Miss World 1951 be competing at international beauty pageants: Miss World 1951 Miss World 1951, the first Miss World pageant, was held on 29 July 1951 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. The contest was originally intended to be a one-off event connected with the Festival of Britain. A total of 26 contestants competed for the inaugural Miss World title; while the names of 16 contestants are archived, there is no information on the remaining 10 contestants who represented Britain. The winner was Kiki Håkansson from Sweden. She wore a bikini when being crowned, the only winner to ever do so.
Miss World Vietnam her country at the Miss World. On occasion, when the official contest was not held, a winner or a runner-up of other national beauty contests was elected to compete at Miss World by the license holder (currently, Sen Vang Entertainment). Miss World Vietnam Miss World Vietnam () is a national beauty pageant in Vietnam that has been held biennially since 2014. This contest was started by Elite Vietnam and is now owned by Sen Vàng Entertainment. The pageant crowned the Vietnam representatives to compete in three of the major international beauty pageants: Miss World, Miss International and Miss Grand International.