Miss Europe 1950 was the 14th edition of the

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pageant, held in

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on 9 September 1950. At the end of the event, Juliette Figueras of

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crowned Hanni Schall of

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as Miss Europe 1950. Contestants from 14 countries competed in this year's pageant.

Results

Placements

Contestants

Selection of participants

Contestants from 14 countries competed in this edition. This edition saw the debuts of Portugal and San Marino, and the returns of Turkey who last competed in

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, Germany who last competed in

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, and Norway who last competed in

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. Great Britain and Ireland withdrew in this edition. A plenary session by the candidates was held during the pageant in Rimini where they have decided not to admit a "Miss Germany" but only a "Miss West Germany", provided that the candidate has no relation to the Nazis. The proposal to ban a "Miss Germany" from competing was provided by the contestants of Belgium, France, and Norway. Due to this, Susanne Firle Erichsen, the German candidate in this edition, was allowed to compete at Miss Europe, provided that she competes as Miss West Germany.

List of contestants

14 contestants competed for the title.

Miss Europa 1951

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

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; the headquarters were later moved to

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. The winners wore different titles like Miss Europe, Miss Europa or Miss Europe International. In 1951, the first of edition of the competition took place in

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on 30 September 1951. It was supposed to be held a day earlier but was postponed due to heavy rain. 8 contestants from 7 countries competed in this year's pageant. At the end of the event, Jacqueline Grenton of

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was crowned as Miss Europa 1951.

Placements

List of contestants

8 contestants competed for the title, 4 of which are unknown.

Notes

References

External links

* Miss Europe 1950 beauty pageants 1951 beauty pageants 1950 in Italy 1951 in Italy {{Pageant-stub