Miss World Of 1956 – Petra Schürmann

Date of birth: September 15, 1933
Place of birth: Germany
Profession: Actress, model, writer, and TV presenter

Petra won the Miss World crown on October 15, 1956 in the pageant held in London, UK because of her better knowledge of English. At that time she studied philosophy and history of the arts at the universities of Bonn and Cologne. After winning her Miss World title she continued her studies in Munich. Beginning with the 1960s she entered an ongoing radio and television career, primarily with the Munich-based Bayerischer Rundfunk. She also did some acting and wrote some books.

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