Miss Europe 1954
| Miss Europe 1954 | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 20, 1954 |
| Venue | Vichy, France |
| Entrants | 13 |
| Placements | 5 |
| Withdrawals | Monte Carlo, Portugal, Spain & Turkey |
| Returns | Ireland & Poland |
| Winner | Christel Schaack† (Dethroned)  GermanyDanièle Génault (Assumed)  France |
Miss Europe 1954 was the 17th edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the sixth edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in Vichy, France, on June 20, 1954. Christel Schaack of Germany, was originally crowned Miss Europe 1954, by outgoing titleholder Eloisa Cianni of Italy. However, it was later revealed that Schaack was a widow and thus she was disqualified from Miss Europe and stripped of her crown. The crown then went to the 1st runner-up Danièle Génault of France. Despite being a widow, Schaack was allowed to keep her national Miss Germany title as the requirements for Miss Germany at the time only stated that single unmarried women can participate with no ban on widows or women with annulled marriages. The jury for this years pageant, in response, gave her the title of "Honorary Miss Europe", even though Danièle Génault of France was awarded the official crown and title. The Mondial Events Organization/Miss Europe Organization continued to list Schaack as the official winner on their website until the site was shut down in 2006.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss Europe 1954 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up | |
| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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Contestants
Austria - Felicitas von Goebel
Belgium - unknown
England - June Peters
Finland - Yvonne de Bruyn[7]
France - Danièle Génault
Germany - Christel Schaack†
Greece - Eva Brika
Holland - Conny Harteveld[8]
Ireland - Sheila Lee
Italy - Nadia Bianchi[9]
Luxembourg - Fernande Kodesch
Norway - Beate Brevik Johansen
Poland - Kasindria Klimezak (Kazimiera Klimczak)[10]
Sweden - Gunilla Johansson
Switzerland - unknown
Notes
Withdrawals
Monte Carlo - No pageant held.
Portugal - Withdrew for unknown reasons.
Spain - Juanita Billa; was not allowed to compete due to not being an official Miss Spain titleholder. Billa was elected by tourists in Biarritz, France, in 1953.
Turkey
Returns
References
- ^ "Miss Europe winners 1948-1999". Mondial Events Organization/Miss Europe Organization. Archived from the original on 2002-02-08. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ^ Pathé, British. "France: Miss Europe". www.britishpathe.com. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ Pathé, British. "France:Miss Europe,1954. Frau Schaak From Germany Was Unanimously Voted As Winner, But As She Was A Widow The Prize Went To Danielle Genault Of France". www.britishpathe.com. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "FRANCE: MISS EUROPE: (1954)". YouTube. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "Christel Schaack, Miss Europe 1954". Getty Images. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "MISS EUROPE | AP Archive". www.aparchive.com. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ^ a b "Yvonne de Bruyn". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "Miss Holland 1954 | Miss Holland Now |" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "Nadia Bianchi". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "Polskie Miss". polskiemiss.com. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
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