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Miss World 1951
Date29 July 1951
Presenters
VenueLyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Entrants27
Placements5
Debuts
WinnerKiki Håkansson
 Sweden
1952 →

Miss World 1951, the first Miss World pageant, was held on 29 July 1951 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. The contest was originally intended to be a one-off event connected with the Festival of Britain.[1] A total of 27 contestants competed for the inaugural Miss World title.

The winner was Kiki Håkansson from Sweden. She wore a bikini when being crowned, the only winner to ever do so.

Results

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Final Result Contestants
Miss World 1951
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up

Contestants

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27 contestants competed for the first edition of Miss World


References

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  1. ^ http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/first-miss-world-contest The First Miss World Contest. Retrieved 24 June 2017
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