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Miss World 1956
6th Edition
Miss World 1956
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Host City
London, United Kingdom
Lyceum Ballroom
📅
Dates
Oct 15, 1956
👥
Participation
24 Contestants
🏆
Winner
Petra Schürmann
West Germany
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Final Placements

Official Results
Petra Schürmann
Winner
Miss World 1956•Edition 6
Petra Schürmann
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2
Betty Lane Cherry
Betty Lane Cherry
1st Runner-up
3
Rina Weiss
Rina Weiss
2nd Runner-up
4
Midoriko Tokura
Midoriko Tokura
3rd Runner-up
5
Anne Rye Nielsen
Anne Rye Nielsen
4th Runner-up
Top Finalists
Eva Bränn
Eva Bränn
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Contestants

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Petra Schürmann
Petra Schürmann
Participated Miss World 1956 • WINNER
West Germany
Betty Lane Cherry
Betty Lane Cherry
Participated Miss World 1956 • 1RU
United States
Miss USA 1956 · 1RU
Rina Weiss
Rina Weiss
Participated Miss World 1956 • 2RU
Israel
Midoriko Tokura
Midoriko Tokura
Participated Miss World 1956 • 3RU
Japan
Anne Rye Nielsen
Anne Rye Nielsen
Participated Miss World 1956 • 4RU
Denmark
Eva Bränn
Eva Bränn
Participated Miss World 1956 • FINALIST
Sweden
Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir
Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir
Participated Miss World 1956
Iceland
Angela Portaluri
Angela Portaluri
Participated Miss World 1956
Italy
Amy Kelly
Amy Kelly
Participated Miss World 1956
Ireland
Ans van Pothoven
Ans van Pothoven
Participated Miss World 1956
The Netherlands
Celsa Drucila Pieri Pérez
Celsa Drucila Pieri Pérez
Participated Miss World 1956
Venezuela
Miss Venezuela 1956 · 1RU
Geneviève Solare
Geneviève Solare
Participated Miss World 1956
France
Iris Alice Kathleen Waller
Iris Alice Kathleen Waller
Participated Miss World 1956
United Kingdom
Miss Universe 1956 · 3RU
Jeanette de Montalk
Jeanette de Montalk
Participated Miss World 1956
New Zealand
Lydia Marin
Lydia Marin
Participated Miss World 1956
Morocco
Madeleine Hotelet
Madeleine Hotelet
Participated Miss World 1956
Belgium
Margaret Scherz
Margaret Scherz
Participated Miss World 1956
Austria
Maria Passaloglou
Maria Passaloglou
Participated Miss World 1956
Greece
Norma Dugo
Norma Dugo
Participated Miss World 1956
Egypt
Norma Vorster
Norma Vorster
Participated Miss World 1956
South Africa
Miss South Africa 1956 · WINNER
Pascaline Agnes
Pascaline Agnes
Participated Miss World 1956
Tunisia
Sirpa Helena Koivu
Sirpa Helena Koivu
Participated Miss World 1956
Finland
Suna Özekin
Suna Özekin
Participated Miss World 1956
Turkey
Yolanda Daetwyler
Yolanda Daetwyler
Participated Miss World 1956
Switzerland
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