Miss France is a French national beauty pageant, held annually in December. The competition was first held in 1920, and has been organized continuously since 1947. The trademark for the pageant is owned by the company Miss France SAS, and is a subsidiary of Endemol Shine France. The competition is aired on TF1.
Miss Europe is a beauty pageant for European women from all over Europe. It was established in February 1927 by Fanamet, the European distributor of Paramount, as a one-off event where the winner was to star in a film directed by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau. After the initial twelve-person jury couldn't decide between 10 contestants, a runoff election was held where Murnau chose the winner. Murnau ended up choosing Štefica Vidačić of Yugoslavia as the winner and the first ever Miss Europe. Miss Europe was later re-established in December 1928 by French journalist Maurice de Waleffe (1874–1946), who also created, in 1920, what by 1927 had become the Miss France pageant. Miss Europe, under de Waleffe, was first held at the Paris Opera with participants from 18 countries. The first contest under de Waleffe did not occur until February 1929.
Miss Europe 2006, was the 58th edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the third and final edition under Endemol France. After this years contest, the pageant was planned for 2007, 2008 & 2009 with it being held in places in Moscow and Beirut. The contest, however, was not held after 2006 and Endemol France stopped the pageant after this edition. The Miss Europe pageant went unheld until 2016 when the newly formed Miss Europe Organization started the pageant back up. This years pageant was held in Kyiv, Ukraine on October 27, 2006. Alexandra Rosenfeld of France, was crowned Miss Europe 2006 by outgoing titleholder Shermine Shahrivar of Germany.
Miss Europe 2002, was the 55th edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 44th & final edition under the Mondial Events Organization. After this edition Mr. Roger Zeigler sold the pageant to Endemol France. This years pageant was held at the Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center in Beirut, Lebanon on 28 December 2002. Svetlana Koroleva, Miss Russia, was crowned Miss Europe 2002 by outgoing titleholder Elodie Gossuin of France.
Miss Europe 1929 was the second annual Miss Europe pageant and the first under French journalist Maurice de Waleffe. Maurice de Waleffe also created in 1920, what in 1927 had become the Miss France pageant. Miss Hungary, Böske Simon, won the pageant title and became the first Jewish women to be crowned Miss Europe. Eighteen European girls competed.
Miss Europe 1932 is the fifth annual Miss Europe contest and the fourth under French journalist Maurice de Waleffe. With only 15 European girls competing in this pageant, Miss Denmark, Aase Clausen won Miss Europe 1932.
Miss Europe 1933 was the sixth annual Miss Europe and the fifth edition under French journalist Maurice de Waleffe. New Delegates from Norway and Scotland are competing in Miss Europe. Withdraws are Miss Argentina and Miss Paris' South American Colony.
Miss Europe 1934 was the seventh annual Miss Europe and the sixth edition under French journalist Maurice de Waleffe. New delegates from the Atlantic, Finland, and Siberia and withdraws from Scotland, Turkey, Yugoslavia.
Miss Europe 1935, the eighth edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the seventh edition under French journalist Maurice de Waleffe. It was held in Torquay, England, United Kingdom on July 6, 1935. Alicia Navarro Cambronero of Spain, was crowned Miss Europe 1935.
Miss Europe 1936 was the ninth annual Miss Europe pageant and the eighth edition under French journalist Maurice de Waleffe. New delegates from Syria-Lebanon, Morocco, Caucasus region, Sweden and Tunisia. Withdraws from Czechoslovakia, Danube, Denmark, Rhenanie & Tunis.
Miss Europe 1937 was the tenth annual Miss Europe pageant and the ninth under French journalist Maurice de Waleffe. With withdraws from most of the countries maybe due to the beginning of World War II.
Miss Europe 1948 was the 12th annual Miss Europe. The Miss Europe pageant was cancelled for 9 years due to the onset of World War II. The pageant came back with new sponsors and with only 12 entrants. The new sponsors are Mr. Roger Zeigler and Claude Berr both of whom later created the Mondial Events Organization which owned the pageant until after Miss Europe 2002 when Zeigler and the Mondial Events Org. sold the pageant to Endemol France. This is the 1st edition under Mondial Events. No new contestants competed but some returning countries came back.
