Miss World 1952 was the second Miss World pageant, held at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom on 14 November 1952. At the end of the event, May-Louise Flodin of Sweden was announced as Miss World 1952. It was the first back-to-back victory in Miss World. During the announcement of winners, Flodin was only awarded with a trophy and a bouquet. Eleven contestants from ten countries participated in this year's pageant, the smallest number of contestants in the history of the pageant. The pageant was hosted by Eric Morley.

Background

Selection of participants

Eleven contestants from ten countries were selected to compete in the pageant. One contestant was invited to compete again to even out the number of contestants, while two contestants were appointed to replace the original winner.

Replacements

Elisabeth van Proosdij was set to represent Holland at Miss World. However, van Proosdij chose to get married during her reign. Therefore, Sanny Weitner, first runner-up at Miss Holland 1951, was appointed as the representative of Holland at Miss World.

Debuts and withdrawals

After promoting the competition with twelve contestants, Morley thought of inviting Miss Great Britain 1951 Marlene Ann Dee to complete the twelve contestants in this edition. This edition marked the debuts of Finland, West Germany, Ireland, and Switzerland. Belgium was also set to debut this year, however, Anne-Marie Pauwels refused to part from her boyfriend during the contest, leading to her disqualification. Thus, only eleven contestants competed in the finals.

Results

Placements

Contestants

Eleven contestants competed for the title.