User:Mauriziok/Miss World 1953
| Mauriziok/Miss World 1953 | |
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 Miss World 1953, Denise Perrier | |
| Date | 19 October 1953 |
| Presenters | Eric Morley |
| Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom |
| Entrants | 15 |
| Placements | 6 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| 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, United Kingdom. 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 Papaelia from Egypt was screaming when she was announced third place.[1]
Results
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| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss World 1953 | |
| 1st Runner-up |
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| 2nd Runner-up | |
| 3rd Runner-up |
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Contestants
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Ceylon - Manel Illangkoon
Denmark - Ingrid Andersen
Egypt - Marina Papaelia
Finland - Maija-Riitta Tuomaala
France - Denise Perrier
Germany - Wilma Kanders
Great Britain[2] - Brenda Mee
Greece - Alexandra Ladikou
Holland - Yvonne Meijer
Israel - Havatzelet Dror
Monte Carlo - Elizabeth Chovisky
Norway - Solveig Gulbrandsen
Sweden - Ingrid Johansson
Switzerland - Odette Michel
United States - Mary Kemp Griffith
Notes
[edit]Debuts
[edit]Withdrawals
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References
[edit]- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20150706142718/http://www.missworld.com/History/1953/ Miss World 1953 Results. Official Page. Retrieved 13 October 2016
- ^ unknown. "Denisse Perrier, Miss World 1953 (France)". unknown. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
External links
[edit][[:Category:Miss World]] [[:Category:1953 in London]] [[:Category:1953 beauty pageants]] [[:Category:Beauty pageants in the United Kingdom]] [[:Category:October 1953 events]]