Miss World 1965
| Miss World 1965 | |
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| Date | 19 November 1965 |
| Presenters | David Jacobs†, Michael Aspel[1] |
| Venue | Lyceum Ballroom, London, UK |
| Broadcaster | BBC |
| Entrants | 48 |
| Placements | 16 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Lesley Langley [2][3] United Kingdom |
Miss World 1965 was the 15th edition of the Miss World pageant, held on 19 November 1965 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, UK. The winner was Lesley Langley of the United Kingdom.[2][3] She was crowned by Miss World 1964, Ann Sidney of United Kingdom. The UK became the second country to win the contest two years in succession. The first country to achieve this was Sweden when winning in 1951 and 1952. Former British winner, Rosemarie Frankland (Miss World 1961) performed a dance routine alongside Lionel Blair as part of the show's cabaret.
Results
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss World 1965 |
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| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 7 | |
| Top 16 |
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Contestants
Argentina – Lidia Alcira Díaz
Australia – Jan Rennison
Austria – Ingrid Kopetzky[2]
Belgium – Lucy Emilie Nossent
Bolivia – Gabriela Cornel Kempff
Brazil – Berenice Lunardi
Canada – Carol Ann Tidey[2]
Ceylon – Shirlene Minerva de Silva
Colombia – Nubia Angelina Bustillo Gallo
Costa Rica – Marta Eugenia Escalante Fernández
Cyprus – Krystalia Psara
Denmark – Yvonne Hanne Ekman
Ecuador – Corine Mirguett Corral
Finland – Raija Marja-Liisa Salminen
France – Christiane Sibellin
Gambia – Ndey Jagne
Germany – Karin Schütze
Gibraltar – Rosemarie Viňales
Greece- Maria Geka
Holland – Janny de Knegt
Honduras – Edda Inés Mungula
Iceland – Sigrún Vignisdóttir
Ireland – Gladys Anne Waller[2]
Israel – Shlomit Gat
Italy – Guya Libraro
Jamaica – Carol Joan McFarlane
Japan – Yuko Oguchi
Jordan – Nyla Munir Haddad
South Korea – Lee Eun-ah
Lebanon – Yolla George Harb
Liberia – Melvilla Mardea Harris
Luxembourg – Marie-Anne Geisen
Malaysia – Clara Eunice de Run
Malta – Wilhelmina Mallia
Morocco – Lucette Garcia
New Zealand – Gay Lorraine Phelps
Peru – Lourdes Cárdenas Gilardi
Rhodesia – Lesley Bunting[2]
South Africa – Carrol Adele Davis
Suriname – Anita van Eyck
Sweden – Britt Marie Lindblad
Syria – Raymonde Doucco- Tahiti – Marie Tapare[2]
Tunisia – Zeineb Ben Lamine
United Kingdom – Lesley Langley[2][3]
United States – Dianna Lynn Batts[2]
Uruguay – Raquel Luz Delgado
Venezuela – Nancy Elizabeth González Aceituno
Judges
Miss World 1965 contestants were evaluated by a panel of judges, among whom included Martine Carol, a French actress.[2]
Notes
Debuts
- Costa Rica, Gambia, Malta, and Syria competed in Miss World for the first time.
Returning countries
- Australia and Tahiti last competed in 1960.
- Rhodesia last competed in 1961.
- Bolivia, Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Malaysia, and Peru last competed in 1963.
Nations not competing
Chile
Nicaragua – Flora Sánchez Argüello
Paraguay
Philippines
Turkey – Zerrin Arbaş
References
- ^ "Miss World 1965"". BBC Genome Project Retrieved 2016-6-24
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Ottawa Citizen
- ^ a b c d The Sydney Morning Herald
External links
- Miss World official website
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