Kiki Håkansson

Kerstin Margareta "Kiki" Håkansson[lower-alpha 1] (born 17 June 1929) is a Swedish model and beauty queen who was the first winner of the Miss World beauty pageant after being crowned Miss Sweden World in 1951.[1]

Kerstin Margareta Håkansson
Photo cropped from the cover of Tempo magazine issued on 14 – 21 July 1951, published by Mondadori based in Milan, Italy.
Born (1929-06-17) 17 June 1929
Stockholm, Sweden
Other namesKiki Håkansson
Occupation(s)beauty queen and model
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Sweden 1951
Miss World 1951
Hair colorLight brown
Eye colorBlue
Major
competition(s)		Miss World Sweden 1951
(Winner)
Miss World 1951
(Winner)

Miss World 1951

Originally the Festival Bikini Contest,[2] Miss World was organized by Eric Morley as a mid-century advertisement for swimwear at the Festival of Britain.[3] Håkansson wore a bikini during the crowning ritual, after which she was condemned by the Pope,[4][5] and some countries with strong religious traditions threatened to withdraw delegates.[6] In 1952, bikinis were banned from the pageant and replaced with more modest swimwear.[7][8] While bikinis were eventually reintroduced to Miss World, Håkansson remains the only winner to have received her crown while wearing a bikini.[6]

References
  1. Mitra, Ipshita. "Miss Worlds of the 50s and where they are now - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes". Femina Miss India. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. Stein, Elissa; Meriwether, Lee (2006). Beauty Queen. Chronicle Books. p. 45. ISBN 0-8118-4864-7.
  3. Dewey, Susan (2008). Making Miss India Miss World. Syracuse University Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-8156-3176-7.
  4. Magnanti, Brooke (June 7, 2013). "Miss World bikini ban: why it's no victory for feminists". Telegraph. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  5. "Selvedge: The Fabric of Your Life". Selvedge Ltd. 2005: 39. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. Lovegrove, Keith (2002). Pageant: The Beauty Contest. teNeues. p. 1967. ISBN 3-8238-5569-7.
  7. Shin, Han (2004). Beauty with a Purpose. iUniverse. p. 193. ISBN 0-595-30926-7.
  8. "1950-1955: Navel Maneuvers - The Bikini Breakout". Bikini Science. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.

Notes
  1. "Haakinson" in her native Swedish language.
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