| Miss World 1960 | |
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.jpg) 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 | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Norma Cappagli † Argentina |
| ← 19591961 → | |
Miss World 1960 was the tenth 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.
The kidnapper contestant was found and caught by the Miss World Organizers. The kidnapper contestant was Lise Bodin of Denmark was caught kidnapping a child in a factory.
Results
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss World 1960 | |
| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up | |
| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 10 |
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| Top 18 |
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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 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
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
West Germany - Ingrun Helgard Möckel †
Notes
Debuts
- Bolivia – Dalia Monasteros Thornee
- Burma – Ma Sen Aye
- Cyprus – Mary Mavropoulos
- Ecuador – Toty Rodríguez
- Kenya – Jasmine Batty
- Lebanon – Giséle Nicolas Naser
- Madagascar – Rajaobelina Bedovoahangy
- Nicaragua – Carmen Isabel Recalde
- Spain – Concepción Molinera Palacios
- Tahiti – Teura Bouwens
- Tanganyika – Carmen Lesley Woodcock
Returns
Last competed in 1957:
- Australia – Margaret Pasquil Nott
Last competed in 1958:
Withdrawals
Austria – Luise Kammermair
Ghana – Comfort Kwamena
Gibraltar – No Name
Hawaii – No Name
Honduras – No Name
Hong Kong – Lena Woo
Jamaica – Judith Willoughby
Paraguay – Mercedes Ruggia
Peru – Maricruz Gómez
Portugal – Maria Josebate Silva Santos
Puerto Rico – No Name
Nations not competing
Chile - Marinka Polhammer Espinoza
China – Yeh Mo-Chu
New Zealand - Lorraine Nawa Jones
Switzerland - Elaine Maurath
Venezuela - Miriam Maritza Estévez Acevedo
References
- ^ Rose, D. (2010). Sexually, I'm More of a Switzerland: More Personal Ads from the London Review of Books. Scribner. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-4391-3149-7.
- ^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- ^ The 1st Miss International pageant | Entertainment, News, The Philippine Star | philstar.com
- "Miss Mundo 1960". MISS WORLD HISTORY / HISTORIA DE MISS MUNDO. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- "Miss World 1960". MISS WORLD HISTORY / HISTORIA DE MISS MUNDO. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- "HAIR-RAISING SHAMPOO". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. 6 November 1960. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- suntuubi.com
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