Miss World 1957
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Miss World 1957, the seventh annual Miss World pageant, was held on 14 October 1957 at Lyceum Theatre, London
, United Kingdom
. 23 contestants competed for the Miss World. The winner was Marita Lindahl
, represented Finland
.
London
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. 23 contestants competed for the Miss World. The winner was Marita Lindahl
Marita Lindahl
Marita Lindahl won the 1957 Miss World beauty pageant, representing Finland. She became the first woman from her country to win the title and the third Scandinavian woman; after Sweden had won the two first contests....
, represented Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
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Results
| Final Results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss World 1957 |
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| 1st Runner-up |
 Denmark - Lilian Juul Madsen |
| 2nd Runner-up |
 South Africa - Adele June Kruger |
| 3rd Runner-up |
 Tunisia - Jacqueline Tapia |
| 4th Runner-up |
 Japan - Muneko Yorifuji |
| 5th Runner-up |
 Early Modern France - Claudette Inés Navarro |
| 6th Runner-up |
 Israel - Sara Elimor |
Contestants
Australia - June Finlayson
Austria - Lilly Fischer
Belgium - Jeanine Chandelle
Canada - Judith Eleanor Welch- Denmark - Lilian Juul Madsen
Finland - Marita LindahlMarita LindahlMarita Lindahl won the 1957 Miss World beauty pageant, representing Finland. She became the first woman from her country to win the title and the third Scandinavian woman; after Sweden had won the two first contests....- Early Modern France - Claudette Ines Navarro
Germany - Annemarie Karsten
United Kingdom - Leila Williams
Greece - Nana Gasparatou- ' - Christina van Zijp
Iceland - Runa Brynjolfdóttir
Republic of 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 Ulla Edin- Tunisia - Jacqueline Tapia
United States - Charlotte Sheffield
Venezuela - Consuelo Nouel Gomez
Returning countries and Debuts
- Canada and Luxembourg competed in Miss World for the first time.
- Australia last competed in 1955Miss World 1955Miss World 1955, the fifth annual Miss World pageant, was held on October 20, 1955 at Lyceum Theatre, London, United Kingdom. 21 contestants competed for the Miss World. The winner was Susana Duijm, represented Venezuela...
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