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
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