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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}{{Infobox beauty pageant | image = | caption = Miss World 1951 | winner = Kiki Håkansson | represented = {{flag|Sweden}} | date = 29 July 1951 | presenters = {{Hlist|Eric Morley}} | entrants = 26 | placements = 5 | venue = Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom | debuts = {{Hlist|Denmark|France|Holland|Sweden|United Kingdom|United States}} | next = 1952 }}Miss World 1951, the first Miss World pageant, was held on 29 July 1951 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. The contest was originally intended to be a one-off event connected with the Festival of Britain[1]. A total of 26 contestants competed for the inaugural Miss World title; while the names of 16 contestants are archived, there is no information on the remaining 10 contestants who represented Britain. The winner was Kiki Håkansson from Sweden. She wore a bikini when being crowned, the only winner to ever do so. Results Final results | Contestant |
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Miss World 1951- {{flag|Sweden}} – Kiki Håkansson
| 1st Runner-up- {{flag|Great Britain|name=Britain}} – Laura Ellison-Davies
| 2nd Runner-up- {{flag|Great Britain|name=Britain}} – Doreen Dawne
| 3rd Runner-up- {{flag|Holland}} – Sabine Aime di Angelo
| 4th Runner-up- {{flag|Great Britain|name=Britain}} – Aileen P. Chase
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ContestantsA total of 26 contestants (6 foreign & 20 British) competed for the inaugural Miss World title; while the names of 16 contestants are archived, there is no information on the remaining 10 contestants who represented Britain. Country | Contestant |
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{{flag>Great Britain|name=Britain}} | Pat Cameron | {{flag>Great Britain|name=Britain}} | Aileen P. Chase | {{flag>Great Britain|name=Britain}} | Fay Cotton | {{flag>Great Britain|name=Britain}} | Laura Ellison-Davies | {{flag>Great Britain|name=Britain}} | Doreen Dawne | {{flag>Great Britain|name=Britain}} | Marlene Ann Dee | {{flag>Great Britain|name=Britain}} | Brenda Mee | {{flag>Great Britain|name=Britain}} | Elayne Pryce | {{flag>Great Britain|name=Britain}} | Sidney Walker | {{flag>Great Britain|name=Britain}} | Nina Way | {{flag>Great Britain|name=Britain}} | Ann Rosemary West | {{flag>Denmark}} | Lily Jacobson | {{flag>France}} | Jacqueline Lemoine | {{flag>Holland}} | Sabine Aime di Angelo | {{flag>Sweden}} | Kiki Håkansson | {{flag>United States}} | Annette Gibson |
Crossovers Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at international beauty pageants: - //Miss World">Miss World
- 1952: {{flag|United Kingdom|name=Britain}}: Doreen Dawne
- 1952: {{flag|United Kingdom|name=Britain}}: Marlene Ann Dee
- 1953: {{flag|United Kingdom|name=Britain}}: Brenda Mee
- //Miss Universe">Miss Universe
- 1952: {{flag|United Kingdom|name=Britain}}: Aileen Chase
- //Miss Europe">Miss Europe
- 1949: {{flag|United Kingdom|name=Britain}}: Elayne Pryce
- 1953: {{flag|United Kingdom|name=Britain}}: Marlene Ann Dee (1st Runner-up)
References- {{cite web|title=History: 1951|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706162830/http://www.missworld.com/History/1951/|archive-date=July 6, 2015|url=http://www.missworld.com/History/1951/|website=MissWorld.com|access-date=October 3, 2016}}
- {{cite web|title=Miss World 1951|url=http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/world_1951.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802034102/http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/world_1951.htm|archive-date=August 2, 2012|access-date=October 3, 2016|website=pageantopolis.com|editor-last=West|editor-first=Donald}}
References1. ^http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/first-miss-world-contest The First Miss World Contest. Retrieved 24 June 2017
External links- Miss World official website
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