Miss World 1953

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.[1] 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.[2]

Miss World 1953
Miss World 1953, Denise Perrier
Date19 October 1953
PresentersEric Morley
VenueLyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Entrants15
Placements6
Debuts
Withdrawals
WinnerDenise Perrier
 France

Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1953
Placement Contestant
Miss World 1953
1st Runner-up
  •  Greece – Alexandra Ladikou
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
  •  Ceylon – Manel Illangakoon
4th Runner-up
5th Runner-up

Contestants

Notes

Debuts

Withdrawals

Did not Complete
  •  Austria - Lore Felger (Invited but not arrived due to lack of sponsors.)
  •  Belgium - Sepia Degehet (Sponsors sent her to Miss Europe.)
  •  Ireland - Mary Murphy (Became ill shortly before travelling.)
  •  Italy - Marcella Mariani† (Gave up at last minute because of the invitation to work in the film.)
  •  Lebanon - Hanya Beydoun (Invited but not arrived due to lack of sponsors.)

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Replaced

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References
  1. (in French) Denise Perrier : la Miss Monde 1953 de retour sur ses terres natales, Bugeycotiere.fr, 20 September 2019
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20150706142718/http://www.missworld.com/History/1953/ Miss World 1953 Results. Official Page. Retrieved 13 October 2016
  3. "Miss World 1953". 21 October 2019.
  4. "Miss World 1953". 21 October 2019.
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