Miss World 1953

Miss World 1953
Date	19 October 1953
Presenters	Eric Morley
Venue	Lyceum Ballroom, London, UK
Entrants	15
Placements	5
Debuts	Ceylon, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Monaco, Norway
Withdrawals	Ireland
Winner	Denise Perrier; France

Miss World 1953, the third edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 19 October 1953 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, UK. 15 contestants competed for the Miss World title. The winner was Denise Perrier, who represented France. She was crowned by Miss World 1952, May Louise Flodin of Sweden.

Results

Final results	Contestant
Miss World 1953	France - Denise Perrier
1st runner-up	Greece - Alexandra Ladikou
2nd runner-up	Egypt - Marina Papaelia ^[1]
3rd runner-up	Ceylon - Manel Illangakoon
4th runner-up	Monaco - Elizabeth Chovisky
5th runner-up	United States - Mary Kemp Griffin

Ceylon, Greece, Israel, Monaco, and Norway competed in Miss World for the first time.

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