Miss World 1958

Miss World 1958
Miss World 1958 Penelope Coelen
Date13 October 1958
PresentersEric Morley
VenueLyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
Entrants20
Placements6
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerPenelope Coelen
 South Africa
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Miss World 1958 was the eighth edition of the Miss World pageant, held on 13 October 1958 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. Penelope Anne Coelen of South Africa was crowned by Marita Lindahl of Finland at the end of the pageant.[1] She became the second woman from Africa to win the title after Egypt in 1954.

Candidates from 20 countries participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by American Bob Russell.

  1. ^ Channel 24 (16 September 2020). "Miss SA win the first Miss World crown". Nikita Coetzee. Retrieved 28 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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