Miss World 1965
Encyclopedia
Miss World 1965, the 15th Miss World
pageant, was won by Lesley Langley
of the United Kingdom
. It took place on November 19, 1965 at the Lyceum Ballroom, London in London
, UK.
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...
pageant, was won by Lesley Langley
Lesley Langley
Lesley Langley from Weymouth, England was Miss United Kingdom and Miss World in 1965. She became the third woman from her country to win the title....
of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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...
. It took place on November 19, 1965 at the Lyceum Ballroom, London in London
London
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, UK.
Placements
| Final Results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss World 1965 |
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| 1st Runner-up |
 United States - Dianna Lynn BattsDian Parkinson Dian Parkinson is a former American model and hostess on The Price Is Right.-Career history:... |
| 2nd Runner-up |
 Republic of Ireland - Gladys Anne Waller |
| 3rd Runner-up |
 Austria - Ingrid Kopetzky |
| 4th Runner-up |
 French Polynesia -Marie Tapare |
| Top 7 |
 Canada - Carol Ann Tidey Rhodesia - Lesley Bunting |
| Top 16 |
 Costa Rica - Marta Eugenia Escalante Fernández Denmark - Yvonne Hanne Ekman Finland - Raija Marja-Liisa Salminen Early Modern France - Christiane Sibellin Germany - Karin Schütze Japan - Yuko Oguchi New Zealand - Gay Lorraine Phelps Sweden - Britt-Marie Lindblad |
Contestants
Argentina - Lidia Alcira Diaz
Australia - Jan Rennison- Austria - Ingrid Kopetzky
Belgium - Lucy Emilie Nossent
Bolivia - Gabriela Cornel Kempff
Brazil - Berenice Lunardi- Canada - Carol Ann Tidey
- ' - Shirlene Minerva de Silva
Colombia - Nubia Angelina Bustillo Gallo- Costa Rica - Marta Eugenia Escalante Fernández
Cyprus - Krystalia Psara- Denmark - Yvonne Hanne Ekman
Ecuador - Corine Mirguett Corral- Finland - Raija Marja-Liisa Salminen
- Early Modern France - Christiane Sibellin
The Gambia - Ndey Jagne- Germany - Karin Schütze
Gibraltar - Rosemarie Viňales
Greece- Maria Geka- ' - Janny de Knegt
Honduras - Edda Ines Mungula
Iceland - Sigrun Vignisdóttir- Republic of Ireland - Gladys Anne Waller
Israel - Shlomit Gat
Italy - Guya Libraro
Jamaica - Carol Joan McFarlane- Japan - Yuko Oguchi
Jordan - Nyla Munir Haddad- ' - Lee Eun-ah
Lebanon - Yolla George Harb
Liberia - Melvilla Mardea Harris
Luxembourg - Marie-Anne Geisen
Malaysia - Clara Eunice de Run
Malta - Wilhelmina Mallia
Morocco - Lucette Garcia- New Zealand - Gay Lorraine Phelps
Peru - Lourdes Cárdenas Gilardi- Rhodesia - Lesley Bunting
South Africa - Carrol Adele Davis- ' - Anita van Eyck
- Sweden - Britt Marie Lindblad
Syria - Raymonde Doucco- French Polynesia - Marie Tapare
Tunisia - Zeineb Ben Lamine
United Kingdom - Lesley LangleyLesley LangleyLesley Langley from Weymouth, England was Miss United Kingdom and Miss World in 1965. She became the third woman from her country to win the title....- United States - Dianna Lynn BattsDian ParkinsonDian Parkinson is a former American model and hostess on The Price Is Right.-Career history:...
Uruguay - Raquel Luz Delgado
Venezuela -Nancy Elizabeth González Aceituno
Returning countries and Debuts
- Costa Rica, Gambia, Malta, and Syria competed in Miss World for the first time.
- Australia and Tahiti last competed in 1960Miss World 1960Miss World 1960, the 10th annual Miss World pageant, was held on November 8, 1960 at Lyceum Theatre, London, United Kingdom. 39 contestants competed for the Miss World...
. - Rhodesia last competed in 1961Miss World 1961Miss World 1961, the 11th Miss World pageant, was won by Rosemarie Frankland of United Kingdom. It took place on November 9, 1961 at the Lyceum Theatre in London, UK.-Results:-Contestants:*' - Susana Julia Pardal*' - Hella Wolfsgrubej...
. - Bolivia, Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Malaysia, Peru last competed in 1963Miss World 1963Miss World 1963, the 13th Miss World pageant, was won by Carole Crawford of Jamaica. It took place on November 7, 1963 at the Lyceum Theatre in London, UK.-Results:-Contestants:*' - Diana Sarti*' - Sonja Russ*' - Irène Godin...
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