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'{{more citations needed|date=January 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}} {{Use British English|date=May 2014}} {{Infobox beauty pageant | image= File:Penelope Anne Coelen, Miss South Africa.jpg | caption = Miss World 1958 [[Penelope Coelen]] | winner = '''[[Penelope Coelen]]''' | represented = '''{{flag|South Africa|1928}}''' | date = 13 October 1958 | presenters = [[Eric Morley]] | entrants = 20 | placements = 6 | venue = [[Lyceum Theatre, London|Lyceum Ballroom]], [[London]], [[United Kingdom]] | debuts = {{Hlist|[[Brazil]]}} | returns = {{Hlist|[[Norway]]|[[Turkey]]}} | withdraws = {{Hlist|[[Australia]]|[[Austria]]|[[Finland]]|[[Iceland]]|[[Luxembourg]]|[[Tunisia]]}} | before = [[Miss World 1957|1957]] | next = [[Miss World 1959|1959]] }} '''Miss World 1958''', the 8th edition of the [[Miss World]] pageant, was held on 13 October 1958 at the [[Lyceum Theatre, London|Lyceum Ballroom]] in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]. 22 contestants competed for the Miss World. The winner was [[Penelope Anne Coelen]], who represented [[South Africa]]. She was crowned by Miss World 1957, [[Marita Lindahl]] of [[Finland]]. ==Results== [[File:Miss World 1958 Map.PNG|thumb|240px|Miss World 1958 participating nations and results]] {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Final results ! Contestant |- | '''Miss World 1958''' | * '''{{flag|South Africa|1928}}''' – '''[[Penelope Coelen]]''' |- | '''1st Runner-up''' | * '''{{flag|France}}''' – [[Claudine Auger]] |- | '''2nd Runner-up''' | * '''{{flag|Denmark}}''' – Vinnie Ingemann |- | '''3rd Runner-up''' | * '''{{flag|Sweden}}''' – Harriet Margareta Wågström |- | '''4th Runner-up''' | * '''{{flag|Holland}}''' – Lucienne Struve |- | '''5th Runner-up''' | * '''{{flag|United Kingdom}}''' – [[Eileen Sheridan (model)|Eileen Sheridan]] |- |} ==Pageant== ===Format=== Sometimes in the recent year when has changed quite a bit, the contestants were trimmed down to 6 semifinalists, compared to 7 in [[Miss World 1957|1957]] and 8 in [[Miss World 1955|1955]]. This semifinal group size was last used in [[Miss World 1956|1956]] and previously to be used in [[Miss World 1954|1954]]. The initial semifinalists were selected through a preliminary competition——first in evening gowns and later, in one-piece swimsuit (include 50% of the score for the figure in a bathing suit)——held the finals night. ===Judges=== The ten judges for the final telecast were both male and female panel which included: * Charles Jacobs – photojournalist and editor * Oscar Santa Maria – former Brazilian politician * Cynthia Oberholzer – South African model * [[Cowan Dobson]] – painting artist * [[Barbara Goalen]] – model * [[Charles Eade]] – newspaper editor and member of the [[Council of the British Commonwealth Press Union]] * [[Taina Elg]] – American actress * [[Stirling Moss]] – [[Formula One|F1]]' racer * Shakuntala Sharma – Indian Princess and fashion designer * Claude Berr – [[Miss Europe]] committee ==Contestants== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * '''{{flag|Belgium}}''' - Michele Gouthals * '''{{flag|Brazil}}''' - Sônia Maria Campos * '''{{flag|Canada|1957}}''' - Marilyn Anne Keddie * '''{{flag|Denmark}}''' - Vinnie Ingemann * '''{{flag|France}}''' - [[Claudine Auger]] * '''{{flag|Germany}}''' - Dagmar Herner * '''{{flag|Greece|old}}''' - Mary Panoutospoulou * '''{{flag|Netherlands|name=Holland}}''' - Lucienne Struve * '''{{flag|Ireland}}''' - Susan Riddell * '''{{flag|Israel}}''' - Rachel Shafrir * '''{{flag|Italy}}''' - Elisabetta Velinsky * '''{{flag|Japan|1947}}''' - Hisako Okuse * '''{{flag|Morocco}}''' - Jocelyne Lambin * '''{{flag|Norway}}''' - Åse Qjeldvik * '''{{flag|South Africa|1928}}''' - '''[[Penelope Anne Coelen]]''' * '''{{flag|Sweden}}''' - Harriet Margareta Wågström * '''{{flag|Turkey}}''' - Sunay Uslu * '''{{flag|United Kingdom}}''' - [[Eileen Sheridan (model)|Eileen Elizabeth Sheridan]] * '''{{flag|United States|1912}}''' - Nancy Anne Corcoran * '''{{flag|Venezuela|1954}}''' - Ida Margarita Pieri {{div col end}} ==Notes== ===Debuts=== * '''{{flag|Brazil}}''' ===Returns=== Last competed in [[Miss World 1953|1953]]: * '''{{flag|Norway}}''' Last competed in [[Miss World 1956|1956]]: * '''{{flag|Turkey}}''' ===Withdrawals=== ;Did not compete * '''{{flag|Australia}}''' * '''{{flag|Austria}}''' – Elisabeth Schübel-Auer * '''{{flag|Egypt}}''' – Leila Saas * '''{{flag|Finland}}''' – [[Pirkko Mannola]] * '''{{flag|Ghana}}''' – Janet Ohene-Agyei Boateng * '''{{flag|Iceland}}''' – Hjördís Sigurvinsdóttir * '''{{flag|Luxembourg}}''' – Lydie Schmit * '''{{flag|Poland}}''' – Krystina Zylówna * '''{{flag|Tunisia}}''' – Denise Orlando ===Note=== * '''{{flag|Great Britain}}''' began competing as '''United Kingdom''' ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.missworld.com Miss World official website] {{Miss World}} {{Miss World 1958 delegates}} [[Category:Miss World]] [[Category:1958 in London]] [[Category:1958 beauty pageants]] [[Category:Beauty pageants in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:October 1958 events]]'