Miss Europe is a
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, ...
for European women from all over
Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...
. It was established in February 1927 by
Fanamet, the European distributor of
Paramount
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, as a one-off event where the winner was to star in a film directed by
Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau (born Friedrich Wilhelm Plumpe; December 28, 1888March 11, 1931) was a German film director, producer and screenwriter.
He was greatly influenced by Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Shakespeare and Ibsen plays he had seen at th ...
. After the initial twelve-person jury couldn't decide between 10 contestants, a runoff election was held where Murnau chose the winner. Murnau ended up choosing Štefica Vidačić of
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
as the winner and the first ever Miss Europe. Miss Europe was later re-established in December 1928 by French journalist Maurice de Waleffe (1874–1946), who also created, in 1920, what by 1927 had become the
Miss France
Miss (pronounced ) is an English language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as " Doctor" or "Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, i ...
pageant. Miss Europe, under de Waleffe, was first held at the
Paris Opera with participants from 18 countries. The first contest under de Waleffe did not occur until February 1929.
The contest was interrupted by the onset of
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
but was later re-established, after de Waleffe died, by Roger Zeiler and Claude Berr who founded the Mondial Events Organization (MEO). Most contestants won their respective national contests for
Miss World &
Miss Universe
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, and participated as supplemental training for their respective competitions. Berr died in 1981 and in 2003, Roger Zeiler sold the license for the pageant to Endemol France, part of the Dutch television production company
Endemol. In 2007 to 2009, the competition was announced to be held in various location such as Moscow and Beirut but it did not happen as they had to stop the contest after 2006 due to internal problems with the organizations.
In 2016, the pageant was "revived" by the newly formed ''Miss Europe Organization'' originally headquartered in London but then later moved to Edinburgh, Scotland. Apparently there is a connection with the previous organizers as the winner of the 2016 edition wore the same crown (tiara/diadem) as her predecessors.
The reigning Miss Europe is Anastasia Prodanov from Serbia, who was crowned during the Cannes Festival in Cannes, France on July 13, 2021.
Official Editions and titleholders
Winners by countries and territories
Details
For the first time in 90 years of history, Miss Europe 2018 winners were from two different countries and the title was divided between two countries: Anastasia Ammosova from Russia and Anna Shornikova from Ukraine. The 1st Runner-up was Nika Kar from
Slovenia
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and 2nd runner-up was Agatha Maksimova from France.
Gallery
File:Simon Böske Miss Hungary és Miss Europe.png, Miss Europe 1929, Erzsébet "Böske" Simon
File:Aliki.jpg, Miss Europe 1930, 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 ...
File:Jeanne Juilla 1931.jpg, Miss Europe 1931, Jeanne Juilla
File:Miss Europe and Denmark 1932 Aase Clausen.jpg, Miss Europe 1932, Åse Clausen
File:В 1933 году титул «Мисс Россия» завоевала Татьяна Маслова..jpg, Miss Russia, Tatyana Maslova 1933; Miss Europe 1933
File:Ester-Toivonen.jpg, Miss Europe 1934, Ester Toivonen
File:Britta-Wikstrom.jpg, Miss Europe 1937, Britta Wikström
File:Sirkka Salonen.jpg, Miss Europe 1938, Sirkka Salonen
File:Juliette Figueras.jpg, Miss Europe 1949, Juliette Figueras
File:Eloisa Cianni.JPG, Miss Europe 1953, Eloisa Cianni
File:Inga-Britt Söderberg, Miss Suomi 1955.jpg, Miss Europe 1955, Inga-Britt Söderberg
File:Corine Rottschäfer (miss World 1959).jpg, Miss Europe 1957, Corine Rottschäfer
Corine Spier-Rottschäfer (8 May 1938 – 24 September 2020) was a Dutch model and beauty queen who won the 1959 Miss World contest, representing the Netherlands.. missworld.com She was the first woman from her country to win the title. The pa ...
File:Elly Koot (1964).jpg, Miss Europe 1964, Elly Koot
File:Saša Zajc 1969.jpg, Miss Europe 1969, Saša Zajc
File:Riitta Väisänen ja suomenhevonen Vihreillä Niityillä 2007.jpg, Miss Europe 1976, Riitta Väisänen (pictured in 2007)
File:Elodie Gossuin Cannes.jpg, Miss Europe 2001, Elodie Gossuin
File:Королёва Светлана Юрьевна.JPG, Miss Europe 2002, Svetlana Koroleva
File:AV0A1388 Shermine Shahrivar.jpg, Miss Europe 2005, Shermine Shahrivar
File:Miss europe by JM Rosier.jpg, Miss Europe 2006, Alexandra Rosenfeld
File:Miss Europe 2016.jpg, Miss Europe 2016, Diana Starkova
Diana Starkova is a French beauty queen of Monegasque origin, who won Miss Europe beauty pageant.
"Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe" Competition
From 1951 to 2002 there was a rival Miss Europe competition organized by the "Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe". This was founded in 1950 by Jean Raibaut in
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
, the headquarters later moved to
Marseille
Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fra ...
. The winners wore different titles like Miss Europe, Miss Europa or Miss Europe International.
Winners by countries and territories
Miss European Global
Miss European Global is a beauty pageant in which each country has a team of six girls and one girl from each team competes for Miss European Global.
Miss European Global.on Facebook
Winners by countries and territories
Mrs. Europe
Delegates from all over Europe gather to compete for the prestigious title of Mrs. Europe in the largest beauty competition on the old continent! In modern times women are philanthropists, entrepreneurs and social activists, mothers, sisters and daughters which every day must deal with the responsibilities of being the Mrs. Europe we are looking for. Europe is the continent from which art, culture and democracy began and it deserves a worthy ambassador, to serve as an example for all citizens, and empower women. Delegates will have to prepare a report, compete in different categories every day and work together to overcome the challenges they will face during this glamorous international competition
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MRS. Europeon Facebook,
Winners by countries and territories
Miss Europe World
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Miss Europe Organizationon Facebook,
Winners by countries and territories
Miss, Mrs., Miss Teen Europe Global
The Miss Europe Global and Mrs. Europe Global is an annual pageant designed without any ethnicity requirements. It encourages and empowers the women of today. Providing each Delegate many opportunities in personal and professional growths, self-expression and development – through stage presence, public speaking networking and many opportunities in modeling and acting. We recognize women's strengths and accomplishments. With integrity, strong moral values, and promoting intelligent women of today Miss Europe Global and Mrs. Europe Global provides unique opportunities for all women to achieve their goals, dreams, and desires.
Mrs Europe Globalon Facebook
Miss Europe Globalon Facebook,
Winners by countries and territories
Miss Europe (Austria-based)
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Winners by countries and territories
Miss European Union
Miss European Unionon Facebook
Miss European Unionon Instagram
Winners by countries and territories
Miss Europe Continental
Miss Europe Continental is an international beauty contest born with the aim to enhance the feminine charm and the cultures of the different countries participating in the competition. Based on the latest trends in fashion and cinema, this contest underlines the female beauty and with great pride the faces, bodies and relevant charm of the contestants. The International Competition, with its network of agents, organizes selections every month throughout Europe.
Miss Europe Continentalon Facebook, Miss Europ
Continentalon Instagram
Winners by countries and territories
See also
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List of beauty contests
A beauty pageant or beauty contest 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 personal ...
References
External links
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Recurring events established in 1928
1928 establishments in Europe
Beauty pageants in Europe
International beauty pageants
Continental beauty pageants