Miss World 1958

Miss World 1958
Date	13 October 1958
Presenters	Eric Morley
Venue	Lyceum Theatre, London, UK
Entrants	22
Debuts	Brazil and United Kingdom
Withdrawals	Australia, Austria, Finland, and Luxembourg
Returns	Norway and Turkey
Winner	Penelope Anne Coelen South Africa

Miss World 1958, the 8th annual Miss World pageant, was held on October 13, 1958 at Lyceum Theatre, London, United Kingdom. 22 contestants competed for the Miss World. The winner was Penelope Anne Coelen, who represented South Africa.

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.

Final Results	Contestant
Miss World 1958	South Africa - Penelope Anne Coelen
1st Runner-up	France - Claudine Oger
2nd Runner-up	Denmark - Vinnie Ingemann
3rd Runner-up	Sweden - Gun Harriette Margareta Wagstrom
4th Runner-up	Holland - Lucienne Struve
5th Runner-up	UK - Eileen Sheridan
6th Runner-up	Brazil - Sonia Maria Campos
Semifinalists	Germany - Dagmar Herner Italy - Elisabetta Velinsky Norway - Aase Qjelvik

Contestants

• Belgium - Michele Gouthals
• Brazil - Sonia Maria Campos
• Canada - Marilyn Anne Keddie
• Denmark - Vinnie Ingemann
• France - Claudine Oger
• Germany - Dagmar Herner
• Greece - Mary Panoutospoulou
• Holland - Lucienne Struve
• Iceland - Hjordis Sigurvinsdóttir
• Ireland - Susan Riddell
• Israel - Rachel Shafrir
• Italy - Elisabetta Velinsky
• Japan - Hisako Okuse
• Morocco - Jocelyne Lambin
• Norway - Aase Qjelvik
• South Africa - Penelope Anne Coelen
• Sweden - Gun Harriette Margareta Wagstrom
• Tunisia - Denise Orlando
• Turkey - Sunay Uslu
• United Kingdom - Eileen Elizabeth Sheridan
• United States - Nancy Ann Corcoran
• Venezuela - Ida Margarita Pieri

Trivia

Returning countries and Debuts

• United Kingdom replaced the name Great Britain.
• Brazil competed in Miss World for the first time.
• Norway last competed in 1953.
• Turkey last competed in 1956.

External links

• Miss World official website
• Pageantopolis - Official results of Miss World 1958