Kiki Håkansson
Kerstin Margareta Håkansson | |
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 Photo cropped from the cover of Tempo magazine issued on 14 – 21 July 1951, published by Mondadori based in Milan, Italy. | |
| Born | 17 June 1929 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 4 November 2024 (aged 95) California, U.S. |
| Other names | Kiki Håkansson |
| Occupation(s) | beauty queen and model |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Sweden 1951 Miss World 1951 |
| Hair color | Light brown |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Major competition(s) | Miss World Sweden 1951 (Winner) Miss World 1951 (Winner) |
Kerstin Margareta "Kiki" Håkansson[a] (17 June 1929 – 4 November 2024)[1] was a Swedish model and beauty queen who was the first winner of the Miss World beauty pageant after being crowned Miss Sweden World in 1951.[2]
Miss World 1951
[edit]Originally the Festival Bikini Contest,[3] Miss World was organized by Eric Morley as a mid-century advertisement for swimwear at the Festival of Britain.[4] Håkansson wore a bikini during the crowning ritual, after which she was condemned by the Pope,[5][6] and some countries with strong religious traditions threatened to withdraw delegates.[7] In 1952, bikinis were banned from the pageant and replaced with more modest swimwear.[8][9] While bikinis were eventually reintroduced to Miss World, Håkansson remains the only winner to have received her crown while wearing a bikini.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Kiki Hakansson, first Miss World passes away at 95 in California
- ^ Mitra, Ipshita. "Miss Worlds of the 50s and where they are now - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes". Femina Miss India. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ Stein, Elissa; Meriwether, Lee (2006). Beauty Queen. Chronicle Books. p. 45. ISBN 0-8118-4864-7.
- ^ Dewey, Susan (2008). Making Miss India Miss World. Syracuse University Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-8156-3176-7.
- ^ Magnanti, Brooke (June 7, 2013). "Miss World bikini ban: why it's no victory for feminists". Telegraph. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ^ Selvedge: The Fabric of Your Life. Selvedge Ltd. 2005. p. 39.
- ^ a b Lovegrove, Keith (2002). Pageant: The Beauty Contest. teNeues. p. 1967. ISBN 3-8238-5569-7.
- ^ Shin, Han (2004). Beauty with a Purpose. iUniverse. p. 193. ISBN 0-595-30926-7.
- ^ "1950-1955: Navel Maneuvers - The Bikini Breakout". Bikini Science. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Haakinson" in her native Swedish language.
External links
[edit]- Photograph, noting Håkansson's age at time of victory at the Wayback Machine (archived February 16, 2012)
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