Miss Europe 1974

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View of Vienna, location of the event.

The 1974 Miss Europe competition was the twenty-sixth since 1948 that the Mondial Events Organization (MEO) organized. 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 May 29, 1974 in the Austrian capital Vienna . There were 19 applicants.

The follow-up competition in 1975 was planned for Beirut , Lebanon , but was canceled due to the civil war there. The competition and title for 1974 were subsequently referred to as "Miss Europe 1974/75".

The participants
country Spelling at Pageantopolis Spelling in the native language Participation in other competitions
Placements
1. SpainSpain 1945Spain  Maria Isabel ("Maribel") Lorenzo Saavedra Maria Isabel Lorenzo Saavedra Miss International 1973: 4th place
2. PortugalPortugalPortugal  Ana Paula Da Silva Freitas Ana Paula da Silva Freitas Miss Universe 1974
3. FinlandFinlandFinland  Riitta Johanna Raunio Johanna Raunio Miss Universe 1974: 3rd place, Miss International 1974: 3rd place
4. HollandNetherlandsNetherlands Gerarda ("Gemma") Sophia Balm Gerarda Sophia Balm Miss World 1974
5. EnglandEnglandEngland  Kathleen Ann Celeste Anders Kathleen Ann Celeste Anders Miss Universe 1974: semifinals
6. SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland  ?
Other participants
BelgiumBelgium Belgium Anne-Marie Sophie Sikorski Anne-Marie Sikorski Miss Universe 1974, Miss World 1974
Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany BR Germany Monia Bageritz Monja Bageritz
FranceFrance France Edna Tepava Edna Tepava Miss World 1974
Greece 1970Greece Greece Katerina Papadimitriou (actually: Bakalli) Κατερίνα Μπακάλη (Katerina Bakalli) Miss World 1973
IrelandIreland Ireland Yvonne Costelloe Yvonne Costelloe Miss World 1973, Miss Universe 1974, Miss International 1974
ItalyItaly Italy Tanina di Grado Tanina di Grado
LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg Giselle Anita Nicole Azzeri Giselle Anita Nicole Azzeri Miss International 1973, Miss World 1973, Miss Universe 1974
MaltaMalta Malta Jane Attard Miss World 1972
NorwayNorway Norway Solveig Boberg Solveig Boberg
AustriaAustria Austria Margit Schwarzer Margit Schwarzer Miss International 1974
SwedenSweden Sweden ?
TurkeyTurkey Turkey Sibel Kamman Sibel Kamman A.
Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus Cyprus Joanna Melanidou Ειρήνη-Ιωάννα Μελανίδου (Ιrini-Ioanna Melanidou) Miss Universe 1973
A.She also competed in the Comité Officiel competition , see below.

Competition of the "Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe"

Since 1951 there has been a rival European competition organized by the Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe . This was founded in 1950 by Jean Raibaut in Paris , who later relocated to Marseille . The winners wore different titles such as Miss Europe , Miss Europe or Miss Europe International .

It took place on April 26, 1974 in the Oasis Maspalomas Hotel in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - on the Canary Islands belonging to Spain . There were 19 applicants.

Placements

Semifinals / Top 9

  • BelgiumBelgium Belgium : Marie Chantal de Marque
  • FranceFrance France : Evelyne Quittard
  • NetherlandsNetherlands Holland: Yvonne Jansen
  • PolandPoland Poland : Izabella Lipka
  • SwedenSweden Sweden : Helene Yvonne Apelgren
  • TurkeyTurkey Turkey : Sibel Kamman (also participates in the MEO competition, see above)

Other participants

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ misshollandnow.com , 2nd place there
  2. ↑ Margit Schwarzer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
  3. ↑ Miss Europ a at Pageantopolis ( Memento from March 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Competition 1970–1974 at Pageantopolis (English) ( Memento from March 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Izabella Lipka at filmpolski.pl (Polish)

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