Miss Europe 1955

Miss Europe 1955 was the 18th edition of the Miss Europe pageant, held in Helsinki, Finland on 11 June 1955.^[1] At the end of the event, Danielle Génault of France crowned Inga-Britt Söderberg of Finland as Miss Europe 1955.^[2][3]

Miss Europe 1955
Inga-Britt Söderberg as Miss Suomi 1955
Date	11 June 1955
Venue	Helsinki, Finland
Entrants	13
Placements	5
Withdrawals	Ireland Poland
Returns	Denmark Turkey
Winner	Inga-Britt Söderberg †  Finland
← 1954 1956 →

Contestants from thirteen countries competed in this year's pageant.^[4] Finnish long-distance runner Paavo Nurmi announced the results.^[5]

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Europe 1955	Finland – Inga-Britt Söderberg[2]
1st runner-up	Turkey – Suna Soley[2]
2nd runner-up	France – Monique Lambert[2]
3rd runner-up	Greece – Depi Martini
4th runner-up	England – Margaret Rowe

Contestants

Contestants of Miss Europe 1955.

Selection of participants

Contestants from thirteen countries competed in this edition. This edition saw the returns of Denmark and Turkey, and the withdrawals of Ireland and Poland. Merle McCarley of Ireland was not allowed to compete as she was from Northern Ireland.^[6] A candidate from Norway was also expected to compete, but withdrew due to an illness.^[4]

List of contestants

Thirteen contestants competed for the title.^[4]

Country/Territory	Contestant	Age[a]	Hometown
Austria	Edith Philipp	–	–
Belgium	Madeleine Lamal	–	–
Denmark	Karin Palm-Rasmussen	18	Copenhagen
England	Margaret Rowe[7]	19	London
Finland	Inga-Britt Söderberg	20	Helsinki
France	Monique Lambert[8]	18	Paris
Greece	Depi Martini	–	–
Holland	Angelina Kalkhoven[9]	18	Amsterdam
Italy	Wandisa Guida	–	–
Sweden	Hillevi Larsson	–	–
Switzerland	Claude Ivry[10]	23	–
Turkey	Suna Soley[10]	18	Istanbul
West Germany	Sonja Dahnk[11]	–	–

Notes

1. Ages at the time of the pageant