Miss World 1955

Miss World 1955
Date	20 October 1955
Presenters	Eric Morley
Venue	Lyceum Theatre, London, UK
Entrants	21
Placements	8
Debuts	Australia, Austria, Cuba, Honduras, Iceland, Venezuela
Withdraws	Egypt, Switzerland, Turkey
Returns	Israel, Monte Carlo
Winner	Carmen Susana Duijm Zubillaga  Venezuela

Miss 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. She became the first Venezuelan to win the Miss World title.

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.

Final Results	Contestant
Miss World 1955	Venezuela - Susana Duijm
1st Runner-up	United States - Margaret Haywood
2nd Runner-up	Greece - Julia Coumoundourou
3rd Runner-up	Cuba - Gilda Marín
4th Runner-up	Sweden - Anita Åstrand
5th Runner-up	France - Gisele Thierry
Semifinalists	Australia - Beverly Prowse  Austria - Felicitas Von Goebel

Contestants

•  Australia - Beverly Prowse
•  Austria - Felicitas Von Goebel
•  Belgium - Rosette Ghislain
•  Ceylon - Viola Sita Gunarate
•  Cuba - Gilda Marín
•  Denmark - Karin Palm-Rasmussen
•  Finland - Mirva Orvakki Arvinen
•  France - Gisele Thierry
•  Germany - Beate Kruger
•  Great Britain - Jennifer Chimes
•  Greece - Tzoulia Georgia Coumoundourou
•  Holland - Angelina Kalkhoven
•  Honduras - Pastora Pagán Valenzuela
•  Iceland - Arna Hjorleifsdóttir
•  Ireland - Evelyn Foley
•  Israel - Miriam Kotler
•  Italy - Franca Incorvaia
•  Monte Carlo - Josette Travers
•  Sweden - Anita Åstrand
•  United States - Margaret Anne Haywood
•  Venezuela - Carmen Susana Duijm Zubillaga

Trivia

Returning countries and Debuts

• Australia, Austria, Cuba, Honduras, Iceland, and Venezuela competed in Miss World for the first time.
• Israel, and Monte Carlo last competed in 1953.

External links

• Miss World official website
• Pageantopolis - Official results of Miss World 1955