Miss World 1951
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Miss World 1951
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Date | 29 July 1951 |
Presenters | Eric Morley |
Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, UK |
Entrants | 26 |
Placements | 3 |
Debuts | Denmark, France, Holland, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States |
Winner | Kiki Håkansson Sweden |
Miss World 1951, the 1st Miss World pageant, was held on 29 July 1951 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, UK. A total of 26 contestants competed for the inaugural Miss World title. The winner was Kiki Håkansson from Sweden.
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Results
Final results | Contestant |
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1st runner-up |
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2nd runner-up |
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Contestants
- Denmark - Lily Jacobson
- France - Jacqueline Lemoine
- Holland - Sabine Aime di Angelo
- Sweden - Kiki Håkansson †
- United States - Annette Gibson
British contestants
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Notes
Unknown names
- The names of 10 of the 21 contestants from the United Kingdom remain unknown.
Other notes
- Elayne Pryce (Britain) competed in Miss Europe 1949. She failed to place.
- Aileen Chase (Britain) competed in Miss Universe 1952. She failed to place.
- Doreen Dawne (Britain) would later compete in Miss World 1952. She failed to place.
- Brenda Mee (Britain) would later compete in Miss World 1953. She failed to place.
- Marlene Ann Dee (Britain) competed in Miss Europe 1953. She placed as the 1st runner-up.