Miss World 1955

Miss World 1955
Date	20 October 1955
Presenters	Eric Morley
Venue	Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Entrants	21
Placements	8
Debuts	Australia, Austria, Cuba, Honduras, Iceland, Venezuela
Withdrawals	Egypt, Switzerland, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey
Returns	Israel, Monaco
Winner	Susana Duijm Venezuela

Miss World 1955, the 5th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 20 October 1955 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, UK. 21 contestants competed for the crown. Eunice Gayson crowned Susana Duijm of Venezuela as the new Miss World. The previous year's Miss World, Antigone Costanda of Egypt, did not attend because of hostilities between Egypt and United Kingdom over Suez Canal. that was the first time Venezuela won the title of Miss World.

Results

Final results	Contestant
Miss World 1955	Venezuela - Susana Duijm
1st runner-up	United States - Margaret Anne Haywood
2nd runner-up	Greece - Julia Coumoundourou
3rd runner-up	Cuba - Gilda Marín
4th runner-up	Sweden - Anita Åstrand
5th runner-up	France - Gisele Thierry
Semi-finalists	Australia - Beverly Prowse Austria - Felicitas Von Goebel

Australia, Austria, Cuba, Honduras, Iceland, and Venezuela competed in Miss World for the first time. Venezuela placed and won for the first time.

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