Eva Rueber-Staier (born 20 February 1951) is an

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n actress, TV host, model and beauty queen who won

Miss World 1969 Miss World 1969, the 19th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held for the first time at the Royal Albert Hall on 27 November 1969, broadcast for the first time in colour by the BBC. 50 delegates vied for the crown won by Eva Rueber-Staier ...

Biography

Rueber-Staier was born in 1951 in

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. She won the title of

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and participated in the

Miss Universe 1969 Miss Universe 1969, the 18th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 19 July 1969 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Gloria Diaz of the Philippines was crowned by Martha Vasconcellos of Brazil Brazil ( pt, Bras ...

contest, in which she was a top 15 semi-finalist. She also went on to win the

pageant. During her tenure, she starred in the

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tour in

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. Her acting career contains a recurring

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credit: she played General Gogol's assistant Rublevitch in the films '' The Spy Who Loved Me'', '' For Your Eyes Only'', and ''

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''. Eva Rueber Staier married British film director Ronald Fouracre at the

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Grade II listed house in Pinner since 1984 and moved there when she was expecting her first and only child, Ronald's son Alexander Fouracre, who lives in Willesden Green and works as a camera man. She currently lives with her second husband, publisher Brian Cowan. She also played the

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girl in the 1980s Austrian Skiing advert directed by

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. She now produces metalwork sculptures; some were exhibited during Hertfordshire Visual Arts Forum's "open studios 2008".

Filmography

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* 1951 births Austrian beauty pageant winners Austrian film actresses Living people Miss Universe 1969 contestants Miss World winners Miss World 1969 delegates People from Bruck an der Mur United Service Organizations entertainers {{Austria-actor-stub