At the end of the event, May-Louise Flodin of Sweden was announced as Miss World 1952. It was the first back-to-back victory in Miss World. During the announcement of winners, Flodin was only awarded with a trophy and a bouquet.
The special award was given by to Eva Maria Hellas of Finland, being the award of as the 3rd Runner-Up. As The 4th Runner-Up, There were no winners announced to given as 4th Runner-Up later. but one day, Tally Richards of United States was accepted the offer to used of 4th Runner-Up as the winner.
Twelve or Eleven contestants from ten countries participated in this year's pageant, the smallest number of contestants in the history of the pageant. The pageant was hosted by Eric Morley.
Background
Selection of participants
Twelve or Eleven contestants from ten countries were selected to compete in the pageant. One contestant was invited to compete again to even out the number of contestants, while two contestants were appointed to replace the original winner.
Replacements
Elisabeth van Proosdij was set to represent Holland at Miss World.[1] However, van Proosdij chose to get married during her reign.[2] Therefore, Sanny Weitner, first runner-up at Miss Holland 1951, was appointed as the representative of Holland at Miss World.[2]
Debuts and withdrawals
After promoting the competition with twelve contestants, Morley thought of inviting Miss England 1951 Marlene Ann Dee to complete the twelve contestants in this edition. This edition marked the debuts of Finland, West Germany, Ireland, and Switzerland. Belgium was also set to debut this year, however, Anne-Marie Pauwels refused to part from her boyfriend during the contest,[3] leading to her disqualification. Thus, only eleven contestants competed in the finals.
^ ab"Wie wordt "Miss World"?" [Who will be "Miss World"?]. Zutphens dagblad voor de Graafschap en Veluwezoom (in Dutch). 31 October 1952. p. 7. Retrieved 29 February 2024 – via Delpher.
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