Miss World 1951

Miss World 1951
Date	29 July 1951
Presenters	Eric Morley
Venue	Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Entrants	26
Placements	5
Debuts	Denmark, France, Holland, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States
Winner	Kiki Håkansson  Sweden

Miss World 1951, the first Miss World pageant, was held on 29 July 1951 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, UK. A total of 26 contestants competed for the inaugural Miss World title.

The winner was Kiki Håkansson from Sweden. She wore a "bikini" when being crowned, the only winner to ever do so.

Results

Contestants

•  Britain - Pat Cameron
•  Britain - Aileen P. Chase
•  Britain - Fay Cotton
•  Britain - Laura Ellison-Davies
•  Britain - Doreen Dawne
•  Britain - Marlene Ann Dee
•  Britain - Brenda Mee
•  Britain - Elayne Pryce
•  Britain - Sidney Walker
•  Britain - Nina Way
•  Britain - Ann Rosemary West
•  Denmark - Lily Jacobson
•  France - Jacqueline Lemoine
•  Holland - Sabine Aime di Angelo
•  Sweden - Kiki Håkansson
•  United States - Annette Gibson

• Names are unknown for 10 remaining contestants who represented Britain

References

• "History: 1951". MissWorld.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2016. 
• West, Donald (ed.). "Miss World 1951". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2016. 

External links

• Miss World official website