Miss World 1956

Miss World 1956

Date	15 October 1956
Presenters	Eric Morley
Venue	Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Entrants	24
Debuts	Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, Tunisia
Withdrawals	Australia, Ceylon, Cuba, Honduras, Monaco
Returns	Egypt, Switzerland, Turkey
Winner	Petra Schürmann Germany

Miss World 1956, the sixth edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 15 October 1956 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, UK. 24 contestants competed for the Miss World. The winner was Petra Schürmann, represented Germany. She was crowned by Miss World 1955, Susana Duijm of Venezuela.

Results

Final results	Contestant
Miss World 1956	Germany - Petra Schürmann †
1st runner-up	United States - Betty Lane Cherry
2nd runner-up	Israel - Rina Weiss
3rd runner-up	Japan - Midoriko Tokura^[1]
4th runner-up	Denmark - Anne Rye Nielsen
5th runner-up	Sweden - Eva Bränn

The Top 6 of Miss World 1956

Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, and Tunisia competed in Miss World for the first time.

1 2 "OPERA HOUSE RECITAL". The Sydney Morning Herald. August 17, 1964. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
1 2 "Miss World Competition Through the Years". E!. December 12, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.

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