# Miss World 1960

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Beauty pageant edition

Miss World 1960 Norma Cappagli Date 8 November 1960 Presenters Bob Hope Peter West Venue Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom Broadcaster BBC Entrants 39 Placements 18 Debuts Bolivia Burma Cyprus Ecuador French Polynesia Kenya Lebanon Madagascar Nicaragua Spain Tanganyika Withdrawals Austria Ghana Gibraltar Hawaii Honduras Hong Kong Jamaica Paraguay Peru Portugal Puerto Rico Returns Australia Turkey Winner Norma Cappagli[1] Argentina ← 1959 1961 →

**Miss World 1960** was the tenth [Miss World](/source/Miss_World) pageant, held at the [Lyceum Ballroom](/source/Lyceum_Theatre%2C_London), [London](/source/London), United Kingdom, on 8 November 1960.

At the conclusion of the event, racing driver [Stirling Moss](/source/Stirling_Moss), one of the judges, crowned [Norma Cappagli](/source/Norma_Cappagli) of Argentina as Miss World 1960. This is the first victory of Argentina in the history of the pageant.

Contestants from thirty-nine countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by [Bob Hope](/source/Bob_Hope), while [Peter West](/source/Peter_West) provided commentary all throughout the competition.[2]

## Background

Lyceum Ballroom, venue of Miss World 1960

### Selection of participants

Thirty-nine contestants were selected to compete in the pageant. Three contestants were appointed to represent their countries after being a runner-up in their national pageants.

#### Replacements

Diane Medina was appointed to represent France after Yolanda Biecosai withdrew from the competition for undisclosed reasons. The first runner-up of Miss United States 1960, Judith Ann Achter, was appointed to represent her country, after it was discovered that Annette Driggers, the original winner, was married and only fifteen years old.[3][4] The third runner-up of Miss Holland 1960, Carina Verbeek, was appointed to represent her country, as Miss Holland 1960, Ans Schoon, was abroad when the registration forms arrived.[5][6]

#### Debuts, returns and withdrawals

This edition marked the debut of Bolivia, Burma, Cyprus, Ecuador, French Polynesia,[a] Kenya, Lebanon, Madagascar, Nicaragua, Spain, and Tanganyika, and the return of Australia, which last competed in [1957](/source/Miss_World_1957) and Turkey, last competed in [1958](/source/Miss_World_1958).

Luise Kammermair of Austria chose not to participate in the competition after becoming a runner-up at [Miss Europe 1960](/source/Miss_Europe_1960). Comfort Kwamena of Ghana withdrew after choosing to make her flight to London in August 1960 instead of November of the same year. Judith Willoughby of Jamaica, Lena Woo of Hong Kong, Mercedes Ruggia of Paraguay, Maricruz Gómez of Peru, and Maria Josebate Silva Santos of Portugal withdrew for undisclosed reasons.[7][8] Gibraltar and Puerto Rico withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.

Marinka Polhammer of Chile, Marilyne Escobar of Morocco, Lorraine Nawa Jones of New Zealand, and Elaine Maurath of Switzerland were all set compete in this edition, but all withdrew for undisclosed reasons.[9]

## Results

Miss World 1960 participating countries and territories.

### Placements

Placement Contestant Miss World 1960 Argentina – Norma Cappagli[10] 1st runner-up Israel – Gila Golan[10] 2nd runner-up South Africa – Denise Muir[10] 3rd runner-up West Germany – Ingrun Helgard Moeckel[10] 4th runner-up United States – Judith Ann Achter[10] Top 10 Brazil – Maria Edilene Torreão Ireland – Irene Ruth Kane[11] Italy – Layla Rigazzi[11] South Korea – Lee Young-hee United Kingdom – Hilda Fairclough Top 18 Canada – Danica d'Hondt Cyprus – Mary Mavropoulos Denmark – Lise Bodin India – Iona Pinto Kenya – Jasmine Batty Norway – Grethe Solhoy[11] Rhodesia and Nyasaland – Jenny Lee Scott Sweden – Barbro Olsson

