1956

Miss World 1956 - Petra Susanna Schürmann - GERMANY

The Final:

15th October 1956
Lyceum Ballroom, London, England
Miss World 1956 - Petra Susanna Schürmann

Petra's Biography:

Over the years since winning Miss World, Petra worked on more than 1000 television programmes in Germany as a presenter, moderator and talk-show guest. By the time she retired to the shores of Lake Starnberg, south of Munich, Petra Schürmann had also written several books and worked as an actor. Petra passed away on January 13th 2010.

The Contestants:

Austria	Margaret Scherz
Belgium	Madeleine Hotelet
Denmark	Anne Rye Nielsen	4th Runner-Up
Egypt	Norma Dugo
Finland	Sirpa Helena Koivu
France	Genevieve Solare
Germany	Petra Susanna Schürmann	Winner Miss World
Great Britain	Iris Alice Kathleen Waller
Greece	Maria Paraloglou
Holland	Ans van Pothoven
Iceland	Agusta Gudmundsdóttir
Ireland	Amy Kelly
Israel	Rina Weiss	2nd Runner-Up
Italy	Angela Portaluri
Japan	Midoriki Tokura	3rd Runner-Up
Morocco	Lydia Marin
New Zealand	Jeannette de Montalk
South Africa	Norma Vorster
Sweden	Eva Bränn	5th Runner-Up
Switzerland	Yolande Daetwyler
Tunisia	Pascaline Agnes
Turkey	Suna Tekin
USA	Betty Lane Cherry	1st Runner-Up
Venezuela	Celsa Pieri

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