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Miss Star Hellas
Star Hellas ( el, Σταρ Ελλάς, Μις Ελλάς, Μις Γιάνγκ) is a national beauty pageant in Greece. The Star Hellas, Miss Hellas, Miss Young title is a trademark for Vassilis Prevelakis and Associates E.E. George Prevelakis, the founder of the company, was the driving force behind the Hellenic Beauty Pageant since the late 1960s. From then onwards, he was closely associated with the pageant till his death in 2006. In the early 1980s the then owner of the pageant, the Apogevmatini newspaper, decided to pull out of the pageant and transferred the rights to George Prevelakis. George Prevelakis later founded a company (Vassilis Prevelakis and Associates E.E.), together with his son, Vassilis, and transferred the rights to the pageant to the new company. Vassilis Prevelakis and Associates E.E. has been the legal owner of the pageant and is the national director of the well known international pageants such as Miss World, Miss Universe. In 2018 the I AM ONE Agency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauty Pageant
A beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, talent, character, and charitable involvement, through private interviews with judges and answers to public on-stage questions. The term beauty pageant refers originally to the Big Four international beauty pageants. Pageant titles are subdivided into Miss, Mrs. or Ms., and Teen – to clearly identify the difference between pageant divisions. Hundreds and thousands of beauty contests are held annually, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious, widely covered and broadcast by media. For example, ''The Wall Street Journal'', BBC News, CNN, Xinhua News Agency, and global news agencies such as Reuters, Associated Press and Agence France-Presse collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irene Skliva
Irene Skliva (Irini Skliva; Greek: ''Ειρήνη Σκλήβα''; born 4 April 1978, in Athens, Greece) is a Greek model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 1996 in India. Miss World After winning the title of "Miss Hellas" at the Miss Star Hellas pageant, she represented Greece in Bangalore, India during the highly regarded Miss World pageant in 1996 and was selected as Miss World 1996. As an 18-year-old woman, she could not quite believe it was real: "I had the feeling it was just another rehearsal - in the rehearsals, in one rehearsal, they'd used me as the mock winner". Life after Miss World After completing her year as Miss World, Skliva returned to Greece where she pursued a career in television and modeling, her face appearing on the covers of numerous Greek magazines such as ''Diva'' and ''LipStick''. She has participated in some of the world's largest fashion shows in Athens, Milan and Munich. She is represented by Ace Models Agency. Personal life She got mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastasia Sidiropoulou
Anastasia Sidiropoulou (Greek: Αναστασία Σιδηροπούλου; born October 28, 1992) is a Greek model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Star Hellas 2013 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant. She studied dentistry in Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia and specialized in orthodontics. Early life Anastasia is the daughter of Dr. Nikos Sidiropoulos. Her parents are both dentists. She is studying dentistry in Bratislava Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approxim .... Miss Young 2010 Anastasia was previously "Miss Young 2010" (Miss Teen Greece). Miss Teen World 2011 Anastasia Sidiropoulou then became Miss Teen World 2011, which took place in Houston, on Friday, August 13, 2010. She beat 24 other teenagers from around th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Teen World
