Miss Europe 1950 | |
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Date | 9 September 1950 |
Venue | Rimini, Italy |
Entrants | 14 |
Placements | 3 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Hanni Schall Austria |
Miss Europe 1950 was the 14th edition of the Miss Europe pageant, held in Rimini, Italy on 9 September 1950. At the end of the event, Juliette Figueras of France crowned Hanni Schall of Austria as Miss Europe 1950.[1][2]
Contestants from fourteen countries competed in this year's pageant.[3]
Results
Placements
Placement | Contestant |
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Miss Europe 1950 | |
1st runner-up | |
2nd runner-up |
Contestants
Selection of participants
Contestants from fourteen countries competed in this edition. This edition saw the debuts of Portugal and San Marino, and the returns of Turkey who last competed in 1933, Germany who last competed in 1934, and Norway who last competed in 1938. Great Britain and Ireland withdrew in this edition.
A plenary session by the candidates was held during the pageant in Rimini where they have decided not to admit a "Miss Germany" but only a "Miss West Germany", provided that the candidate has no relation to the Nazis.[4] The proposal to ban a "Miss Germany" from competing was provided by the contestants of Belgium, France, and Norway.[5] Due to this, Susanne Firle Erichsen, the German candidate in this edition, was allowed to compete at Miss Europe, provided that she competes as Miss West Germany.[6]
List of contestants
Fourteen contestants competed for the title.[7]
Country/Territory | Contestant | Age[a] | Hometown |
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Austria | Hanni Schall[1] | 23 | Vienna |
Belgium | Louise Frederica de Maesschalk[7] | 22 | Antwerp |
Denmark | Ellinor Harisin[7] | 22 | Esjberg |
Finland | Hilkka Marjatta Ruuska[8] | 18 | Oulu |
France | Claude Renault[7] | 21 | Cannes |
Holland | Hilda Lesman[9] | 21 | Amsterdam |
Italy | Emilia Giovanna Pala[7] | 19 | Bologna |
Norway | Aud Grenness[7] | 20 | Oslo |
Portugal | Maria da Conceição Pinto Viergas Louro[7] | 24 | Lisbon |
San Marino | Graziana Simonici[7] | 22 | San Marino |
Sweden | Ebbe Adrian[7] | 19 | Gothenburg |
Switzerland | Frances Freiburghaus[7] | 17 | Geneva |
Turkey | Güler Arıman[7] | 19 | Istanbul |
West Germany | Susanne Firle Erichsen[7] | 24 | Berlin |
Miss Europa 1951
Miss Europa 1951 | |
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Date | 30 September 1951 |
Venue | Palermo, Italy |
Entrants | 7 |
Placements | 4 |
Debuts | |
Winner | Jacqueline Grenton Switzerland |
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 were later moved to Marseille. The winners wore different titles like Miss Europe, Miss Europa or Miss Europe International.[citation needed]
In 1951, the first of edition of the competition took place in Palermo, Italy on 30 September 1951. It was supposed to be held a day earlier but was postponed due to heavy rain.[10] Eight contestants from seven countries competed in this year's pageant. At the end of the event, Jacqueline Grenton of Switzerland was crowned as Miss Europa 1951.[11][12]
Placements
Placement | Contestant |
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Miss Europa 1951 |
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1st runner-up | |
2nd runner-up |
List of contestants
Eight contestants competed for the title, four of which are unknown.[14]
Country/Territory | Contestant | Age[a] | Hometown |
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Bulgaria | N/A | ||
England | |||
France | Monique Vallier[13] | 22 | Constantin, French Algeria |
Italy | Giovanna Mazzotti[13] | - | Milan |
Monaco | N/A | ||
Overseas France | |||
Sweden | Elizabeth Mayerhoffer[13] | - | Stockholm |
Switzerland | Jacqueline Grenton[13] | 20 | La Tour-de-Peilz |
Notes
References
- ^ a b "Europeans name beauty queen". St. Petersburg Times. 11 September 1950. p. 10. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Miss Oostenrijk won" [Miss Austria won]. Het Parool (in Dutch). Amsterdam, Netherlands. 11 September 1950. p. 3. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via Delpher.
- ^ a b c d "Hanni Schall werd Miss Europa" [Hanni Schall became Miss Europe]. Arnhemsche courant (in Dutch). 11 September 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via Delpher.
- ^ ""Miss Europa" moet safe zijn" [Miss Europe must be safe]. Het Binnenhof (in Dutch). 9 September 1950. p. 7. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via Delpher.
- ^ "Miss Duitsland niet welkom" [Miss Germany not welcome]. Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 9 September 1950. p. 1. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via Delpher.
- ^ "Miss Duitsland mag ook meedoen" [Miss Germany can also participate]. Het Rotterdamsch parool (in Dutch). Rotterdam, Netherlands. 9 September 1950. p. 7. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via Delpher.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Zenuwen in Rimini" [Nerves in Rimini]. De Noord-Ooster (in Dutch). 9 September 1950. p. 7. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via Delpher.
- ^ "Hilkka Ruuska, Miss Suomi 1950-1951". Yle (in Finnish). 8 September 2006. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Blond, eenvoudig, 21 jaar Miss Holland 1950 vanavond naar Italië" [Blond, simple, 21 years MISS HOLLAND 1950 to Italy tonight]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Amsterdam, Netherlands. 1 September 1950. p. 1. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via Delpher.
- ^ "Rimandata a domani" [Postponed until tomorrow]. La Stampa (in Italian). 29 September 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Wins Miss Europe title". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal, Canada. 2 October 1951. p. 12. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Europe's choice". The Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. 4 October 1951. p. 3. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Shapely Swiss blonde is named "Miss Europe"". The Spokesman-Review. 1 October 1951. p. 10. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "L'elezione di Miss Europa" [The election of Miss Europe]. La Stampa (in Italian). 1 October 1951. p. 1. Retrieved 4 July 2023.