Miss World 1960

Miss World 1960 was the tenth anniversary of the Miss World pageant, held on 8 November 1960 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. 39 candidates competed for the Miss World. The winner was Norma Cappagli, representing Argentina. She was crowned by racing driver Stirling Moss, who served as one of the judging panel.

Judges
The seven judges has been in the final night competition:


 * Rajah Gunsekard (Gunasekera) — Ceylon diplomat
 * Oliver Messel† — British artist
 * Lady F. Asafu-Adjaye — wife of the Ambassador of Ghana to Great Britain
 * Major Stafford W. Somerfield — British journalist
 * Fredericka Ann "Bobo" Sigrist — wife of the British film producer Kevin McClory
 * Stirling Moss† — British' F1 racing driver
 * Bernard Delfont — Russian-born British entrepreneur

Contestants

 * 🇦🇷 Argentina - Norma Gladys Cappagli †
 * 🇦🇺 Australia - Margaret Pasquil Nott
 * 🇧🇪 Belgium - Huberte Bax
 * 🇧🇴 Bolivia - Dalia Monasteros Thornee
 * 🇧🇷 Brazil - Maria Edilene Torreão
 *  Burma - Ma Sen Aye
 * 🇨🇦 Canada - Danica d'Hondt
 * 🇨🇾 Cyprus - Mary Mavropoulos
 * 🇩🇰 Denmark - Lise Bodin
 * 🇪🇨 Ecuador - Toty Rodríguez
 * 🇫🇮 Finland - Margaretha Schauman
 * 🇫🇷 France - Diane Medina
 * 🇬🇷 Greece - Kalliopi Geralexi
 *  Holland - Carina Verbeek
 * 🇮🇸 Iceland - Kristín Þorvaldsdóttir
 * 🇮🇳 India - Iona Pinto †
 * 🇮🇪 Ireland - Irene Ruth Kane
 * 🇮🇱 Israel - Gila Golan
 * 🇮🇹 Italy - Layla Rigazzi
 * 🇯🇵 Japan - Eiko Murai
 * 🇯🇴 Jordan - Eriny Emile Sebella
 * 🇰🇪 Kenya - Jasmine Batty
 * 🇰🇷 South Korea - Lee Young-hee
 * 🇱🇧 Lebanon - Giséle Nicolas Naser
 * 🇱🇺 Luxembourg - Liliane Mueller
 * 🇲🇬 Madagascar - Rajaobelina Bedovoahangy
 * 🇳🇮 Nicaragua - Carmen Isabel Recalde
 * 🇳🇴 Norway - Grethe Solhoy
 * 🇿🇦 South Africa - Denise Muir
 *  Southern Rhodesia - Jenny Lee Scott
 * 🇪🇸 Spain - Concepción Molinera Palacios
 * 🇸🇪 Sweden - Barbro Olsson
 *  Tahiti - Teura Bouwens
 *  Tanganyika - Carmen Lesley Woodcock
 * 🇹🇷 Turkey - Nebahat Çehre
 * 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - Hilda Fairclough
 * 🇺🇸 United States - Judith Ann Achter
 * 🇺🇾 Uruguay - Beatriz Benítez
 *  West Germany - Ingrun Helgard Möckel †

Debuts

 * 🇧🇴 Bolivia
 *  Burma
 * 🇨🇾 Cyprus
 * 🇪🇨 Ecuador
 * 🇰🇪 Kenya
 * 🇱🇧 Lebanon
 * 🇲🇬 Madagascar
 * 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
 * 🇪🇸 Spain
 *  Tahiti
 *  Tanganyika

Returns
Last competed in 1957: Last competed in 1958:
 * 🇦🇺 Australia
 * 🇹🇷 Turkey

Withdrawals

 * 🇦🇹 Austria – Luise Kammermair
 * 🇬🇭 Ghana – Comfort Kwamena
 * 🇬🇮 Gibraltar
 *  Hawaii
 * 🇭🇳 Honduras
 * 🇭🇰 Hong Kong – Lena Woo
 * 🇯🇲 Jamaica – Judith Willoughby
 * 🇵🇾 Paraguay – Mercedes Ruggia
 * 🇵🇪 Peru – Maricruz Gómez
 * 🇵🇹 Portugal – Maria Josebate Silva Santos
 * 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico

Nations not competing

 * 🇨🇱 Chile - Marinka Polhammer Espinoza
 * 🇳🇿 New Zealand - Lorraine Nawa Jones
 * 🇨🇭 Switzerland - Elaine Maurath
 * 🇻🇪 Venezuela - Miriam Maritza Estévez Acevedo