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List Of Miss World Titleholders
The following is a list of Miss World titleholders from the competition's inaugural edition in 1951 to present. Miss World titleholders Notes: * Marjorie Wallace, the 1973 winner, became the first titleholder not to complete her reign, when in March 1974, she was fired for "failing to fulfill the basic requirements of the job". Organisers extended an offer to first runner-up Evangeline Pascual of the Philippines to complete the duties of Miss World for the remainder of the year, but without holding the title; when Pascual turned down that offer, organisers next turned to second runner-up Patsy Yuen of Jamaica, who accepted. * The 2002 pageant was originally to be held in Abuja, Nigeria, but was relocated to the United Kingdom after anti-pageant rioting. * The 2008 pageant was originally to be held in Kyiv, Ukraine, but was relocated to South Africa after a diplomatic crisis between Russia and Georgia. * Three countries have achieved back-to-back wins: Sweden in 1951 and 1952, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World
Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth, it is one of the Big Four beauty pageants. The current Miss World is Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand who was crowned on 31 May 2025 in Hyderabad, India. History 20th century In 1951 Eric Morley organised a bikini contest as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations that he called the Festival Bikini Contest. The event was popular with the press, which dubbed it "Miss World". The swimsuit competition was intended as a promotion for the bikini, which had only recently been introduced to the market and was still widely regarded as immodest. When the 1951 Miss World pageant winner, Kerstin "Kiki" Hakansson from Sweden, was crowned in a bikini, it added to the controversy. The pageant was originally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mönchengladbach
Mönchengladbach (, ) is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany, west of the Rhine, halfway between Düsseldorf and the Netherlands, Dutch border. Geography Municipal subdivisions Since 2009, the territory of Mönchengladbach has comprised four (previously ten) boroughs which are subdivided into 44 districts. The boroughs and their associated districts were: * * * * History Name and origins The original name of the city was , by which it is still often known today. To distinguish it from another town of the same name (the present ), it took the name ('Monks’ Gladbach', in reference to the abbey) in 1888. Between 1933 and 1950, it was written ' (short: ), without a hyphen. This spelling was seen as potentially misleading, as it could imply that Gladbach was a borough of Munich (), so consequently the name was changed to in 1950 (and subsequently in 1960) to avoid confusion. The town was founded around Gladbach Abbey i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Argentina
Miss Argentina is a national beauty pageant in Argentina, founded in 1928. In 1962, Norma Nolan of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe became the first, and only, Miss Argentina to win the title of Miss Universe. Currently, the competition is managed by Keno Manzur, a beauty pageant entrepreneur. History 1928—1937 The Miss Argentina beauty contest was established in 1928 by :es:El_Hogar, El Hogar Magazine in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires. The first winner was Tulia Ciámpoli, Túlia Ciámpoli of Córdoba, Argentina, Cordoba. The pageant was attended by the President of Argentina, Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, Marcelo T. de Alvear, and his wife Regina Pacini. The 1929 competition was organized by Caras y Caretas (Argentina), Caras y Caretas, a weekly magazine, and was won by Nelida Rodriguez Aragon. In 1930, Critical magazine took over the event. In the same year, the winner of Miss Argentina (Celia Basavilbaso of Chaco Province, Chaco) competed for the title of Miss Universe, in the Inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− global city, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, GaWC 2024 ranking. The city proper has a population of 3.1 million and its urban area 16.7 million, making it the List of metropolitan areas, twentieth largest metropolitan area in the world. It is known for its preserved eclecticism, eclectic European #Architecture, architecture and rich culture, cultural life. It is a multiculturalism, multicultural city that is home to multiple ethnic and religious groups, contributing to its culture as well as to the dialect spoken in the city and in some other parts of the country. This is because since the 19th century, the city, and the country in general, has been a major recipient of millions of Immigration to Argentina, im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 1960
Miss World 1960 was the tenth Miss World pageant, held at the Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom on 8 November 1960. At the end of the event, racing driver Stirling Moss, one of the judges, crowned Norma Cappagli of Argentina as Miss World 1960. This is the first victory of Argentina in the history of the pageant. Contestants from thirty-nine countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Bob Hope, while Peter West provided commentary all throughout the competition. Background Selection of participants Thirty-nine contestants were selected to compete in the pageant. Three contestants were appointed to represent their countries after being a runner-up in their national pageants. Replacements Diane Medina was appointed to represent France after Yolanda Biecosai withdrew from the competition for undisclosed reasons. First runner-up of Miss United States 1960, Judith Ann Achter was appointed to represent her country after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Nederland
The Miss Nederland is a national beauty pageant in the Netherlands. The pageant was founded in 1929 in Amsterdam. History Former pageant From 1929 to 1931, the Netherlands held a national pageant in Amsterdam for the first time called "Miss Holland". From 1932 to 1949 the pageant was briefly discontinued and later recommenced in 1951 by the Miss Holland Organization. In 1951 the Netherlands debuted at the Miss World pageant and the Miss Universe pageant in 1956. The national beauty pageant was called "Miss Holland" from 1950 until 1990, since that year the winner competed at the Miss Universe, while runners-up traditionally competed at the Miss World pageant and the Miss International pageant. Since 1991 it became known as "Miss Nederland" whose winner went on to the Miss World pageant. From 1991 to 2008 the Miss Universe representatives were selected from "Miss Universe Netherlands" pageant. The program was televised live on Veronica television. Organizers *1929–1976 — ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoorn
