Miss World 1956
Encyclopedia
Miss World 1956, the sixth annual Miss World pageant, was held on 15 October 1956 at Lyceum Theatre, London
, United Kingdom
. 24 contestants competed for the Miss World. The winner was Petra Schürmann
, represented West Germany
.
London
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. 24 contestants competed for the Miss World. The winner was Petra Schürmann
Petra Schürmann
-External links:* - richly illustrated...
, represented West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
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Results
| Final Results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss World 1956 |
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| 1st Runner-up |
 United States - Betty Lane Cherry |
| 2nd Runner-up |
 Israel - Rina Weiss |
| 3rd Runner-up |
 Japan - Midoriki Tokura |
| 4th Runner-up |
 Denmark - Anne Rye Nielsen |
| 5th Runner-up |
 Sweden - Eva Bränn |
Contestants
Austria - Margaret Scherz
Belgium - Madeleine Hotelet- Denmark - Anne Rye Nielsen
Egypt - Norma Dugo
Finland - Sirpa Helena Koivu
Early Modern France - Genevieve Solare
Germany - Petra Susanna SchürmannPetra Schürmann-External links:* - richly illustrated...
United Kingdom - Iris Alice Kathleen Waller
Greece - Maria Paraloglou- ' - Ans van Pothoven
Iceland - Agusta Gudmundsdóttir
Republic of Ireland - Amy Kelly- Israel - Rina Weiss
Italy - Angela Portaluri- Japan - Midoriki Tokura
Morocco - Lydia Marin
New Zealand - Jeannette de Montalk
South Africa - Norma Vorster- Sweden - Eva Bränn
Switzerland - Yolanda Daetwyler
Tunisia - Pascaline Agnes
Turkey - Suna Tekin- United States - Betty Lane Cherry
Venezuela - Celsa Pieri
Returning countries and Debuts
- Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, and Tunisia competed in Miss World for the first time.
- Egypt, Switzerland, and Turkey last competed in 1954Miss World 1954Miss World 1954, the fourth annual Miss World pageant, was held on October 18, 1954 at Lyceum Theatre, London, United Kingdom. Only 16 contestants competed for the Miss World...
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