Miss World 1965 was the 15th edition of the

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, Mi ...

pageant, held on 19 November 1965 at the Lyceum Ballroom in

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, England, United Kingdom. The winner was

Lesley Langley Lesley Doreen Langley (born 26 March 1944 in Weymouth, Dorset, with the name Lesley Hill, which she changed to Leslie Langley to make it more artistic) is a British actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 1965 she previously ...

of the United Kingdom. She was crowned by Miss World 1964, Ann Sidney of the 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 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

and

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...

. Former British winner,

Rosemarie Frankland Rosemarie Frankland (1 February 1943 – 2 December 2000) was a Welsh actress, model and beauty queen who won Miss World 1961, having previously finished as first runner-up at Miss Universe 1961. Biography Born in Rhosllannerchrugog, Wrexham, ...

( Miss World 1961) performed a dance routine alongside

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as part of the show's cabaret.

Background

Seletion of participants

Debuts, returns, and, withdrawals

This edition marked debut of Costa Rica, the Gambia, Malta, Rhodesia and Syria. And the return of Australia and French Polynesia, which last competed in

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...

, and Bolivia, Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Malaysia and Peru in

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...

. Aruba, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Portugal, Spain, and the Republic of China, withdrew from the competition.

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of Turkey withdrew from the competition for undisclosed reasons.

Results

Judge

Miss World 1965 contestants were evaluated by a panel of judges, among whom included Martine Carol, a French actress.

Contestants

* – Lidia Alcira Díaz * – Jan Rennison * – Ingrid Kopetzky * – Lucy Emilie Nossent * – Gabriela Cornel Kempff * – Berenice Lunardi * – Carol Ann Tidey * – Shirlene Minerva de Silva * – Nubia Angelina Bustillo Gallo * – Marta Eugenia Escalante Fernández * – Krystalia Psara * – Yvonne Hanne Ekman * – Corine Mirguett Corral * – Raija Marja-Liisa Salminen * – Christiane Sibellin *

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– Marie Tapare * – Ndey Jagne * – Rosemarie Viňales * - Maria Geka * – Janny de Knegt * – Edda Inés Mungula * – Sigrún Vignisdóttir * – Gladys Anne Waller * – Shlomit Gat * – Guya Libraro * – Carol Joan McFarlane * – Yuko Oguchi * – Nyla Munir Haddad * – Yolla George Harb * – Melvilla Mardea Harris * – Marie-Anne Geisen * – Clara Eunice de Run * – Wilhelmina Mallia * – Lucette Garcia * – Gay Lorraine Phelps * – Lourdes Cárdenas Gilardi * – Lesley Bunting * – Carrol Adele Davis * – Lee Eun-ah * – Anita van Eyck * – Britt Marie Lindblad * – Raymonde Doucco * – Zeineb Ben Lamine * –

* – Dianna Lynn Batts * – Raquel Luz Delgado * – Nancy Elizabeth González Aceituno * – Karin Schütze

Notes

References

External links

Miss World official website
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