Miss Europe 1959
| Miss Europe 1959 | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 6, 1959 |
| Venue | Palermo, Sicily, Italy |
| Entrants | 15 |
| Placements | 5 |
| Withdrawals | Spain |
| Returns | Greece |
| Winner | Christl Spazier Austria |
Miss Europe 1959 was the 22nd edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 11th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in Palermo, Sicily, Italy on September 6, 1959. Christl Spazier of Austria, was crowned Miss Europe 1959 by out going titleholder Johanna "Hanni" Ehrenstrasser of Austria. This was the 4th back to back win in the pageant's history.[1]
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss Europe 1959 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up | |
| 3rd runner-up | |
| 4th runner-up |
Contestants
Austria - Christl Spazier
Belgium - Michèle Goethals
Denmark - Nettie Torp
England - Karen MacGill
Finland - Tarja Nurmi
France - Nicole Périn
Germany - Carmela Künzel
Greece - Eleonora "Nora" Apergi
Holland - Petra Poul (Paul)[3]
Iceland - Margrét Gunnlaugsdóttir
Italy - Maria Grazia Buccella[2]
Luxembourg - Josée Pundel
Norway - Berit Grundvig
Sweden - Monica Nordqvist
Turkey - Figen Özgür
Notes
Returns
Withdrawals
"Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe" Competition
| Miss Europa 1959 | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 3, 1959 |
| Venue | Joy-Parc, Amiens, France |
| Entrants | 12 |
| Placements | 3 |
| Debuts | Martinique, German-speaking Switzerland & Romandy |
| Withdrawals | Albania, Italy, Poland, Spain & Switzerland |
| Returns | Germany |
| Winner | Sophie d'Estrade France |
From 1951 to 2002 there was a rival Miss Europe competition organized by the "Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe". This was founded in 1950 by Jean Raibaut in Paris, the headquarters later moved to Marseille. The winners wore different titles like Miss Europe, Miss Europa or Miss Europe International.[4]
This year, the competition took place at Joy-Parc in Meaux, France. There were 12 delegates all from their own countries. At the end, Sophie d'Estrade of France was crowned as Miss Europa 1959. D'Estrade succeeded predecessor Evelyne Ricket of France.[4][5] This was the first back to back in the history of Miss Europa.
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss Europa 1959 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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Contestants
- Austria - Marguerite Nessler
- Austria - Rikkie Kraner
- Belgium - Eve Dortant
- D'Outre Mer, France - Liliane Chambertin
- France - Sophie d'Estrade
- Germany - Karin Gabor
- Greece - Catherine Tatopoulos
- Holland - Julia Cohen Stuart
Martinique - Marie-Jose Azur
Portugal - Manuela Marquez
German-speaking Switzerland - Carola Segesser- Romandy - Yvette Lavanchy
References
- ^ "1948-1959 - Pageantopolis". www.pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Maria Grazia Buccella". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ a b "Miss Holland 1959 | Miss Holland Now |" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ a b West, Donald. "Miss Europe (unofficial)/Miss Europa". Pageantopolis. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Group photo of eleven candidates to the Miss Europe 1959 beauty..." Getty Images (in German). Retrieved 2021-07-07.
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