Miss Europe 1954
The 1954 Miss Europe competition was the sixth organized by the Mondial Events Organization (MEO). It 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.
The event took place on June 20, 1954 in the Vichy spa town in central France . There were 13 applicants.
| country | Spelling at Pageantopolis | Spelling in the native language | Participation in other competitions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | |||
1st Federal Republic of Germany
|
Christel Schaack | Christel Schaack | Miss Universe 1953: semifinals |
2. France
|
Danièle Génault | Danièle Génault | |
3. Finland
|
Yvonne de Bruyn | Yvonne de Bruyn | Miss World 1954 |
4. Sweden
|
Gunilla Johansson | Gunilla Johansson | |
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|
Eva Brika | Έφη ... | |
| Other participants | |||
 Belgium
|
? | ||
 England
|
June Peters | June Peters | |
 Holland
|
Conny Harteveld | Conny Harteveld | Miss World 1954 |
 Ireland
|
Sheila Lee | Sheila Lee | |
 Italy
|
Nadia Bianchi | Nadia Bianchi | |
 Austria
|
Felicitas von Goebel | Felicitas von Goebel | Miss World 1955: semifinals |
 Poland
|
Kasindria Klimezak | ... Klimczak | |
 Switzerland
|
? | ||
| Disqualified | |||
 Portugal A
|
? | ||
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|
Juanita Billa | ||
Disqualification of the winner
The winner Christel Schaack was disqualified because she had been widowed for two years. At the time, this did not contradict the conditions of participation for Miss Germany (she was considered "unmarried"). Second placed Danièle Génault from France took her place as Miss Europe. Since no one could be accused of fraudulent intent, the jury awarded Christel Schaack the unofficial title of "Honorary Miss Europe". The MEO continued to lead them in their list of winners.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Yvonne de Bruyn in the [Internet Movie Database] (English)
- ↑ misshollandnow.com
- ↑ Nadia Bianchi in the [Internet Movie Database] (English)
- ↑ pageantopolis.com: Miss Europe 1954 ( Memento from November 19, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ MEO: Winners until 1999/2000 ( Memento of February 8, 2002 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
- Mondial Events Organization (MEO) ( Memento from February 8, 2002 in the Internet Archive )
- Competitions 1948 to 1959 at pageantopolis.com (English)
- Film of the election in 1954 on YouTube (English)