Miss Europe 1999

Miss Europe 1999
Date	25 June 1999
Presenters	Daniel McVicar
Venue	Beirut, Lebanon
Entrants	39
Placements	15
Debuts	Moldova
Withdrawals	England Israel Luxembourg
Returns	Albania Austria Denmark Finland Germany Great Britain Iceland Ireland Norway Sweden Switzerland
Winner	Yelena Rogozhina Russia
←  1997 2001  →

Miss Europe 1999, was 53rd edition of the Miss Europe pageant and 42nd under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in Beirut, Lebanon on 25 June 1999. Yelena Rogozhina of Russia, was crowned Miss Europe 1999 by out going titleholder Isabelle Darras of Greece. ^{[1] [2]}

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Europe 1999	Russia – Yelena Rogozhina
1st Runner-Up	Italy – Cristina Cellai
2nd Runner-Up	Estonia – Kadri Väljaots
3rd Runner-Up	Finland – Minna Lehtinen
4th Runner-Up	Czech Republic – Jitka Kocurová
Top 15	Armenia – Gohar Harutyunian   Belarus – Svetlana Kruk   Croatia – Tijana Safar France – Pamela Semmache   Iceland – Katrín Rós Baldursdóttir   Slovakia – Dusana Fridrichova   Sweden – Malin Jonsson   Switzerland – Tiziana Bölsterli   Turkey – Hulya Mutlu   Ukraine – Yuliya Zharkova

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Elegance	Italy – Cristina Cellai
Miss Friendship	Switzerland – Tiziana Bölsterli
Miss Photogenic	Finland – Minna Lehtinen
Miss Talent	Armenia – Gohar Harutyunian

"Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe" Competition

Miss Europa 1999
Date	8 September 1999
Venue	Taormina Greek Theatre, Taormina, Sicily, Italy
Entrants	34
Placements	2
Debuts	Latvia
Withdrawals	Andorra, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Greece, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Israel, Luxembourg, Macedonia FYRO, Moldova, Monaco, New Caledonia (French Territory), Norway, Poland, Russia, Scandinavia, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, United Kingdom & Wales
Returns	England, Germany, Hungary & Malta
Winner	Anna Maria Tudorache Romania
←  1996 2002  →

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 later moved to Marseille. The winners wore different titles like Miss Europe, Miss Europa or Miss Europe International.

This year's competition took place at the Taormina Greek Theatre in Taormina, Sicily, Italy. There were 34 contestants from 12 countries. At the end, Anna Maria Tudorache of Romania was crowned as Miss Europa 1999. Tudorache succeeded her predecessor Mimmi Gunnarsson of Sweden.

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Europa 1999	Romania – Anna Maria Tudorache
1st Runner-Up	Spain – Eva Maria Blanco Games

Contestants

• Albania - Aldona Elezi
• Bulgaria - Ana Maria Oproiu
• Bulgaria - Cristina Stan
• England - Angela Lynn Smedley
• England - Danielle Wall
• England - Katie Vigers
• England - Kishmiro Dickinson
• England - Zara Baynes
• Finland - Anu Pekkarinen
• Finland - Jenni Ahola
• Finland - Linda Kvalvaag
• Germany - Jessica Stahl
• Hungary - Lilla Hartai
• Hungary - Szilvia Booli
• Latvia - Iveta Vanaga
• Malta - Citianne Balzan
• Romania - Alina Tautan
• Romania - Anna Maria Tudorache
• Romania - Simona Verestiuc
• Spain - Eva Maria Blanco Games
• Sweden - Nadine Callus
• Ukraine - Galina Lakhtina

References

1. "Miss Europe 1999". Mondial Events Organization/Miss Europe Organization. 1999. Archived from the original on February 8, 2002. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
2. "MISS EUROPE 1999". YouTube . Retrieved 2021-01-24.

External links

• Official website