miss world 1952

friDAY, november 14, 1952

Lyceum Ballroom, London, england

11 participants 

PRESENTER:  eric morley

entertainment:  -

Results

1  SWEDEN  Siv May Louise Flodin

2  SWITZERLAND  Sylvia Müller (Europe '52)

3  GERMANY  Vera Marks (Europe '52)


(This prize was given later during the coronation ball by actress and former beauty queen Betty Hutton, who was present at the Lyceum Ballroom. She decided to donate £ 25 to the girl who won fourth place, since in all of the competitions where she had participated she always finished in that position):

4  FINLAND  Eeva Maria Hellas (Europe '52)


(The following finished in these positions but were not officially awarded):

5  BRITAIN 1951  Marlene Ann Dee (World '51, 1st RU Europe '53)

6  FRANCE  Nicole Drouin (1st RU Europe '52)


Remainder

BRITAIN 1952  Doreen Gaffney-Dawne

DENMARK  Lillian Christensen 

HOLLAND  Sanny Weitner (Europe '54)

IRELAND  Eithne Dunne (Europe '52)

USA  Tally Richards


Disqualified:

BELGIUM  Anne-Marie Pauwels (Her boyfriend accompanied her to England; when she refused to be parted from him during the contest, she was sent home).


NO SHOW:

ITALY  Lyla Rocco


REPLACED:

FINLAND  Kyllikki Koskihalme

HOLLAND  Elisabeth (Bepie) van Proosdij


DEBUTSFinland, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland

WITHDRAWALSMexico


JUDGES:

1- South African actress Glynis Johns.

2- British singer and actress Petula Clark.

3- Irish actor Richard Todd.

4- French Claude Berr who was one of the organizers of Miss Europe.

5- The owner of a British model agency, Mr. Eddy Franklyn.

6- Charles Eade from the Sunday Dispatch newspaper as Chairman of the panel of Judges.