Miss World 1961

Miss World 1961
Date 9 November 1961
Presenters Michael Aspel
Venue Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Broadcaster BBC
Entrants 37
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
Winner Rosemarie Frankland
 United Kingdom

Miss World 1961, the 11th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 9 November 1961 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. The winner was Rosemarie Frankland of United Kingdom. She was crowned by Miss World 1960, Norma Cappagli of Argentina. Frankland also was a first runner-up at Miss Universe 1961, representing Wales.[1]

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results
Final results Contestant
Miss World 1961
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
  •  France – Michèle Wargnier
4th Runner-up
5th Runner-up
6th Runner-up
Semi-finalists

Contestants

Notes

Debuts

  • Republic of China and Suriname competed in Miss World for the first time.

Returning countries

  • Ceylon last competed in 1955.
  • New Zealand last competed in 1956.
  • Venezuela last competed in 1958.
  • Austria last competed in 1959.

References

  1. ↑ "Miss World 1961". MissWorld. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
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