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Miss World 1952
May-Louise Flodin
Date	14 November 1952
Presenters	Eric Morley
Venue	Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Entrants	12
Placements	5
Withdrawals	Belgium Mexico Northern Ireland Scotland
Returns	Belgium Finland Ireland Switzerland West Germany
Winner	May-Louise Flodin Sweden
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Miss World 1952 was the second Miss World pageant, held at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom on 14 November 1952.

At the end of the event, May-Louise Flodin of Sweden was announced as Miss World 1952. It was the first back-to-back victory in Miss World. During the announcement of winners, Flodin was only awarded with a trophy and a bouquet.

The special award was given by to Eva Maria Hellas of Finland, being the award of as the 3rd Runner-Up. As The 4th Runner-Up, There were no winners announced to given as 4th Runner-Up later. but one day, Tally Richards of United States was accepted the offer to used of 4th Runner-Up as the winner.

Twelve or Eleven contestants from ten countries participated in this year's pageant, the smallest number of contestants in the history of the pageant. The pageant was hosted by Eric Morley.

Background

Selection of participants

Twelve or Eleven contestants from ten countries were selected to compete in the pageant. One contestant was invited to compete again to even out the number of contestants, while two contestants were appointed to replace the original winner.

Replacements

Elisabeth van Proosdij was set to represent Holland at Miss World. However, van Proosdij chose to get married during her reign. Therefore, Sanny Weitner, first runner-up at Miss Holland 1951, was appointed as the representative of Holland at Miss World.

Debuts and withdrawals

After promoting the competition with twelve contestants, Morley thought of inviting Miss England 1951 Marlene Ann Dee to complete the twelve contestants in this edition. This edition marked the debuts of Finland, West Germany, Ireland, and Switzerland. Belgium was also set to debut this year, however, Anne-Marie Pauwels refused to part from her boyfriend during the contest, leading to her disqualification. Thus, only eleven contestants competed in the finals.

Results

Placements

Contestants

Twelve or Eleven contestants competed for the title.

Country	Contestant	Age	Hometown
Belgium	Anne-Marie Pauwels	–	Brussels
Denmark	Lillian Christensen	–	Copenhagen
Finland	Eva Maria Hellas	19	Helsinki
France	Nicole Drouin	22	Paris
West Germany	Vera Marks	19	Frankfurt
England	Doreen Gaffney-Dawne	29	London
	Marlene Ann Dee	20
Holland	Sanny Weitner	19	Amsterdam
Ireland	Eithne Dunne	–	Dublin
Sweden	May-Louise Flodin	20	Gothenburg
Switzerland	Sylvia Muller	20	Geneva
United States	Tally Richards	24	New York City

Notes

1. Age at the time of the pageant

Returns

Last competed in 1951:

•  Belgium – Anne-Marie Pauwels
•  Finland – Eva Maria Hellas
•  Ireland – Eithne Dunne
•   Switzerland – Sylvia Muller
•  West Germany – Vera Marks

Withdrawals

•  Belgium – Anne-Marie Pauwels (Disqualified because of the boyfriend)
•  Mexico – No Name (Unknown reasons)
•  Northern Ireland – No Name (Unknown reasons)
•  Scotland – No Name (Unknown reasons)

References

1. "Amsterdams meisje gekozen tot Miss Holland" [Amsterdam girl chosen as Miss Holland]. Het Parool. 28 April 1951. p. 1. Retrieved 29 February 2024 – via Delpher.
2. ^ "Wie wordt "Miss World"?" [Who will be "Miss World"?]. Zutphens dagblad voor de Graafschap en Veluwezoom (in Dutch). 31 October 1952. p. 7. Retrieved 29 February 2024 – via Delpher.
3. "Erelijst Miss België". De Morgen (in Dutch). 11 January 2010. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
4. ^ "Bouquets". The Straits Times. 22 November 2022. p. 3. Retrieved 29 February 2024 – via National Library Board.
5. "Fairest of them all". Lewiston Morning Tribune. 19 November 1952. p. 5. Retrieved 29 February 2024 – via Google News Archive.
6. "Fairest of them all". Lewiston Morning Tribune. 19 November 1952. p. 5. Retrieved 29 February 2024 – via Google News Archive.
7. "Erelijst Miss België". De Morgen (in Dutch). 11 January 2010. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
8. De Rybel, Seija (8 September 2006). "Eva Hellas, Miss Suomi 1952" [Eva Hellas, Miss Finland 1952]. Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 February 2024.
9. "There's beauty for you". The Straits Times. 8 November 1952. p. 3. Retrieved 29 February 2024 – via National Library Board.
10. "Vera Marks". Der Spiegel (in German). 2 October 1951. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
11. "Swedesh miss wins beauty title". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. 18 August 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 29 February 2024 – via Google News Archive.
12. "Miss Holland (reserve) wil Miss World worden" [Miss Holland (reserve) wants to become Miss World]. Leeuwarder courant. 11 November 1952. p. 9. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
13. "Miss Zweden, het mooiste meisje van de wereld" [Miss Sweden, the most beautiful girl in the world]. De Telegraaf. 15 November 1952. p. 1. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
14. "Untitled". Singapore Standard. 12 November 1952. p. 7. Retrieved 29 February 2024 – via National Library Board.

External links

• Miss World official website

• Miss World
• 1952 in London
• 1952 beauty pageants
• Beauty pageants in England
• November 1952 events in the United Kingdom