Miss World 1961

Beauty pageant edition

  • China
  • Suriname
Withdrawals
  • Australia
  • Burma
  • Canada
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Norway
  • Tahiti
  • Tanganyika
Returns
  • Austria, Ceylon
  • New Zealand
  • Venezuela
WinnerRosemarie Frankland
 United Kingdom
← 1960
1962 →

Miss World 1961 was the 11th edition of the Miss World pageant, 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]

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results
Placement Contestant
Miss World 1961
1st runner-up
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.

External links

  • Miss World official website
  • Pageantopolis – Miss World 1961
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Miss World 1961 national titleholders