1961

Miss World 1961 - Rosemarie Frankland - UNITED KINGDOM

The Final:

9th November 1961
Lyceum Ballroom, London, England
Miss World 1961 - Rosemarie Frankland

 

Rosemarie - Biography:

Rosemarie Frankland was the first British Miss World. She married The Grass Roots singer/guitarist Warren Etner and settled in Los Angeles where the couple had a daughter, Jessica, in 1976. Rosemarie passed away in December 2000, at the age of 57.

The Contestants:

Argentina Susana Julia Pardal Semi-Finalist
Austria Hella Wolfsgrubej Semi-Finalist
Belgium Jacqueline Oroi  
Bolivia Nancy Cortez Justiniano   
Brazil Alda Maria Coutinho de Moraes  
Ceylon Sushila Perera  
Cyprus Andreava "Rita" Polydorou  
Denmark Inge Jörgensen 4th Runner-Up
Ecuador Magdalena Dávila Varela  
Finland Ritva Tuulikki Wächter Semi-Finalist
France Michèle Wargnier 3rd Runner-Up
Germany Romy März Semi-Finalist
Greece Efstathia "Efi" Karaiskaki  
Holland Ria van Zuiden  
Iceland Johanna Kolbrun Kristjansdóttir  
India Verónica Leonora Torcato  
Ireland Olive Ursula White Semi-Finalist
Israel Er'ela Hod  
Italy Franca Cattaneo  
Japan Chie Nurakami Semi-Finalist
Korea Chang-ae Hyun  
Lebanon Leila Antaki  
Luxembourg Vicky Schoos  
Madagascar Jeanne Rakotomahanina  
New Zealand  Leone Mary Main 5th Runner-Up
Nicaragua Thelma Arana  
Republic of China Grace Li Shiu-ying  1st Runner-Up
Rhodesia/Nyasaland Angela Joyce Moorcroft  
South Africa Yvonne Brenda Hulley Semi-Finalist
Spain Maria del Carmen Cervera Fernández 2nd Runner-Up
Surinam Kitty Essed  
Sweden Inger Margaretha Lundquist  
Turkey Güler Samuray  Semi-Finalist
United Kingdom Rosemarie Frankland Winner Miss World
Uruguay Roma Spadaccini Aguerre  
USA Jo Ann Odum 6th Runner-Up
Venezuela Bexy Romero Tosta