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Miss World 1959
Corine Rottschäfer, winner of Miss World 1959
Date10 November 1959
Presenters
VenueLyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
BroadcasterBBC
Placements11
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerCorine Rottschäfer [1]
 Holland
← 1958
1960 →

Miss World 1959, the 9th edition of the Miss World pageant, was 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
Final results Contestant
Miss World 1959
1st Runner-up
  •  Peru – María Elena Rossel Zapata
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up
Top 11

Contestants

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Last competed in 1955:

Last competed in 1957:

Withdrawals

References

  1. ^ a b St. Petersburg Times
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