Miss World 1965
Miss World 1965, the 15th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 19 November 1965 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, UK. The winner was Lesley Langley of the United Kingdom.[2][3] She was crowned by Miss World 1964, Ann Sidney of United Kingdom. The UK became the second country to win the contest two years in succession. The first country to achieve this was Sweden when winning in 1951 and 1952. Former British winner, Rosemarie Frankland (Miss World 1961) performed a dance routine alongside Lionel Blair as part of the show's cabaret.
Miss World 1965 | |
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Date | 19 November 1965 |
Presenters | David Jacobs†, Michael Aspel[1] |
Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, UK |
Broadcaster | BBC |
Entrants | 48 |
Placements | 16 |
Debuts | Costa Rica, Gambia, Malta, Syria |
Withdrawals | Aruba, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Spain, Turkey |
Returns | Australia, Bolivia, Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Malaysia, Peru, Rhodesia, Tahiti |
Winner | Lesley Langley [2][3] United Kingdom |
Results
Placement | Contestant |
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Miss World 1965 | |
1st Runner-up | |
2nd Runner-up | |
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4th Runner-up | |
Top 7 | |
Top 16 |
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Contestants
- Argentina – Lidia Alcira Díaz
- Australia – Jan Rennison
- Austria – Ingrid Kopetzky[2]
- Belgium – Lucy Emilie Nossent
- Bolivia – Gabriela Cornel Kempff
- Brazil – Berenice Lunardi
- Canada – Carol Ann Tidey[2]
- Ceylon – Shirlene Minerva de Silva
- Colombia – Nubia Angelina Bustillo Gallo
- Costa Rica – Marta Eugenia Escalante Fernández
- Cyprus – Krystalia Psara
- Denmark – Yvonne Hanne Ekman
- Ecuador – Corine Mirguett Corral
- Finland – Raija Marja-Liisa Salminen
- France – Christiane Sibellin
- Gambia – Ndey Jagne
- Germany – Karin Schütze
- Gibraltar – Rosemarie Viňales
- Greece- Maria Geka
- Holland – Janny de Knegt
- Honduras – Edda Inés Mungula
- Iceland – Sigrún Vignisdóttir
- Ireland – Gladys Anne Waller[2]
- Israel – Shlomit Gat
- Italy – Guya Libraro
- Jamaica – Carol Joan McFarlane
- Japan – Yuko Oguchi
- Jordan – Nyla Munir Haddad
- South Korea – Lee Eun-ah
- Lebanon – Yolla George Harb
- Liberia – Melvilla Mardea Harris
- Luxembourg – Marie-Anne Geisen
- Malaysia – Clara Eunice de Run
- Malta – Wilhelmina Mallia
- Morocco – Lucette Garcia
- New Zealand – Gay Lorraine Phelps
- Peru – Lourdes Cárdenas Gilardi
- Rhodesia – Lesley Bunting[2]
- South Africa – Carrol Adele Davis
- Suriname – Anita van Eyck
- Sweden – Britt Marie Lindblad
- Syria – Raymonde Doucco
- Tahiti – Marie Tapare[2]
- Tunisia – Zeineb Ben Lamine
- United Kingdom – Lesley Langley[2][3]
- United States – Dianna Lynn Batts[2]
- Uruguay – Raquel Luz Delgado
- Venezuela – Nancy Elizabeth González Aceituno
Judges
Miss World 1965 contestants were evaluated by a panel of judges, among whom included Martine Carol, a French actress.[2]
Notes
Debuts
- Costa Rica, Gambia, Malta, and Syria competed in Miss World for the first time.
Returning countries
Nations not competing
- Chile
- Nicaragua – Flora Sánchez Argüello
- Paraguay
- Philippines
- Turkey – Zerrin Arbaş
References
- "Miss World 1965"". BBC Genome Project Retrieved 2016-6-24
- Ottawa Citizen
- The Sydney Morning Herald
External links
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