Miss World 1957

Miss World 1957
Miss World 1957
	Marita Lindahl, Miss World 1957
Date	14 October 1957
Presenters	Eric Morley †
Venue	Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Entrants	23
Placements	7
Debuts	Canada; Luxembourg;
Withdrawals	Egypt; New Zealand; Switzerland; Turkey;
Returns	Australia;
Winner	Marita Lindahl †; Finland

Miss World 1957, the 7th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 14 October 1957 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. 23 candidates competed for the Miss World crown. The winner was Marita Lindahl,[1] represented Finland. She was crowned by Miss World 1956, Petra Schürmann of Germany.

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1957

Placement	Contestant
Miss World 1957	Finland – Marita Lindahl †[1]
1st Runner-up	Denmark – Lilian Juul Madsen
2nd Runner-up	South Africa – Adele June Kruger
3rd Runner-up	Tunisia – Jacqueline Tapia
4th Runner-up	Japan – Muneko Yorifuji
5th Runner-up	France – Claude Inès Navarro
6th Runner-up	Israel - Sara Elimor

Last competed in 1955:

Egypt – Protesting against the invasion of the Suez Canal by British forces.
New Zealand
Poland – Alicja Bobrowska
Switzerland
Turkey – Leyla Sayar

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