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Japan & Brazil |
Belgium, Brazil, Canada,
Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Morocco,
Norway, South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom & U.S.A.
Not yet in London Iceland, Israel, Tunisia, Turkey &
Venezuela |
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Miss World 1958
- an amalgam
of news reports -
Penelope "Penny" Anne Coelen, a willowy, 18-year-old architect’s secretary from
Durban, South Africa, was crowned Miss World of 1958.
Claudine Oger,
17-year-old student from Paris, won second place. Vinnie Ingemann,
18-year-old dancer from Copenhagen, was third.
Nine judges
including racing driver Stirling Moss picked the winner from among the six
finalists. She was a favorite all the way with the crowd.
She is 5 feet 7 1/2
inches tall, has hazel eyes and honey blond hair, and the rest goes
35-23-36.
Along with the
title Penny won 500 pounds ($1,400), a beige sports car worth 700 pounds
($2,000) and
contracts for personal appearances. Her first contract was to appear
in a TV shampoo advertisement.
Harriet Margaretha
Wagstrom, 20-year-old Stockholm secretary, took fourth place.
Fifth was Miss
Holland, Lucienne Struve, 19-year-old Rotterdam model, and sixth was Miss
United Kingdom, 22-year-old London receptionist Eileen Sheridan.
The girls were
judged for poise, and how they looked in evening gowns and bathing suits.
“I can’t believe
it, I’m so happy,” said Penny when she got the nod.
As for the prize
money, she said: “I’ll invest it in South African metal shares as soon as I get home.
I already have some of the shares, and I’d like to buy some more. I’m not
very interested in anything else.
“My father advises
me on stocks and shares. He believes in spending money wisely.”
Her hobbies are
languages, sailing and tennis. Her ambition, she said, is to see the world. |
Japan, United Kingdom, U.S.A., Holland, France, Canada, Brazil, South Africa &
Italy |
Sweden, France, Morocco, Norway, Germany, U.S.A., Holland, Ireland, Canada,
Greece, Italy, Belgium, United Kingdom, Japan, South Africa & Denmark |
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U.S.A. & Venezuela |
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1958 October 13
London, England
22 entries
Results
1 South
Africa Penelope Anne Coelen
2 France Claudine Oger
3 Denmark Vinnie Ingemann
4 Sweden Gunilla Harriett Margareta Wagstrom
5 Holland Lucienne Struve
6 United Kingdom Eileen Elizabeth Sheridan
7 Brazil Sonia Maria Campos
Semi-finalists
Germany Dagmar Herner
Italy Elisabetta Velinsky
Norway Åse
Gjeldvik
Remainder
Belgium Michèle Goethals
Canada Marilyn Anne Keddie
Greece Mary Panoutsopoulou
Iceland Hjordis Sigurvinsdóttir
Ireland Susan Riddell
Israel Rachel Shafrir
Japan Hisako Okuse
Morocco Jocelyne Lambin
Tunisia Denise Orlando
Turkey Sunay Uslu
U.S.A. Nancy Anne Corcoran
Venezuela Ida Margarita Pieri |
She was not crowned by Miss World 1957 |
Penelope Anne Coelen on her victory walk |
Sweden (3rd runner-up), France (1st runner-up), South Africa (winner),
Denmark (2nd runner-up) & Holland (4th runner-up) |
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Cross-references to some of the other pageants
Belgium Europe 1959
Germany Europe 1958 (1st runner-up)
Holland Europe 1958 (3rd runner-up)
Venezuela Universe 1958 |
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