Hoorn () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the northwest of the Netherlands, in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland. It is the largest town and the traditional capital of the region of West Friesland (region), West Friesland. Hoorn is located on the Markermeer, 20 kilometers (12 mi) east of Alkmaar and 35 kilometers (22 mi) north of Amsterdam. The municipality has just over 75,000 inhabitants and a land area of , making it the third most densely populated municipality in North Holland after Haarlem and Amsterdam. Apart from the city of Hoorn, the municipality includes the villages of Blokker, Netherlands, Blokker and Zwaag, as well as parts of the Hamlet (place), hamlets , De Hulk and . Hoorn is well known in the Netherlands for its rich history. The town acquired City rights in the Low Countries, city rights in 1357 and flourished during the Dutch Golden Age. In this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 1959
Miss World 1959 was the ninth Miss World pageant, held at the Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom on 10 November 1959. At the end of the event, the Chief Barker of the Variety Club of Great Britain crowned Corine Rottschäfer of Holland as Miss World 1959. This is the first victory of Holland in the history of the pageant. Contestants from thirty-seven countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Bob Hope. Background Selection of participants Thirty-seven contestants were selected to compete in the pageant. Three contestants were appointed to represent their countries after being a runner-up in their national pageants. Replacements Runner-up of Miss Maple Leaf 1959, Huguette Demers was appointed to represent Canada after Miss Maple Leaf 1959, Irene Dobler relinquishing her title in order to marry. First runner-up of Miss Norway 1959, Berit Grundvig was appointed to represent her country after Miss Norway 1959, Jorunn Kr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss South Africa
Miss South Africa is a national beauty pageant in South Africa that selects South African representatives to compete in one of the Big Four international beauty pageants Miss Universe. The Miss South Africa organisation resorted to a contemporary format in selecting representatives which was inaugurated in 2018. The current Miss South Africa 2024 is Mia le Roux. History Established in 1956, the first official Miss South Africa pageant was organized to send a representative to London for the Miss World pageant. That year Norma Vorster was crowned Miss South Africa. Two years later, an 18-year-old secretary from Durban, Penny Coelen, was crowned and would later go on to make history and win Miss World. It was not until 1977 that all persons of all races were allowed to compete in the Miss SA competition. Prior to that, people of colour competed in the Miss Africa South pageant, which was renamed Miss Black South Africa in 1977. This was just the beginning for the Miss South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durban
Durban ( ; , from meaning "bay, lagoon") is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the largest city in the Provinces of South Africa, province of KwaZulu-Natal. Situated on the east coast of South Africa, on the Natal Bay of the Indian Ocean, Durban is the Port of Durban, busiest port city in sub-Saharan Africa and was formerly named Port Natal. North of the harbour and city centre lies the mouth of the Umgeni River; the flat city centre rises to the hills of the Berea, Durban, Berea on the west; and to the south, running along the coast, is the Bluff, KwaZulu-Natal, Bluff. Durban is the seat of the larger eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, which spans an area of and had a population of 4.2million in 2022 South African census, 2022, making the metropolitan population one of Africa's largest on the Indian Ocean. Within the city limits, Durban's population was 595,061 in 2011 South African census, 2011. The city has a humid subtr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 1958
Miss World 1958 was the eighth edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Lyceum Theatre, London, Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom on 13 October 1958. At the end of the event, Marita Lindahl of Finland crowned Penelope Anne Coelen of South Africa as Miss World 1958. This is the first victory of South Africa and the second victory of Africa in the history of the pageant. Contestants from twenty countries participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Eric Morley. Background Selection of participants Twenty contestants were selected to compete in the pageant. One contestant was appointed to represent her country in this edition after contracting an illness from the previous edition. Replacements Miss Belgium 1958, Michele Gouthals was scheduled to represent her country in this edition. However, she was unable to participate in the competition because her organization appointed Miss Belgium 1957, Jeanne Chandelle to represent Belgium once ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Finland
Miss Suomi (Finnish language, Finnish for ''Miss Finland'') is a national beauty pageant in Finland. The pageant was founded in 1931, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe. History The Miss Suomi was held for the first time in 1931. Between 1952 and 1955 the winner of Suomen Neito went to Miss Universe, where Armi Kuusela was also crowned as the first Miss Universe in Long Beach by actress Piper Laurie in 1952. In 1956, due to lack of sponsorship, the national pageant of Suomen Neito was not held, and it made Finland withdraw from the competition. In 1960, Finland returned to Miss Universe with the second runner-up of Miss Suomi 1960, Maija-Leena Manninen, representing the country. In 1961, the Miss Suomi Organization changed its format to send its winner to the Miss Universe competition. From 1962 to 1963, the first princess of Miss Suomi represented Finland at Miss Universe. In some years, an appointed candidate has represented her country in Miss World or Miss Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
