thecrowncompetitors

Marita Lindahl won the 1957 Miss World beauty pageant, representing Finland. She became the first woman from her country to win the title and the third Scandinavian woman; after Sweden had won the two first contests. The pageant was held in London, England.

1st Runner-up Denmark - Lilian Juul Madsen
2nd Runner-up South Africa - Adele June Kruger
3rd Runner-up Tunisia - Jacqueline Tapia
4th Runner-up Japan - Muneko Yorifuji
5th Runner-up France - Claudette Inés Navarro
6th Runner-up Israel - Sara Elimor

Contestants:

 Australia - June Finlayson
 Austria - Lilly Fischer
 Belgium - Jeanine Chandelle
 Canada - Judith Eleanor Welch
 Denmark - Lilian Juul Madsen
 Finland - Marita Lindahl
 France - Claudette Ines Navarro
 Germany - Annemarie Karsten
 Great Britain - Leila Williams
 Greece - Nana Gasparatou
 Holland - Christina van Zijp
 Iceland - Runa Brynjolfdóttir
 Ireland - Nessa Welsh
 Israel - Sara Elimor
 Italy - Anna Gorassini
 Japan - Muneko Yorifuji
 Luxembourg - Josee Jaminet
 Morocco - Danielle Muller
 South Africa - Adele June Kruger
 Sweden - Eleanor Ulla Edin
 Tunisia - Jacqueline Tapia
 United States - Charlotte Sheffield
 Venezuela - Consuelo Nouel Gomez