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Penelope Coelen, South African actress, model, beauty queen and 1958 Miss World

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Penelope Coelen

South African actress, model and beauty queen, crowned Miss World 1958

Penelope Anne Coelen is a South African former actress, model and beauty queen who won Miss World 1958. She was the second major international titleholder to come from Africa.
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Miss World

International beauty pageant

Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth, it is one…
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