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Miss World 1957
Miss World 1957 was the seventh Miss World pageant, held at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom, on 14 October 1957.
At the conclusion of the event, June Hyde, Miss Welcome to London, crowned Marita Lindahl of Finland as Miss World 1957. This is the first victory of Finland in the history of the pageant.
Contestants from twenty-three countries participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Eric Morley.
Twenty-three contestants were selected to compete in the pageant. One contestant was appointed to represent her country after being a runner-up in her national pageant.
Miss Holland 1957, Corine Rottschäfer was supposed to compete in this edition. However, since she had already won Miss Europe, she was replaced by her first runner-up, Christina van Zijp to compete in Miss World. Rottschäfer later competed at Miss World 1959 and won.
This edition marked the debut of Canada and Luxembourg, and the return of Australia, which last competed in 1955.
Zubaida Tharwat of Egypt and Yvonne Bridel of Switzerland did not participate due to budget constraints. Tharwat also withdrew from the competition due to the dispute between the United Kingdom and Egypt over the Suez Canal.
Leyla Sayar of Turkey did not participate for undisclosed reasons. New Zealand withdrew after its respective organization failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.
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Miss World 1957
Miss World 1957 was the seventh Miss World pageant, held at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom, on 14 October 1957.
At the conclusion of the event, June Hyde, Miss Welcome to London, crowned Marita Lindahl of Finland as Miss World 1957. This is the first victory of Finland in the history of the pageant.
Contestants from twenty-three countries participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Eric Morley.
Twenty-three contestants were selected to compete in the pageant. One contestant was appointed to represent her country after being a runner-up in her national pageant.
Miss Holland 1957, Corine Rottschäfer was supposed to compete in this edition. However, since she had already won Miss Europe, she was replaced by her first runner-up, Christina van Zijp to compete in Miss World. Rottschäfer later competed at Miss World 1959 and won.
This edition marked the debut of Canada and Luxembourg, and the return of Australia, which last competed in 1955.
Zubaida Tharwat of Egypt and Yvonne Bridel of Switzerland did not participate due to budget constraints. Tharwat also withdrew from the competition due to the dispute between the United Kingdom and Egypt over the Suez Canal.
Leyla Sayar of Turkey did not participate for undisclosed reasons. New Zealand withdrew after its respective organization failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.