Andrea Stelzer (born c. 1965) is a

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beauty queen who also represented

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in the

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pageant. In 1985, Stelzer was Miss South Africa and slated to be a delegate to the Miss Universe pageant, but due to anti-apartheid demonstrations was forced to withdraw from the competition. In 1989, she was Germany's representative to

Miss Universe 1989 Miss Universe 1989, the 38th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 23 May 1989 at the Fiesta Americana Condesa Hotel in Cancún, Mexico. Angela Visser of the Netherlands was crowned by Porntip Nakhirunkanok of Thailand. Seventy-six contestants compe ...

, where she placed in the semi-finals. In her honour, a rose variety was named "Andrea Stelzer".

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Who's who South African entry
* https://www.welt-der-rosen.de/duftrosen/rosen_an.htm#andrea_stelzer * https://web.archive.org/web/20080719181216/http://www.jimmyspageantpage.com/sa.html 1960s births Living people Miss Universe 1989 contestants South African beauty pageant winners South African people of German descent German beauty pageant winners {{Pageant-bio-stub