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Miss Europe 1950

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]

Miss Europe 1950
Date9 September 1950
VenueRimini, Italy
Entrants14
Placements3
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerHanni Schall
Austria Austria
← 1949
1952 →

Contestants from fourteen countries competed in this year's pageant.[3]

Results

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Placements

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Placement Contestant
Miss Europe 1950
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up

Contestants

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Selection of participants

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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

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Fourteen contestants competed for the title.[7]

Country/Territory Contestant Age[a] Hometown
  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

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Miss Europa 1951
Date30 September 1951
VenuePalermo, Italy
Entrants7
Placements4
Debuts
WinnerJacqueline Grenton
  Switzerland
1952 →

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

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Placement Contestant
Miss Europa 1951
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up

List of contestants

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Eight contestants competed for the title, four of which are unknown.[14]

Country/Territory Contestant Age[a] Hometown
  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

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  1. ^ a b Ages at the time of the pageant

References

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  1. ^ a b "Europeans name beauty queen". St. Petersburg Times. 11 September 1950. p. 10. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ "Miss Oostenrijk won" [Miss Austria won]. Het Parool (in Dutch). Amsterdam, Netherlands. 11 September 1950. p. 3. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via Delpher.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ ""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.
  5. ^ "Miss Duitsland niet welkom" [Miss Germany not welcome]. Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 9 September 1950. p. 1. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via Delpher.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Hilkka Ruuska, Miss Suomi 1950-1951". Yle (in Finnish). 8 September 2006. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Rimandata a domani" [Postponed until tomorrow]. La Stampa (in Italian). 29 September 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Wins Miss Europe title". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal, Canada. 2 October 1951. p. 12. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  12. ^ "Europe's choice". The Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. 4 October 1951. p. 3. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "L'elezione di Miss Europa" [The election of Miss Europe]. La Stampa (in Italian). 1 October 1951. p. 1. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
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