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Miss Europe 1954

Miss Europe 1954 was the 17th edition of the Miss Europe pageant, held in Vichy, France on 20 June 1954.

Miss Europe 1954
Date20 June 1954
VenueVichy, France
Entrants13
Placements5
Withdrawals
  • Monte Carlo
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Turkey
Returns
  • Ireland
  • Poland
WinnerChristel Schaack (dethroned)
 Germany
Danièle Génault (assumed)
 France
← 1953
1955 →

At the end of the event, Christel Schaack of Germany was crowned as Miss Europe 1954 by Eloisa Cianni of Italy.[1] However, it was later revealed that Schaack was a widow and thus was disqualified from Miss Europe and stripped of her crown. The crown then went to the 1st runner-up Danièle Génault of France, while Schaack was given the title "Honorary Miss Europe".[2]

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

Results

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Placements

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Placement Contestant
Miss Europe 1954
1st runner-up
  •   France – Danièle Génault (assumed)
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
  •   Sweden – Gunilla Johansson
4th runner-up

Contestants

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Selection of participants

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Contestants from thirteen countries competed in this edition. This edition saw the returns of Ireland and Poland, and the withdrawals of Monte Carlo, Portugal, Spain, and Turkey. Juanita Billa of Spain was not allowed to compete due to not being an official Miss Spain titleholder. Billa was elected by tourists in Biarritz, France in 1953.[4]

List of contestants

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Thirteen contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory Contestant Age[a] Hometown
  Austria Felicitas von Goebel – Vienna
  Belgium – – –
  England June Peters[5] 18 Manchester
  Finland Yvonne de Bruyn[4] 20 Helsinki
  France Danièle Génault[6] 19 Paris
  Germany Christel Schaack[1] 25 Berlin
  Greece Eva Brika[4] 17 Athens
  Holland Conny Harteveld[7] 22 Leiden
  Ireland Sheila Lee[4] 18 Dublin
  Italy Nadia Bianchi[8] – –
  Poland Kasindria Klimezak – –
  Sweden Gunilla Johansson – –
   Switzerland Claudine Chaperon 20 Zürich

Notes

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  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

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  1. ^ a b "Duitse gekozen tot „Miss Europa 1954"" [German chosen “Miss Europe 1954”]. Twentsch dagblad Tubantia (in Dutch). 21 June 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 28 February 2024 – via Delpher.
  2. ^ "Duitse raakte titel kwijt Nu miss France miss Europa" [German lost title Now Miss France Miss Europe]. De Telegraaf. 23 June 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 28 February 2024 – via Delpher.
  3. ^ "Yvonne de Bruyn". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  4. ^ a b c d "Untitled". Het Rotterdamsch parool (in Dutch). 19 June 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 28 February 2024 – via Delpher.
  5. ^ "Miss England". La Stampa (in Italian). 19 June 1954. p. 8. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  6. ^ "It's official". Lead Daily Call. 30 June 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 28 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Miss Holland '54". Het Parool (in Dutch). 18 June 1954. p. 4. Retrieved 28 February 2024 – via Delpher.
  8. ^ "La nuova "Miss Europa,, è un'indossatrice berlinese" [The new "Miss Europe" is a model from Berlin]. La Stampa (in Italian). 21 June 1954. p. 13. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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