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Miss World 1965

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Date
  
19 November 1965

Entrants
  
48

Broadcaster
  
BBC

Placements
  
16

Presenters
  
David Jacobs, Michael Aspel

Venue
  
Lyceum Ballroom, London, UK

Miss World 1965, the 15th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 19 November 1965 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, UK. The winner was Lesley Langley of the United Kingdom. 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.

Contents

Judges

Miss World 1965 contestants were evaluated by a panel of judges, among whom included Martine Carol, a French actress.

Debuts

  • Costa Rica, Gambia, Indonesia, 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
  •  Mexico
  •  Nicaragua – Flora Sánchez Argüello
  •  Paraguay
  •  Philippines
  •  Turkey – Zerrin Arbaş

    • References

    Miss World 1965 Wikipedia
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