Miss Europe 1959

Miss Europe 1959 was the 22nd edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 11th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in Palermo, Sicily, Italy on September 6, 1959. Christl Spazier of Austria, was crowned Miss Europe 1959 by out going titleholder Johanna "Hanni" Ehrenstrasser of Austria. This was the 4th back to back win in the pageant's history.

Miss Europe 1959
Date	September 6, 1959
Venue	Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Entrants	15
Placements	5
Withdrawals	Spain
Returns	Greece
Winner	Christl Spazier  Austria
← 1958 1960 →

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Europe 1959	Austria – Christl Spazier
1st Runner-Up	France – Nicole Périn
2nd Runner-Up	Italy – Maria Grazia Buccella
3rd Runner-Up	Germany – Carmela Künzel
4th Runner-Up	Holland – Petra Poul[1]

Contestants

•  Austria - Christl Spazier
•  Belgium - Michèle Goethals
•  Denmark - Nettie Torp
•  England - Karen MacGill
•  Finland - Tarja Nurmi
•  France - Nicole Périn
•  Germany - Carmela Künzel
•  Greece - Eleonora "Nora" Apergi
•  Holland - Petra Poul (Paul)^[1]
•  Iceland - Margrét Gunnlaugsdóttir
•  Italy - Maria Grazia Buccella
•  Luxembourg - Josée Pundel
•  Norway - Berit Grundvig
•  Sweden - Monica Nordqvist
•  Turkey - Figen Özgür

Notes

Returns

•  Greece

Withdrawals

•  Spain

"Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe" Competition

Miss Europa 1959
Date	June 3, 1959
Venue	Joy-Parc, Amiens, France
Entrants	12
Placements	3
Debuts	Martinique, German-speaking Switzerland & Romandy
Withdrawals	Albania, Italy, Poland, Spain & Switzerland
Returns	Germany
Winner	Sophie d'Estrade France
← 1958 1967 →

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, the competition took place at Joy-Parc in Meaux, France. There were 12 delegates all from their own countries. At the end, Sophie d'Estrade of France was crowned as Miss Europa 1959. D'Estrade succeeded predecessor Evelyne Ricket of France.^[2] This was the first back to back in the history of Miss Europa.

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss Europa 1959	France - Sophie d'Estrade
1st runner-up	Belgium - Eve Dortant
2nd runner-up	Germany - Karin Gabor

Contestants

•  Austria - Marguerite Nessler
•  Austria - Rikkie Kraner
•  Belgium - Eve Dortant
• D'Outre Mer, France - Liliane Chambertin
•  France - Sophie d'Estrade
•  Germany - Karin Gabor
•  Greece - Catherine Tatopoulos
•  Holland - Julia Cohen Stuart
•  Martinique - Marie-Jose Azur
•  Portugal - Manuela Marquez
• German-speaking Switzerland - Carola Segesser
• Romandy - Yvette Lavanchy

References

1. "Miss Holland 1959 | Miss Holland Now |" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-07-07.
2. "Group photo of eleven candidates to the Miss Europe 1959 beauty..." Getty Images (in German). Retrieved 2021-07-07.

External links

• Official website