by Mecca Dancing in 1953. The second runner up Marina Papaelina from Egypt was screaming when she was announced third place.[1]

Results

Final results Contestant
Miss World 1953
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
5th runner-up

Contestants

Notes

Debuts

References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150706142718/http://www.missworld.com/History/1953/ Miss World 1953 Results. Official Page. Retrieved 13 October 2016
  2. ↑ unknown. "Denisse Perrier, Miss World 1953 (France)". unknown. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
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