Miss World 1961

Miss World 1961, the 11th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 9 November 1961 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. The winner was Rosemarie Frankland of United Kingdom. She was crowned by Bob Hope. Frankland also was a first runner-up at Miss Universe 1961, representing Wales.[1]

Miss World 1961
Date9 November 1961
PresentersMichael Aspel
VenueLyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
BroadcasterBBC
Entrants37
Placements15
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerRosemarie Frankland
 United Kingdom

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results
Placement Contestant
Miss World 1961
1st Runner-up
  •  China – Grace Li Shiu-ying
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
  •  France – Michèle Wargnier
4th Runner-up
Top 7
Top 15

Contestants

Notes

Debuts

  • China and Suriname competed in Miss World for the first time.

Returning countries

  • Ceylon last competed in 1955.
  • New Zealand last competed in 1956.
  • Venezuela last competed in 1958.
  • Austria last competed in 1959.

References

  1. "Miss World 1961". MissWorld. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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