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Aug 5, 2023 · 05-08-2023 08:52. in Celeb News. Penny Coelen was the first SA woman to be crowned Miss World. Images: Flickr. Penelope “Penny” Anne Coelen became the first major international...
Sep 16, 2020 · In 1958, Penelope Coelen made history when she became the first beauty queen from Africa to win a major international beauty pageant title -- bringing home the Miss World crown. Penelope, who also won the Miss SA crown that year, was just 18 years old at the time.
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SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Penelope Anne Coelen (born 15 April 1940) is a South African former actress, model and beauty queen who won Miss World 1958. She was the first major international titleholder to come from Africa.
Two years later, an 18-year-old secretary from Durban, Penny Coelen, was crowned the winner and would go on to make history and win Miss World. It was not until 1977 that all persons of all...
Mar 9, 2024 · 09-03-2024 08:38. in Local Celebs. Penny Coelen was the first SA woman to be crowned Miss World. Images: Flickr. The first South African representative to win the Miss World pageant was...
Mar 24, 2022 · Yet when she’s out and about she’s still recognised by those who saw her being crowned as South Africa’s first Miss World. “People still ask me for autographs all these years later,” Penny Coelen-Rey (81) tells YOU.
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Oct 6, 2016 · The Miss World of the year 1958, Penelope Anne Coelen who was born in 1939 in Durban, South Africa. She was the pride of Durban - and the whole country - when she took on, and beat, the best the world could offer in becoming South Africa's first Miss World in 1959. Penelope Coelen instantly put her home country in the spotlight and fast became ...
