Norma Cappagli

Argentine Miss World 1960

Norma Gladys Cappagli
Born(1939-09-20)20 September 1939
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died22 December 2020(2020-12-22) (aged 81)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
OccupationModel
Known forWinner of Miss World 1960

Norma Gladys Cappagli[1] (20 September 1939 – 22 December 2020)[2] was an Argentine model and beauty queen who won the 1960 Miss World contest, after being crowned Miss Argentina World 1960.[3] She was the first model from Argentina to win the title.[4] The pageant was held in London, United Kingdom.[5] Her prize was £500 and a sports car.[6] After her reign as Miss World ended, Cappagli worked as a model.[7] In 1962, she recorded the song "Sexy World" with Armando Sciascia. The song is featured in the T.V. show Velvet. She died in Fernández Hospital in Buenos Aires on 22 December 2020 after being run over by a bus on December 17.[8]

References

  1. ^ * "Argentina Girl, 21, Chosen Miss World". Hartford Courant. 9 November 1960. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
    • "Argentina Girl, 21, Chosen Miss World". Hartford Courant. London. Associated Press. 9 November 1960. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Montagna, Pablo (23 December 2020). "Tras ser atropellada, murió Norma Cappagli, la primera Miss Mundo que tuvo la Argentina" [After being run over, Norma Cappagli, the first Miss World that Argentina had, died]. La Nación (in Spanish).
  3. ^ Menon, Vivek (2004). Quiz Time. Pustak Mahal. p. 130. ISBN 81-223-0370-6.
  4. ^ "Quién es la argentina que lucha por ser Miss Universo" [Who is the Argentine who fights to be Miss Universe]. Perfil (in Spanish). 21 August 2009. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Miss World". Sarasota Journal. Vol. 9, no. 150. 10 November 1960 – via Google News (news.google.com).
  6. ^ "Argentine beauty wins title of Miss World". Gadsden Times. Vol. 92, no. 208. 9 November 1960 – via Google News (news.google.com).
  7. ^ "1960 | 1960's". Miss World. Archived from the original on 30 August 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010 – via www.missworld.com.
  8. ^ Luna, Mauricio (22 December 2020). "Murió Norma Cappagli, la primera Miss Mundo de Argentina que había sido atropellada por un colectivo de la línea 110" [Norma Cappagli, the first Miss World from Argentina who had been run over by a bus on the 110 line, died]. Infobae (in Spanish) – via www.infobae.com.

External links

  • "Miss Argentine is Miss World, 1960". British Pathé. Video footage of Cappagli's coronation as Miss World
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