Lucie Visser (born 18 February 1958 in
The Hague) is a Dutch former
model and
actress who was elected ''
Miss Netherlands
Miss Nederland is a national Beauty pageant in the Netherlands. The pageant was founded in 1929, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe.
History Former pageant
From 1929 to 1931, the Netherlands held a national pageant in Amsterdam ...
'' in 1976.
Visser's career began aged 15 when she participated in an election for finest European Model in
Capri
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. She finished third, where she came into contact with the renowned photographer
David Hamilton, who took her to
Saint-Tropez
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. Visser's breakthrough came on May 14, 1976, in
Zandvoort where she won the ''Miss Netherlands'' title. A month later, in the elections for
Miss Europe held in
Rhodes, she came third again, but decided not to take part in the international contests that year. The runner-up, Nanny Nielen, took her place.
As a result of her fame as a model, Visser played a number of film roles. In June 1987 and December 1989 she posed in the Dutch edition of ''
Playboy''.
Filmography
References
:''This article incorporates information from
the equivalent article on the
Dutch Wikipedia.''
External links
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1958 births
Living people
Actresses from The Hague
Dutch female models
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