Miss Europe 1952

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The winner Günseli Başar in front of the Ataturk monument in Istanbul, 2009.

The 1952 Miss Europe competition was the fourth run by the Mondial Events Organization (MEO). (The event was canceled in 1951. Instead, there was a competition by a rival committee for the first time). The MEO was founded by the French Roger Zeiler and Claude Berr, was based in Paris and organized the competition until 2002.

The candidates had been selected in their countries of origin by national organizing committees that had concluded license agreements with MEO.

Miss Europe 1952

The event took place on 19th August 1952 in the Italian Naples instead. There were 13 applicants.

The participants
country Spelling at Pageantopolis Spelling in the native language Participation in other competitions
Placements
1. TurkeyTurkeyTurkey  Günseli bazaar Günseli Başar
2. FranceFranceFrance  Nicole Drouin Nicole Drouin Miss World 1952: 5th place
3. GreeceKingdom of GreeceKingdom of Greece  Virginia Petimezaki Βιργινία Πετιμεζάκη (Virginia Petimezaki)
Other participants
BelgiumBelgium Belgium Anne-Marie Pauwels Anne-Marie Pauwels Miss World 1952: disqualified
EnglandEngland England Judy Breen Judy Breen
Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany BR Germany Vera Marks Vera Marks Miss World 1952: 3rd place
FinlandFinland Finland Eeva Maria Hellas Eva Hellas Miss World 1952: 4th place
NetherlandsNetherlands Holland Elisabeth ("Betty") van Proosdij Elisabeth ("Bepie") van Proosdij
IrelandIreland Ireland Eithne Dunne Eithne Dunne Miss World 1952
ItalyItaly Italy Stefania ("Fanny") Landini Fanny Landini
SwedenSweden Sweden Anne Marie Tistler Anne Marie Tistler Miss Universe 1952: semifinals
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Sylvia Muller Sylvia Muller Miss World 1952: 2nd place

Other competitions and their effects

Until 1950, Miss Europe was the only international beauty pageant. Then there were competing ones, on top of that with global claims:

  • 1951 Miss World
  • 1952 Miss Universe
  • 1960 Miss International
  • In addition, there was a rival European competition since 1951, organized by the Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe . This was founded in 1950 by Jean Raibaut in Paris , the headquarters later relocated to Marseille . The winners wore different titles as Miss Europ a , Miss Europ e or Miss Europe International . This event lasted until 2002.

So it is not surprising that from now on it was no longer only the national winners who took part in Miss Europe, who were delegated by their organizations to Miss World or Miss Universe. In the event of overlapping dates (or even systematically), vice-misses or third-placed participants could be sent instead, who are hardly or not at all known today.

Sometimes they only appear on websites that specialize in beauty contests (such as Pageantopolis, Missosology or Lempimissit). It is not even possible to check the correct name from independent sources.

Competitions of the "Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe"

1951

It took place on September 30, 1951 in Palermo , Sicily . There were 7 applicants. The following placements became known:

1952

The event took place on September 22, 1952 in Amsterdam , the Netherlands . There were 10 applicants. The following placements became known:

  • 1. Great Britain: Judy Breen, also at Miss Europe 1952 (see above)United KingdomUnited Kingdom
  • 2. Sweden : Anita EkbergSwedenSweden 
  • 3. Holland: Elisabeth ("Betty" or "Bepie") van Proosdij, also at Miss Europe 1952 (see above)NetherlandsNetherlands
  • 4.?
  • 5.?
  • 6. Germany : Vera Marks , also at Miss Europe 1952 (see above)GermanyGermany 

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ misshollandnow.com
  2. ↑ Miss Europ a at Pageantopolis ( Memento from March 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Pageantopolis (English)
  4. ↑ Missosology (English)
  5. ↑ Lempimissit (Finnish and English)
  6. ↑ Competition from 1951 at Pageantopolis (English) ( Memento from March 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  7. ↑ Hommage à la première Miss Suisse on Wikiwix (French)
  8. ↑ Competition from 1951 at Pageantopolis (English) ( Memento from March 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive )

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