## Pageant

### Format

The number of placements in this edition has been increased to eighteen from eleven in the previous edition. The eighteen semi-finalists were selected through a preliminary competition held on the day of the final competition, consisting of a swimsuit and evening gown competition. The eighteen semifinalists competed in the swimsuit competition, and ten semi-finalists were eventually selected. The ten semi-finalists were interviewed by Bob Russell and paraded in front of the judges, and the five finalists were eventually selected to compete in the final interview.**[10][11]**

### Selection committee

- Rajah Gunsekard – [Ceylon](/source/Sri_Lanka) diplomat[11]

- [Oliver Messel](/source/Oliver_Messel) – British artist[11]

- Lady F. Asafu-Adjaye – Wife of the Ambassador of Ghana to Great Britain[11]

- [Stafford Somerfield](/source/Stafford_Somerfield) – British newspaper editor[11]

- Fredericka Ann "Bobo" Sigrist – Wife of British film producer [Kevin McClory](/source/Kevin_McClory)[11]

- [Stirling Moss](/source/Stirling_Moss) – English [Formula One](/source/Formula_One) racer[11]

- [Bernard Delfont](/source/Bernard_Delfont) – Russian-born British theatrical [impresario](/source/Impresario)[11]

## Contestants

Thirty-nine contestants competed for the title.

Country Contestant Age[b] Hometown Argentina Norma Cappagli[12] 21 Buenos Aires Australia Margaret Nott[13] 19 Victoria Harbor Belgium Huberte Bax[14] 19 Brussels Bolivia Dalia Monasteros 20 La Paz Brazil Maria Edilene Torreão 18 São José do Egito Burma Ma Sen Aye[9] 24 Yangon Canada Danica d'Hondt[15] 21 Vancouver Cyprus Mary Mavropoulos 20 Limassol Denmark Lise Bodin[16] 19 Copenhagen Ecuador Toty Rodríguez[17] 23 Guayaquil Finland Margaretha Schauman 18 Helsinki France Diane Medina 19 Paris French Polynesia Teura Bouwens[18] 27 Teahupo'o Greece Kalliopi Geralexi – Athens Holland Carina Verbeek[6] 19 The Hague Iceland Kristín Þorvaldsdóttir 18 Reykjavík India Iona Pinto[19] 24 Bombay Ireland Irene Ruth Kane 18 Londonderry Israel Gila Golan[20] 20 Tel Aviv Italy Layla Rigazzi[21] 18 Milan Japan Eiko Murai[22] 24 Niigata Jordan Eriny Emile Sebella 22 Amman Kenya Jasmine Batty[23] 21 Nairobi Lebanon Giséle Naser 21 Beirut Luxembourg Liliane Mueller 18 Luxembourg City Madagascar Rajaobelina Bedovoahangy[24] 24 Antananarivo Nicaragua Carmen Isabel Recalde 18 León Norway Grethe Solhoy 20 Oslo Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jenny Lee Scott[25] 18 Kwekwe South Africa Denise Muir[26] 19 Johannesburg South Korea[c] Lee Young-hee[27] 20 Busan Spain Concepción Molinera 23 Barcelona Sweden Barbro Olsson[28] 20 Umeå Tanganyika Carmen Lesley Woodcock 18 Dar es Salaam Turkey Nebahat Çehre[29][30] 17 Samsun United Kingdom Hilda Fairclough[31] 23 Lancashire United States Judith Ann Achter[32] 18 St. Louis Uruguay Beatriz Benítez 20 Montevideo West Germany Ingrun Helgard Moeckel[31] 18 Düsseldorf

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Competed as Tahiti in the pageant

1. **[^](#cite_ref-B_13-0)** Age at the time of the pageant

1. **[^](#cite_ref-29)** Competed as Korea in the pageant

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## External links

- [Miss World official website](http://www.missworld.com)

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v t e Miss World 1960 national titleholders Norma Cappagli Danica d'Hondt Toty Rodríguez Iona Pinto Gila Golan Nebahat Çehre

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