Miss Teen World is an annual international teen Beauty contest, beauty pageant held in Ecuador. (original in Spanish) The international pageant was established in 2001 by Cesar Montece, its founder. The current Miss Teen World is Gugulethu Mayisela of South Africa who was crowned on October 19, 2022. History Miss Teen World pageant was launched in the year 2001 in Ecuador and was continued in the coming year as well. Its founder César Montecé, businessman of beauty with more than 40 years of experience in the field, died in 2010. Gaspar Cruz created a pageant called Miss Teen World, without any relation to the original contest, but changed its name due to litigation with Miss World, claiming that the pageant was infringing on their trademark in the US. In October, 2012, Cesar Montecé's sister, who was listed as a partner in her brother's company, sold all the rights of the contest in front of the notary public, however the international competition was officially relaunch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isavella Dara
Isavella Dara ( el, Ισαβέλλα Δάρα; Athens, 1978) is a Greek and French model (Isabelle Darras) and beauty contestant. She won the title of Miss Europe in 1997. Career In 1997 the then 19-year-old was crowned 'B Miss Hellas' (Β Μις Ελλάς) in the Miss Star Hellas Pageant, sponsored by ANT1. A few months later, in Kyiv, Ukraine, she won the title of Miss Europe 1997, for the fourth time for Greece. After the competition, she was quoted as saying, ''"The competition was tough, but the support of the people at Antenna helped me a lot, even in Kyiv"''. Isavella speaks 5 languages (Greek, French, English, Italian and some German) and aside from modeling, she also has moved into the fields of acting and music. She has obtained a piano diploma (June 2007) with the best possible grade and the compliments of the jury. She composes music and aspires to be a classical composer and conductor. She has a degree from the Athens Conservatory as well as one from the Conserva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Europe 1997
Miss Europe 1997 was the 52nd edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 41st edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held at the Ukraina Palace of Culture in Kyiv, Ukraine on September 6, 1997. Isabelle Darras of Greece, was crowned Miss Europe 1997 by out going titleholder Marie-Claire Harrison of England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b .... Results Placements Special awards Contestants * - Angelina Babajanyan * - Anna Dierekh * - Annelor Van den Bossche * - Madlena Kalinova * - Natalija Bedekovic * - Paraskevi Efstathiou * - Kristina Fridvalská * - Natalya Barkova * - Delphine Brossard-Martinez * - Nino Tskitishvili * - Isabelle Darras * - Leonie Maria Boon * - Klaudia Angelika Toth * - Alexandra Schwartztokh * - Flavia Mantovan * - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marina Tsintikidou
Marina Tsintikidou ( el, Μαρίνα Τσιντικίδου; born 28 November 1971) is a Greek fashion model and presenter who has appeared on the covers of numerous Greek fashion magazines such as MAX. She won the title of "Star Hellas" (Σταρ Ελλάς) in the Miss Star Hellas pageant in 1992. She also carries the honor of being the third Greek contestant to win the title of Miss Europe (1992). She also represented Greece at the Miss Universe 1992 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand. Aside from a modeling career, Tsindikidou also tried her skills in acting, appearing in various TV shows and movies as well as in the Greek version of the theatrical play "Look Who's Here" by British playwright Ray Cooney. She has also been a TV host and presenter on numerous programs featured on Mega Channel, ANT1 Antenna, better known as ANT1, is a television network airing in Greece. The alternate spelling is wordplay in Greek; ''ena'' (ένα) is the Greek number ''1'' (one), thus ''ANT1'' is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Europe 1992
Miss Europe 1992 was the 47th edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 36th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in Athens, Greece on June 15, 1992. Marina Tsintikidou of Greece, was crowned Miss Europe 1992 by out going titleholder Katerina Michalopoulou of Greece. Results Placements Contestants * - Valbona Selimllari * - Karin Friedl * - Sandra Joine * - Glina Velitchkova * - Yiota Koufalidou (Giota Koufalidou) * - Pavlína Babůrková * - Joanne Elizabeth Lewis * - Ekha Urbsalu * - Kirsi-Mari Ketola (Kirsi-Maria Ketola) * - Linda Hardy * - Meike Schwarz (Maike Schwartz) * - Marina Tsintikidou * - Mariëlle Pontier * - Orsolya Anna Michna (Michna Orsolya) * - Heiðrún Anna Björnsdóttir * - Tara McDonald * - Ravit Kanfi * - Rosangela Bessi * - Rasa Kukenytė * - Carole Reding * - Karin Demicoli * - Rita Omvik * - Jana Fabian * - Maria Fernanda Silva * - Liliana Les * - Anna Portnaya * - Katrina Lyall * - Sofia Mazagatos * - Jeannette Lindstr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katerina Michalopoulou
