Miss World 1960

Miss World 1960
Miss World 1960 Norma Cappagli
Date	8 November 1960
Presenters	Bob Hope †
Venue	Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Broadcaster	BBC
Entrants	39
Placements	18
Debuts	Bolivia Burma Cyprus Ecuador Kenya Lebanon Madagascar Nicaragua Spain Tahiti Tanganyika
Withdrawals	Austria Ghana Gibraltar Hawaii Honduras Hong Kong Jamaica Paraguay Peru Portugal Puerto Rico
Returns	Australia Turkey
Winner	Norma Cappagli † Argentina

Miss World 1960 was the 10th anniversary of the Miss World pageant, held on 8 November 1960 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. 39 candidates competed for the Miss World. The winner was Norma Cappagli, representing Argentina. She was crowned by racing driver Stirling Moss, who served as one of the judging panel.

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1960

Placement	Contestant
Miss World 1960	Argentina – Norma Cappagli
1st runner-up	Israel – Gila Golan
2nd runner-up	South Africa – Denise Muir
3rd runner-up	Germany – Ingrun Helgard Möeckel
4th runner-up	United States – Judith Ann Achter
Top 10	Brazil – Maria Edilene Torreão Ireland – Irene Ruth Kane Italy – Layla Rigazzi South Korea – Lee Young-hee United Kingdom – Hilda Fairclough
Top 18	Canada – Danica d'Hondt Cyprus – Mary Mavropoulos France – Diane Medina India – Iona Pinto † Japan – Eiko Sakimurai Kenya – Jasmine Batty Norway – Grethe Solhoy Southern Rhodesia – Jenny Lee Scott

Judges

The seven judges has been in the final night competition:

• Rajah Gunsekard (Gunasekera) — Ceylon diplomat
• Oliver Messel† — British artist
• Lady F. Asafu-Adjaye — wife of the Ambassador of Ghana to Great Britain
• Major Stafford W. Somerfield — British journalist
• Fredericka Ann "Bobo" Sigrist — wife of the British film producer Kevin McClory
• Stirling Moss† — British' F1 racing driver
• Bernard Delfont — Russian-born British entrepreneur

Contestants

• Argentina - Norma Gladys Cappagli †
• Australia - Margaret Pasquil Nott
• Belgium - Huberte Bax
• Bolivia - Dalia Monasteros Thornee
• Brazil - Maria Edilene Torreão
• Burma - Ma Sen Aye
• Canada - Danica d'Hondt
• Cyprus - Mary Mavropoulos
• Denmark - Lise Bodin
• Ecuador - Toty Rodríguez
• Finland - Margaretha Schauman
• France - Diane Medina
• Germany - Ingrun Helgard Möckel †
• Greece - Kalliopi Geralexi
• Holland - Carina Verbeek
• Iceland - Kristín Þorvaldsdóttir
• India - Iona Pinto †
• Ireland - Irene Ruth Kane
• Israel - Gila Golan
• Italy - Layla Rigazzi
• Japan - Eiko Murai
• Jordan - Eriny Emile Sebella
• Kenya - Jasmine Batty
• South Korea - Lee Young-hee
• Lebanon - Giséle Nicolas Naser
• Luxembourg - Liliane Mueller
• Madagascar - Rajaobelina Bedovoahangy
• Nicaragua - Carmen Isabel Recalde
• Norway - Grethe Solhoy
• South Africa - Denise Muir
• Southern Rhodesia - Jenny Lee Scott
• Spain - Concepción Molinera Palacios
• Sweden - Barbro Olsson
• Tahiti - Teura Bouwens
• Tanganyika - Carmen Lesley Woodcock
• Turkey - Nebahat Çehre
• United Kingdom - Hilda Fairclough
• United States - Judith Ann Achter
• Uruguay - Beatriz Benítez

Notes

Debuts

• Bolivia
• Burma
• Cyprus
• Ecuador
• Kenya
• Lebanon
• Madagascar
• Nicaragua
• Spain
• Tahiti
• Tanganyika

Returns

Last competed in 1957:

• Australia

Last competed in 1958:

• Turkey

Withdrawals

• Austria – Luise Kammermair
• Ghana – Comfort Kwamena
• Gibraltar
• Hawaii
• Honduras
• Hong Kong – Lena Woo
• Jamaica – Judith Willoughby
• Paraguay – Mercedes Ruggia
• Peru – Maricruz Gómez
• Portugal – Maria Josebate Silva Santos
• Puerto Rico

Nations not competing

• Chile - Marinka Polhammer Espinoza
• New Zealand - Lorraine Nawa Jones
• Switzerland - Elaine Maurath
• Venezuela - Miriam Maritza Estévez Acevedo

External links

• Miss World official website