Miss Europe 2003, was the 56th edition and the first edition under Endemol France; who bought the pageant from Mr. Roger Zeigler and the Mondial Events Organization in between this edition and the previous edition. This years pageant was held at Eurodisney in Nogent-sur-Marne, France on September 12, 2003. Zsuzsanna Laky of Hungary, was crowned Miss Europe 2003 by outgoing titleholder Svetlana Koroleva of Russia.
Miss Europe 1954 was the 17th edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the sixth edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in Vichy, France, on June 20, 1954. Christel Schaack of Germany, was originally crowned Miss Europe 1954, by outgoing titleholder Eloisa Cianni of Italy. However, it was later revealed that Schaack was a widow and thus she was disqualified from Miss Europe and stripped of her crown. The crown then went to the 1st runner-up Danièle Génault of France. Despite being a widow, Schaack was allowed to keep her national Miss Germany title as the requirements for Miss Germany at the time only stated that single unmarried women can participate with no ban on widows or women with annulled marriages. The jury for this years pageant, in response, gave her the title of "Honorary Miss Europe", even though Danièle Génault of France was awarded the official crown and title. The Mondial Events Organization/Miss Europe Organization continued to list Schaack as the official winner on their website until the site was shut down in 2006.
Miss Europe 1968 was the 31st edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 20th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in Kinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa on September 23, 1968. Leena Marketta Brusiin of Finland, was crowned Miss Europe 1968 by out going titleholder Paquita Torres Pérez of Spain. The pageant was originally scheduled to be held in Nice, France in May but was postponed due to the May-June 1968 civil unrest in France. Congo-Kinshasa later requested the pageant be hosted in their country because they saw it as a good advertisement for them.
Miss Europe 1969 was the 32nd edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 21st edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held at the Rabat Hilton Hotel in Rabat, Morocco on May 18, 1969. Saša Zajc of Yugoslavia, was crowned Miss Europe 1969 by Paquita Torres Pérez of Spain, Miss Europe 1967. Leena Marketta Brusiin of Finland was originally supposed to crown the winner at the end of the event, but could attend the pageant due to a car accident that happened before the pageant.
Miss Europe 1971 was the 34th edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 23rd edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held at the Palais des sports d'El Menzah in Tunis, Tunisia on September 19, 1971. Filiz Vural of Turkey, was crowned Miss Europe 1971 by outgoing titleholder Noelia Alfonso Cabrera of Spain.
Miss Europe 1974 was the 37th edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 26th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in Vienna, Austria on May 29, 1974. Maria Isabel "Maribel" Lorenzo Saavedra of Spain, was crowned Miss Europe 1974 by outgoing titleholder Anna "Anke" Maria Groot of Holland. The 1975 contest was originally scheduled to take place in Beirut, Lebanon but was cancelled due to the Lebanese Civil War. The contest returned in 1976.
Miss Europe 1976 was the 38th edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 27th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held at the Castle of the Knights of St. John in Rhodes City, Rhodes Island, South Aegean, Greece on 5 June 1976. Riitta Inkeri Väisänen of Finland, was crowned Miss Europe 1976 by outgoing titleholder Maria Isabel "Maribel" Lorenzo Saavedra of Spain. The 1976 contest was held two years after the previous one instead of one year due to the 1975 contest being cancelled. The 1975 contest was originally scheduled to take place in Beirut, Lebanon but was cancelled due to the Lebanese Civil War.
Miss Europe 1978, also sometimes referred to as Miss Europe 1977, was the 39th edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 28th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in Helsinki, Finland on March 15, 1978. Eva Maria Düringer of Austria, was crowned Miss Europe 1978/1977 by outgoing titleholder Riitta Inkeri Väisänen of Finland.
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