Miss World 1956 Explained

Winner:Petra Schürmann
Represented:
Date:15 October 1956
Presenters:Eric Morley
Entrants:24
Placements:6
Venue:Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Before:1955
Next:1957

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

The announcement of the winner was marked by a moment of confusion. The United States representative, Miss USA 1956 first runner-up Betty Lane Cherry, was given the winner's sash to wear just before the ceremony, and briefly it was reported that she was the winner. She ultimately was named as the first runner-up, commenting to the press that "two seconds don't make one first".[1]

Results

PlacementContestant
Miss World 1956
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
5th runner-up

Contestants

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Last competed in 1954:

Withdrawals

External links

Notes and References

  1. Dale Linder-Altman, " It's happened before: Orangeburg queen also incorrectly labeled winner", The Times and Democrat, 22 December 2015.
  2. Web site: Miss World Competition Through the Years . . 12 December 2014 . 23 January 2016.
  3. News: 17 July 1956 . Israeli beauties . 5 . . 17 November 2022.