Miss World 1960 Explained

Winner:Norma Cappagli[1]
Represented:Argentina
Date:8 November 1960
Presenters:Bob Hope
Entrants:39
Placements:18
Venue:Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Broadcaster:BBC
Before:1959
Next:1961

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.[1] She was crowned by racing driver Stirling Moss, who served as one of the judging panel.

Results

PlacementContestant
Miss World 1960
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 10[2]
Top 18[3]

Judges

The seven judges has been in the final night competition:

Contestants

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Last competed in 1957:

Last competed in 1958:

Withdrawals

Nations not competing

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rose, D. . Sexually, I'm More of a Switzerland: More Personal Ads from the London Review of Books . Scribner . 2010 . 978-1-4391-3149-7 . 150.
  2. Web site: 2019-12-17 . Miss Mundo 1960 . 2023-05-08 . MISS WORLD HISTORY / HISTORIA DE MISS MUNDO . en.
  3. Web site: 2019-12-18 . Miss World 1960 . 2023-05-08 . MISS WORLD HISTORY / HISTORIA DE MISS MUNDO . en.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20090521201122/http://lempimissit.suntuubi.com/?cat=255 suntuubi.com