| Winner: | Penelope Coelen |
| Represented: |  South Africa |
| Date: | 13 October 1958 |
| Presenters: | Eric Morley † |
| Entrants: | 20 |
| Placements: | 6 |
| Venue: | Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom |
| Before: | 1957 |
| Next: | 1959 |
Miss World 1958 was the eighth edition of the Miss World pageant, held on 13 October 1958 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. Penelope Anne Coelen of South Africa was crowned by Marita Lindahl of Finland at the end of the pageant.[1] She became the second woman from Africa to win the title after Egypt in 1954.
Candidates from 20 countries participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by American Bob Russell.
The 1958 edition saw the debuts of Brazil and the returns of Norway (since 1954) and Turkey (since 1953). The eight countries have withdrawn from the competition: Austria, Egypt, Finland, Ghana and Luxembourg wouldn't participated after their respective selected delegates Elisabeth Schubel-Auer, Leila Saad, Pirkko Mannola, Janet Ohene-Agyei Boateng and Lydie Schmit for undisclosed reasons. Iceland and Tunisia withdrew from the competition after their selected delegates Hjordis Sigurvinsdóttir and Denise Orlando was unable to compete for canceled their trips, according to their directors via telegram. While Australia withdrew after their organization failed to hold a national competition.[2]
The name of United Kingdom officially changed to Great Britain in last year.
| Placement | Contestant | |
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| Miss World 1958 | ||
| 1st runner-up | ||
| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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Sometimes in the recent year when has changed quite a bit, the contestants were trimmed down to 6 semifinalists, compared to 7 in 1957 and 8 in 1955. This semifinal group size was last used in 1956 and previously to be used in 1954. The initial semifinalists were selected through a preliminary competition——first in evening gowns and later, in one-piece swimsuit (include 50% of the score for the figure in a bathing suit, according of Eade himself)——held the finals night.
The ten judges for the final telecast were both male and female panel which included:
Belgium – Michele Gouthals
Brazil – Sônia Maria Campos
Canada – Marilyn Anne Keddie
Denmark – Vinnie Ingemann
France – Claudine Auger †
Germany – Dagmar Herner
Greece – Mary Panoutospoulou
Netherlands – Lucienne Struve
Ireland – Susan Riddell
Israel – Rachel Shafrir
Italy – Elisabetta Velinsky
Japan – Hisako Okuse
Morocco – Jocelyne Lambin
Norway – Åse Qjeldvik South Africa – Penelope Anne Coelen
Sweden – Harriet Margareta Wågström
Turkey – Sunay Uslu
United Kingdom – Eileen Elizabeth Sheridan †
United States – Nancy Anne CorcoranLast competed in 1953:
Last competed in 1956:
Poland – Krystina Zylówna
Australia
Austria – Elisabeth Schübel-Auer
Egypt – Leila Saas
Finland – Pirkko Mannola
Ghana – Janet Ohene-Agyei Boateng
Iceland – Hjördís Sigurvinsdóttir
Luxembourg – Lydie Schmit
Tunisia – Denise Orlando