Miss World 1959

Miss World 1959
Corine Rottschäfer
Date10 November 1959
Presenters
VenueLyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom
BroadcasterBBC
Entrants37
Placements11
Debuts
  • Argentina
  • Ghana
  • Gibraltar
  • Hawaii
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Jamaica
  • Jordan
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Rhodesia and Nyasaland
  • South Korea
  • Uruguay
Withdrawals
  • Morocco
  • Turkey
  • Venezuela
Returns
  • Austria
  • Finland
  • Honduras
  • Iceland
  • Luxembourg
WinnerCorine Rottschäfer
Holland

Miss World 1959 was the ninth Miss World pageant, held at the Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom on 10 November 1959.

At the end of the event, the Chief Barker of the Variety Club of Great Britain crowned Corine Rottschäfer of Holland as Miss World 1959. This is the first victory of Holland in the history of the pageant.

Contestants from thirty-seven countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Bob Hope.