Miss Europe 1927, was the first ever edition

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 ...

pageant and the only edition under Fanamet, the European distributor of

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. It was first held at Sofiensaal in

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on February 5, 1927. After the original panel of 12 judges couldn't decide the winner, a "runoff" was held on March 15, 1927 in

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. The winner was chosen 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 ...

who then starred in a movie directed by him. Štefica Vidačić of

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emerged victorious, and was crowned Miss Europe 1927 and the first ever Miss Europe.Numerous Croatian websites celebrated the 90th anniversary of "their" first Miss Europe on March 15, 2017, for examp
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accessed on 11 June 2017. The sentence ''Zagrepčanka Štefica Vidačić postala je Miss Europe na natjecanju koje je održano u Berlinu 15. ožujka 1927. godine.'' means: "The Zagreb woman Štefica Vidačić was Miss Europe in the competition that took place on March 15, 1927 in Berlin."

Results

Placements

Contestants

* - Hilde Ptak "

Betty Bird Betty Bird (born Hilde Elisabeth Ptack, 18 June 1901 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary – 4 March 1998 in Rome, Italy) was an Austrian actress known for ''Die spanische Fliege'' (1931), ''Corazones sin rumbo'' (1928) and ''Sturm auf drei Herzen'' (19 ...

"† * Baltic States - Margarete Klauss (Margit Klaus)† * - Zorka Jordanova (Sara Jordanova)† * - Ella Posnerová (Anna Posnerova)† * - Dina Sarri† * - Maria Mátyus† * - Aniela Bogucka† * - UNKNOWN * - UNKNOWN *

- Štefica Vidačić†

References

External links

* Miss Europe 1927 in Europe 1927 beauty pageants Beauty pageants in France Beauty pageants in Austria Beauty pageants in Germany {{Pageant-stub