Miss World 1961


Miss World 1961, the 11th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 9 November 1961 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. The winner was Rosemarie Frankland of United Kingdom. She was crowned by Bob Hope. Frankland also was a first runner-up at Miss Universe 1961, representing Wales.

Results

Final resultsContestant
Miss World 1961
1st Runner-up
  • ' – Grace Li Shiu-ying
    • 2nd Runner-up
  • ' – Carmen Cervera
    • 3rd Runner-up
  • ' – Michèle Wargnier
    • 4th Runner-up
  • ' – Inge Jörgensen
    • Top 7
  • ' – Leone Mary Main
  • ' – Jo Ann Odum
    • Top 15
  • ' – Susana Julia Pardal
  • ' – Hella Wolfsgrubej
  • ' – Ritva Tuulikki Wächter
  • ' – Romy März
  • ' – Olive Ursula White
  • ' – Chie Murakami
  • ' – Yvonne Brenda Hulley
  • – Güler Samuray

    • Contestants

  • ' – Susana Julia Pardal
  • ' – Hella Wolfsgrubej
  • ' – Jacqueline Oroi
  • ' – Nancy Cortez Justiniano
  • ' – Alda Maria Coutinho de Moraes
  • ' – Sushila Perera
  • ' – Andreava Polydorou
  • ' – Inge Jörgensen
  • ' – Magdalena Dávila Varela
  • ' – Ritva Tuulikki Wächter
  • ' – Michèle Wargnier
  • ' – Romy März
  • ' – Efstathia Karaiskaki
  • ' – Ria van Zuiden
  • ' – Jóhanna Kolbrún Kristjánsdóttir
  • ' – Veronica Leonora Torcato
  • ' – Olive Ursula White
  • ' – Er'ela Hod
  • ' – Franca Cattaneo
  • ' – Chie Murakami
  • ' – Hyun Chang-ae
  • ' – Leila Antaki
  • ' – Vicky Schoos
  • ' – Jeanne Rakatomahanina
  • ' – Leone Mary Main
  • ' – Thelma Arana
  • ' – Angela Joyce Moorcroft
  • ' – Yvonne Brenda Hulley
  • ' – María del Carmen Cervera Fernández
  • ' – Kitty Essed
  • ' – Ingrid Margareta Lundquist
  • ' – Grace Li Shiu-Ying
  • ' – Güler Samuray
  • ' – Rosemarie Frankland†
  • ' – Roma Spadachinni Aguerre
  • ' – Jo Ann Odum
  • – Bexy Romero Tosta

    Debuts

  • Republic of China and Suriname competed in Miss World for the first time.

    Returning countries

  • Ceylon last competed in 1955.
  • New Zealand last competed in 1956.
  • Venezuela last competed in 1958.
  • Austria last competed in 1959.