Katerina Michalopoulou (born c. 1972), in Greek: ''Κατερίνα Μιχαλοπούλου'', was the winner of the "Greek Woman 1991" title (Greek: "Ελληνίδα 1991") in the Star Hellas/Miss Hellas/Miss Young Pageant in 1991. She went on to compete in Dakar, Senegal for the 1991 Miss Europe beauty pageant and came in 1st runner-up. Susane Petry of Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ..., who originally won the pageant, was later disqualified and the title went to Katerina. References 1960s births Living people Greek female models Miss Europe winners Greek beauty pageant winners {{Greece-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Europe 1991
Miss Europe 1991 was the 46th edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 35th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in Dakar, Senegal on 29 June 1991. Susanne Petry of Germany, was originally crowned Miss Europe 1991, but was later "dismissed" and dethroned. The crown then went to Katerina Michalopoulou of Greece. They both succeeded outgoing titleholder Michela Rocco di Torrepadula of Italy. Results Placements Contestants * - Sandra Luttenberger * - Katia Alens * - UNKNOWN * - UNKNOWN * - UNKNOWN * - Racquel Jory * - Liis Tappo * - Tanja Vienonen * - Gaëlle Voiry (Gaille Voiry) * - Susanne Petry * - Katerina Michalopoulou * - Monique Flinkevleugel * - Antónia Bálint (Bálint Antónia) * - Sigrún Eva Kristinsdóttir * - Eleonora Benfatto * - Greta Bardavelytė (Greta Bardavelite) * - UNKNOWN * - Tina Loddengaard * - Ewa Maria Szymczak * - Carla Lopes da Costa Caldeira * - UNKNOWN * - Karina Ferguson * - Silvia Jato * - Marlene Quick * - Catheri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliki Diplarakou
Aliki, Lady Russell ( el, Αλίκη Διπλαράκου; born Aliki Diplarakou; 28 August 1912 – 30 October 2002) was the first Maniot Greek contestant to win the Miss Europe title. She previously won the "Miss Hellas" () title at the Miss Star Hellas pageant. Her name has been spelled in various ways, from Alice Diplarakou to Aliki Diplearakos and Aliki Diplarakos. Family She was a daughter of lawyer Georgios Diplarakos and his wife, the former Elena NikolessiChrysopoulos, Philip (8 February 2018)Aliki Diplarakou, Greece's First “Miss Europe” ''Greek Reporter''. Retrieved 16 October 2021. or Nicolessis. She had three sisters: *Nada Diplarakos (1911–1966), who married the French diplomat André Rodocanachi (who remarried the Dowager Duchess of Rohan, mother of the French Senator Josselin de Rohan) * Cristina Diplarakos (1918–1999), who married Henri Claudel, Consul General of France in New York City and son of the French poet and diplomat Paul Claudel * Although th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Europe 1930
Miss Europe 1930 was the third annual Miss Europe Miss Europe is a beauty pageant for European women from all over Europe. It was established in February 1927 by Fanamet, the European distributor of Paramount, as a one-off event where the winner was to star in a film directed by Friedrich W ... competition and second under French journalist Maurice de Waleffe. Miss Greece won and 19 girls from Europe competed in the pageant. Belgium participated for the first time and one candidacy, that of Switzerland, was withdrawn. Czechoslovakia and Turkey returned to the pageant, they haven't competed since 1927. Results Placements Delegates * - Ingeborg von Grinberger * - Jenny Vanparays * - Konika Tchobanova * - Milada Dostálová * - Esther Petersen * - Marjorie Ross * - Yvette Blanche Labrousse * - Dorit Nitykowski * - Aliki Diplarakou * - Rie Van der Rest * - Maria Papst * - Vera Curran * - Mafalda Morittino * - Zofia Batycka * - Zoica Dona * (In exile) - Irene Wentzel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
