Miss World 1954
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| Miss World 1954 | |
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 Antigone Costanda | |
| Date | 18 October 1954 |
| Presenters | Eric Morley |
| Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom |
| Entrants | 16 |
| Placements | 6 |
| Debuts |
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| Withdrawals |
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| Returns |
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| Winner | Antigone Costanda Egypt |
Miss World 1954 was the fourth Miss World pageant, held at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom, on 18 October 1954.
At the end of the event, Antigone Costanda of Egypt was announced as Miss World 1954. This is the first and so far, only victory of Egypt in the history of the pageant. Miss World 1953, Denise Perrier of France, attended the pageant.
Contestants from sixteen countries participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Eric Morley.
Selection of participants
Sixteen contestants were selected to compete in the pageant. Two contestants were appointed to represent their countries after being a runner-up in their national pageants.
Replacements
Cristina Fanton, the first runner-up of Miss Italy 1954, was appointed to represent Italy after Miss Italy 1954, Eugenia Bonino, was involved in an accident.[1][2] The second runner-up of Miss France 1954, Claudine Bleuse, was appointed to represent France after Miss France 1954, Monique Lambert, chose not to fly to London to compete in Miss World.[3]
Debuts, returns, and withdrawals
This edition marked the debut of Belgium, Italy and Turkey, and the return of Ireland, which last competed in 1952. Malka Rozenblat of Israel withdrew after Israeli organizers discovered that she was married. Although married contestants were allowed to compete at this time, Israel did not allow married titleholders to represent their country internationally.[4] Mona Stornes of Norway withdrew after choosing to get married in the United States.[5][6] Monte-Carlo withdrew from the competition after its respective organization failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.
Results
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss World 1954 | |
| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up | |
| 3rd runner-up | |
| 4th runner-up |
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| 5th runner-up |
Contestants
Sixteen contestants competed for the title.[9][10]
| Country | Contestant | Age[a] | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium | Nelly Dehem[11] | 19 | Brussels |
 Ceylon | Jeannette de Jonk[12] | 20 | Colombo |
 Denmark | Grete Hoffenblad[13] | 17 | Rødovre |
 Egypt | Antigone Costanda[14] | 21 | Alexandria |
 Finland | Yvonne de Bruyn[15] | 19 | Helsinki |
 France | Claudine Bleuse[16] | 16 | Villeconin |
 Greece | Efi Mela[13] | 21 | Athens |
 Ireland | Connie Rodgers[13] | 24 | Dublin |
 Italy | Cristina Fantonni[17] | 17 | Modena |
 Netherlands[b] | Conny Harteveld[18] | 22 | Leiden |
 Sweden | Margareta Westling[19] | 19 | Stockholm |
 Switzerland | Claudine Bühler[13] | 20 | Lausanne |
 Turkey | Sibel Göksel[13][20] | 18 | Istanbul |
 United Kingdom[c] | Patricia Butler[4] | 23 | Hoylake |
 United States | Karin Hultman[21] | 22 | Rochester |
 West Germany | Frauke Walther[22] | 19 | Düsseldorf |