Grand Slam Ranking and Country of the Year 1951
1951 marked the beginning of a new era in pageantry, when a bikini festival was held in London aiming to promote the London Fair. Candidates from 7 different countries and several British beauties, paraded for the judges, who chose Kiki Håkansson of Sweden, as the winner. Therefore, Sweden kicked off the Grand Slam Ranking as #1, followed by the UK in 2nd, and France in 3rd place.
It´s not difficult to figure that Sweden was The Country of the Year as well, follwoed by the United Kingdom in 2nd, and France in 3rd place.