Miss Europe 1950

Miss Europe 1950
Date	9 September 1950
Venue	Rimini, Italy
Entrants	14
Placements	3
Debuts	Portugal San Marino
Withdrawals	Great Britain Ireland
Returns	Germany Norway Turkey
Winner	Hanni Schall Austria
←  1949 1952  →

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]}

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

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Europe 1950	Austria – Hanni Schall [3]
1st runner-up	Italy – Emilia Giovanna Pala [3]
2nd runner-up	Sweden – Ebbe Adrian [3]

Contestants

Selection of participants

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

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

Miss Europa 1951
Date	30 September 1951
Venue	Palermo, Italy
Entrants	7
Placements	4
Debuts	Bulgaria England France Italy Sweden Switzerland
Winner	Jacqueline 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

Placement	Contestant
Miss Europa 1951	Switzerland – Jacqueline Grenton [13]
1st runner-up	Italy – Giovanna Mazzotti [13]
2nd runner-up	France – Monique Vallier [13] Sweden – Elizabeth Mayerhoffer (tie) [13]

List of contestants

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

1. Ages at the time of the pageant

References

1. "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. "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. "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. "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.

External links

• Official website