Miss World 1951
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. A total of 27 contestants competed for the inaugural Miss World title.
The winner was Kiki Håkansson from Sweden. She wore a bikini when being crowned, the only winner to ever do so.Results
Contestants
27 contestants were competed for the first Miss World
- '-Aileen P.Chase
- '-Ann Rosemary Weat
- '-Brenda Mee
- '-Doreen Dawne
- '-Eline M.Price
- '-Fay Cotton
- '-Jean Sweeney
- '-Jean Worthe
- '-Laura Ellison-Davis
- '-Margareth Mills
- '-Margareth Morgan
- '-Margareth Turner
- '-Marlene Ann Dee
- '-Mary McLaney
- '-Maureen O'Neill
- '-Nina Way
- '-Norma Kitchen
- '-Pat Cameron
- '-Sydney Walker
- '-Sylvia Wren
- '-Thelma Kerr
- '-Lily Jacobson
- '- Jacqueline Lemoine
- '-Margaret van Beer
- '-Jane Doe
- '-Kiki Håkanson
- -Annette Gibson