Miss Europe 1953

Miss Europe 1953 was the 16th edition of the Miss Europe pageant, held in Istanbul, Turkey on 9 September 1953. At the end of the event, Günseli Başar of Turkey crowned Eloisa Cianni of Italy as Miss Europe 1953.^[1]

Miss Europe 1953
Miss Europe 1953, Eloisa Cianni
Date	September 9, 1953
Venue	Istanbul, Turkey
Entrants	13
Placements	3
Debuts	Monte Carlo
Withdrawals	Ireland
Winner	Eloisa Cianni  Italy
← 1952 1954 →

Contestants from thirteen countries competed in this year's pageant.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Europe 1953	Italy – Eloisa Cianni[2]
1st runner-up	England – Marlene Ann Dee[2]
2nd runner-up	France – Sylviane Carpentier[2]

Contestants

Selection of participants

Contestants from thirteen countries competed in this edition. This edition saw the debut of Monte Carlo, and the withdrawal of Ireland.^[1]

List of contestants

Thirteen contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory	Contestant	Age[a]	Hometown
Austria	Lore Felger[3]	18	Vienna
Belgium	Sépia Degehet[3]	–	–
England	Marlene Ann Dee	21	Weston Road
Finland	Maija-Riitta Tuomaala[3]	19	Lahti
France	Sylviane Carpentier[3]	19	Dreuil-lès-Amiens
Germany	Marie-Louise Nagel	–	–
Greece	Antouanetta Rontopoulou	–	–
Holland	Yvonne Meijer[4]	20	Haarlem
Italy	Eloisa Cianni	21	Rome
Monte Carlo	Elisabeth Chovisky	–	–
Sweden	Marianna Törnqvist[3]	–	–
Switzerland	Eliane Pade[3]	–	–
Turkey	Belgin Doruk	–	–

Miss Casino 1953

Miss Casino 1953
Date	7 March 1953
Venue	Amsterdam, Holland
Entrants	9
Placements	3
Debuts	France Ireland
Withdrawals	Belgium Cannes (France) Great Britain Seville (Spain) Switzerland
Returns	England
Winner	Lore Felger  Austria
← 1952

Miss Casino 1953 was the third edition of the Miss Europe pageant organized by the "Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe", held in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 7 March 1953. At the end of the event, Judy Breen of Great Britain crowned Lore Felger of Austria as Miss Casino Amsterdam-1953.^[5]

Nine contestants from eight countries competed in this year's pageant.

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Europa 1953	Austria – Lore Felger[5]
1st runner-up	Sweden – Anne Marie Thistler[5]
2nd runner-up	England – Patricia Butler[5]  France – Chantal Mabileau[5]

List of contestants

Nine contestants from eight countries competed for the title.^[6]

Country/Territory	Contestant	Age[a]	Hometown
Austria	Lore Felger[7]	18	Vienna
Denmark	Elsa Mende[7]	–	Copenhagen
England	Patricia Butler[7]	–	Liverpool
France	Chantal Mabileau[7]	–	Paris
Germany	Ingrid Gruner[7]	–	Stuttgart
Holland	Fanny Weitner[6]	–	Amsterdam
	Edith Manvis[6]	–
Ireland	Mary McCormick[7]	18	Dublin
Sweden	Anne Marie Thistler[7]	20	Stockholm

Notes

1. Ages at the time of the pageant

References

1. "„Miss Holland" naar verkiezing in Turkije". Nieuwe Tilburgsche courant (in Dutch). 15 July 1953. p. 5. Retrieved 1 January 2024 – via Delpher.
2. "Miss Europa '53". Het Parool (in Dutch). 10 September 1953. p. 5. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
3. "Op weg naar de titel "Miss Europa"" [On the way to the title “Miss Europe"]. Nieuw Utrechtsch dagblad (in Dutch). 1 September 1953. p. 5. Retrieved 1 January 2024 – via Delpher.
4. "Miss Holland 1953". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 6 June 1953. p. 11. Retrieved 1 January 2024 – via Delpher.
5. "Bij de verkiezing van een „Miss" SCHOONHEID ALS HANDELS AR TIKEL" [In the election of a “Miss” BEAUTY AS A COMMERCE ARTICLE]. Het Parool (in Dutch). 7 March 1953. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via Delpher.
6. "Negen schoonheden wilden Miss Europa zijn". De Telegraaf. 7 March 1953. p. 3. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via Delpher.
7. "Bij de verkiezing vaneen „Miss " Schoonheid als handelsartikel" [When choosing a “Miss” Beauty as a commodity]. Het Rotterdamsch parool (in Dutch). 9 March 1953. p. 7. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via Delpher.

External links

• Official website