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Miss World 1956 dies at the age of 74
Petra Susanna Schürmann was the first German woman to be crowned Miss World

Petra Susanna Schürmann, the first German woman to be crowned Miss World in 1956, passed away at the age of 74 last Wednesday.

Petra worked for many years as a television presenter in her native Germany.

She was expected to attend the 60th edition of Miss World, to be held in Vietnam in November.

The Miss World Organization issued a note on its official website sending "condolences and love to her family and loved ones" (read it HERE).

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