Miss World 1957
| Miss World 1957 | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Marita Lindahl, Miss World 1957 | |
| Date | 14 October 1957 |
| Presenters | Eric Morley † |
| Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom |
| Entrants | 23 |
| Placements | 7 |
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| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Marita Lindahl † Finland |
Miss World 1957 was the seventh edition of the Miss World pageant, 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
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| Miss World 1957 | |
| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| 5th runner-up |
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| 6th runner-up |
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Contestants
Australia - Ronnie Goodlet
Austria - Lilo Fischer
Belgium - Jeanne Chandelle
Canada - Judith Eleanor Welch
Denmark - Lilian Juul Madsen
Finland - Marita Lindahl †
France - Claude Inès Navarro
Germany - Annemarie Karsten
Great Britain - Leila Williams
Greece - Nana Gasparatou
Holland - Christina van Zijp
Iceland - Rúna Brynjólfdóttir
Ireland - Nessa Welsh
Israel - Sara Elimor
Italy - Anna Gorassini
Japan - Muneko Yorifuji
Luxembourg - Josee Jaminet
Morocco - Danielle Muller
South Africa - Adele June Kruger
Sweden - Elenore Edin
Tunisia - Jacqueline Tapia
United States - Charlotte Sheffield †
Venezuela - Consuelo Nouel †
Notes
Debuts
Returns
Last competed in 1955:
Withdrawals
Egypt – Protesting against the invasion of the Suez Canal by British forces.
New Zealand
Poland – Alicja Bobrowska
Switzerland
Turkey – Leyla Sayar
References
- ^ a b "The Indian Review". Volume 58. G.A. Natesan & Company. 1957.
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