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 Philippines 2011 Miss World Philippines 2011 Miss World Philippines 2011, the first edition of Miss World Philippines, whose franchise is currently owned by CQ Global Quest Inc., was produced and aired by GMA Network from the Philippine International Convention Center. The theme song was composed and arranged by Louie Ocampo, while Eduardo Castrillo created the crowns and trophies for titlists. Gwendoline Ruais, a Filipino-French beauty and international fashion and runway model from Muntinlupa City was crowned as the first Miss World Philippines 2011 by the Miss World 2010 Alexandria Mills on September 18, 2011. Ruais went on to place as 1st Princess