Miss World 1957

Miss World 1957 was the seventh Miss World pageant, held at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom, on 14 October 1957.

At the conclusion of the event, June Hyde, Miss Welcome to London, crowned Marita Lindahl of Finland as Miss World 1957. This is the first victory of Finland in the history of the pageant.

Contestants from twenty-three countries participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Eric Morley.

Background

Selection of participants

Twenty-three contestants were selected to compete in the pageant. One contestant was appointed to represent her country after being a runner-up in her national pageant.

Replacements

Miss Holland 1957, Corine Rottschäfer was supposed to compete in this edition. However, since she had already won Miss Europe, she was replaced by her first runner-up, Christina van Zijp to compete in Miss World. Rottschäfer later competed at Miss World 1959 and won.

Debuts, returns and withdrawals

This edition marked the debut of Canada and Luxembourg, and the return of Australia, which last competed in 1955.

Zubaida Tharwat of Egypt and Yvonne Bridel of Switzerland did not participate due to budget constraints. Tharwat also withdrew from the competition due to the dispute between the United Kingdom and Egypt over the Suez Canal.

Leyla Sayar of Turkey did not participate for undisclosed reasons. New Zealand withdrew after its respective organization failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.

Monica Amekoafia of Ghana was supposed to participate, but chose to get married. Alicja Bobrowska of Poland withdrew from the competition for undisclosed reasons.

Results

Placements

Pageant

Format

The number of placements in this edition has been increased to seven from six in the previous edition. The seven finalists were selected through a preliminary competition held on the day of the final competition consisting of a swimsuit and an evening gown competition.

Selection committee

• Claude Berr – Co-head of the Miss Europe committee
• Charles Eade – British newspaper editor
• Norman Hartnell – British fashion designer
• Laurence Harvey – Lithuanian-born British actor
• Trevor Howard – British actor
• Charles Jacobs – American photographer
• Margaret Leighton – British actress
• Mrs. Raine McCorquodale – wife of the Earl of Dartmouth, Gerald Legge
• Lady Jane Vane-Tempest-Stewart – British socialite and philanthropist
• Stirling Moss – English Formula One racer

Contestants

Twenty-three contestants competed for the title.

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