Miss World 1960 was the tenth anniversary of the Miss World pageant, held on 8 November 1960 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. 39 candidates competed for the Miss World. The winner was Norma Cappagli, representing Argentina. She was crowned by racing driver Stirling Moss, who served as one of the judging panel.
The kidnapper contestant was found and caught by the Miss World Organizers. The kidnapper contestant was Lise Bodin of Denmark was caught kidnapping a child in a factory.
Results
Judges
The seven judges has been in the final night competition:
- Rajah Gunsekard (Gunasekera) — Ceylon diplomat
- Oliver Messel† — British artist
- Lady F. Asafu-Adjaye — wife of the Ambassador of Ghana to Great Britain
- Major Stafford W. Somerfield — British journalist
- Fredericka Ann "Bobo" Sigrist — wife of the British film producer Kevin McClory
- Stirling Moss† — British' F1 racing driver
- Bernard Delfont — Russian-born British entrepreneur
Contestants
Notes
Debuts
Returns
Last competed in 1957:
- Australia – Margaret Pasquil Nott
Last competed in 1958:
- Turkey – Nebahat Çehre
Withdrawals
- Austria – Luise Kammermair
- Ghana – Comfort Kwamena
- Gibraltar
- Hawaii
- Honduras
- Hong Kong – Lena Woo
- Jamaica – Judith Willoughby
- Paraguay – Mercedes Ruggia
- Peru – Maricruz Gómez
- Portugal – Maria Josebate Silva Santos
- Puerto Rico
Nations not competing
- Chile - Marinka Polhammer Espinoza
- China – Yeh Mo-Chu
- New Zealand - Lorraine Nawa Jones
- Switzerland - Elaine Maurath
- Venezuela - Miriam Maritza Estévez Acevedo
References
External links
- Miss World official website
