JPP Historical Photos: August 6, 1999
Antigone Constanda
Check this rare photo out! Meet Miss World 1954, only the fourth winner of pageant, Antigone Constanda of Egypt. At left is her first runner-up, Karin Hultman of the USA, and at right is her second runner-up is Efi Mela of Greece.
Antigone avenged the second runner-up status of 1953's Miss Egypt, the very vocal Marina Papaelia. According to Eric Morely's 1967 book, "The Miss World Story", Antigone was positively beaming when she won...and one of the first things she did was claim the victory not just for her country, but for Marina as well!
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