Anna Maria Groot

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Anke Groot congratulates Theo Smit, winner of the 1974 Ronde van Noord-Holland

Anna Maria "Anke" Groot (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑnaː maːˈrijaː ˈʔɑŋkə ˈɣroːt]; born 1952) is a Dutch retired model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Europe 1973.

Groot was the runner-up at Miss Holland 1973 in Roermond, Netherlands.[1] She reached semi-finals at Miss World 1973 in London, where she won the Miss Photogenic special award.[2][3] She won the 1973 Miss Europe title in Kitzbühel, Austria (the contest was postponed to January 1974).[1][4][5]

In August 1974, she announced her retirement as a model and plans to open a bistro where she would become manager and hostess.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Miss Europa blijft het liefst zichzelf" (in Dutch), Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, 1974. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  2. ^ Miss World 1970-1979, Pageantopolis. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Een droom: Anke was even Miss Wereld" (in Dutch), De Telegraaf, 1973. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  4. ^ Miss Europe 1970-1979, Pageantopolis. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Nederlandse werd Miss Europa" (in Dutch), Leeuwarder Courant, 1974. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Miss Europa Anke Groot is model-zijn beu" (in Dutch), Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, 1974. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
West Germany Monika Sarp
Miss Europe
1973
Succeeded by
Spain Maria Isabel Lorenzo