Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Norma Gladys Cappagli won the 1960 Miss World contest, representing Argentina. She became the first woman from Argentina and the second South American woman to win the title. The pageant was held in London, England. Cappagli was crowned Miss World with the fourth design Miss World
1st Runner-up Israel - Gila Golan
2nd Runner-up South Africa - Denise Muir
3rd Runner-up Germany - Ingrun Helgard Möckel
4th Runner-up USA - Judith Ann Achter
Semifinalists
Brazil - Maria Edilene Torreão
Ireland - Irene Ruth Kane
Italy - Layla Rigazzi
Korea - Lee Young-hee
United Kingdom - Hilda Fairclough
Quarterfinalists
Canada - Danica d'Hondt
France - Diane Medina
Japan - Eiko Sakimurai
Norway - Grethe Solhoy
Southern Rhodesia - Jenny Lee Scott
Contestants
Argentina - Norma Gladys Cappagli
Australia - Margaret Pasquil Nott
Belgium - Huberte Box
Bolivia - Dalia Monasteros Thornee
Brazil - Maria Edilene Torreão
Burma - Ma Sen Aye
Canada - Danica d'Hondt
Cyprus - Mary Mavropoulos
Denmark - Lise Bodin
Ecuador - Maria Rosa Rodriguez Vascones
Finland - Margaretha Schauman
France - Diane Medina
Germany - Ingrun Helgard Möckel
Greece - Kalliopi Geralexi
Holland - Carina Verbeck
Iceland - Kristin Thorvaldsdóttir
India - Iona Pinto
Ireland - Irene Ruth Kane
Israel - Gila Golan
Italy - Layla Rigazzi
Japan - Eiko Sakimurai
Jordan - Eriny Emile Sebella
Kenya - Jasmine Batty
Korea - Lee Young-hee
Lebanon - Giselle Nicolas Nasr
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 Gunilla Olsson
Tahiti - Teura Bouwens
Tanganyika - Carmen Lesley Woodcock
Turkey - Nebahat Cehre
United Kingdom - Hilda Fairclough
United States - Judith Ann Achter
Uruguay - Beatriz Benitez
Nations not competing
Austria - Luise Kammermair
Chile - Marinka Polhammer Espinosa
Hong Kong - Lena Woo
Jamaica - Judith Willoughby
New Zealand - Lorraine Nawa Jones
Peru - Maricruz Gómez Díaz
Switzerland - Elaine Maurath
Venezuela - Miriam Maritza Estévez Acevedo
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