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
DEBUTS: Finland, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland
WITHDRAWALS: Mexico
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.