Rika Dialina ( el, Ειρήνη (Ρίκα) Διαλυνά; born August 8, 1934) is a Greek actress and beauty queen. She represented

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...

at the

Miss Universe Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by a United States and Thailand based Miss Universe Organization.Natalie Tadena (July 2, 2015"Donald Trump's Miss USA Pageant Lands on Reelz Cable Channel". ''The Wall Stre ...

1954 pageant in

Long Beach, California Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. Incorporate ...

. Diallina, along with Miss Korea, Pu Rak Hi, were denied entry into the U.S. because of their alleged Communist affiliations. Dialina was disqualified from obtaining a U.S. visa for allegedly illustrating a book on Communism. In her place went first runner up, Effie Androulakakis, who won the Miss Friendship' award.

U.S. Secretary of State The United States secretary of state is a member of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and the head of the U.S. Department of State. The office holder is one of the highest ranking members of the president's Ca ...

John Foster Dulles intervened in Dialina's case and she was able to obtain a temporary entry permit. She arrived just a few days before the event, making the top 16 finalists. Effie Androulakakis was asked to remain in the competition as Miss Crete but she declined, stating that Dialina was "the choice the people of my country to represent them here." Dialina got married while in the U.S. and remained in the country. In 2002 her artwork was put on display at the Benedictine Art Awards, her work being one of the 40 to make the

Park Avenue Park Avenue is a wide New York City boulevard which carries north and southbound traffic in the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. For most of the road's length in Manhattan, it runs parallel to Madison Avenue to the west and Lexington Av ...

Art Gallery out of 2000 that participated in the event.

Filmography

*''Pontikaki, To'' 1954 ..... Christina *''Kokkina triantafylla'' 1955 *''Diakopes stin Kolopetinitsa'' 1959 ..... Judy *''Laos kai Kolonaki'' 1959 ..... Dedi *''Na zisoun ta ftohopaida'' 1959 ..... Diana *''Gia to psomi kai ton erota'' 1959 ..... Hilda *''Enas vlakas kai misos'' 1959 ..... Ourania Karamaouna *''Koroidaki tis despoinidos, To'' 1960 ..... Aliki *''Randevou sti Venetia'' 1960 *''Spiti tis idonis, To'' 1961 *''Arhontas tou kampou, O'' 1961 *''Kalos mas angelos, O'' 1961 *''Tre volti della paura, I'' 1963 ..... Maria *'' Mostri, I'' 1963 ..... Anna *''Gamos ala... ellinika'' 1964 ..... Mrs. Panagiotou *'' The Secret of Dr. Mabuse'' 1964 ..... Judy *'' Amore all'italiana'' 1965 *''

Giulietta degli spiriti ''Juliet of the Spirits'' ( it, Giulietta degli spiriti) is a 1965 fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Federico Fellini and starring Giulietta Masina, Sandra Milo, Mario Pisu, Valentina Cortese, and Valeska Gert. The film is about the visions ...

'' 1965 ..... woman in nightmare *''Diplopennies'' 1966 ..... Rita *''Io, io, io... e gli altri'' 1966 *''Xerokefalos, O'' 1970 ..... Sophie *''Natane to 13, napefte se mas!'' 1970 ..... Lola *''Taxitzou, I!'' 1970 *''Ethelontis ston erota'' 1971 ..... Tzina Karneli *''Piso mou s' eho, satana!'' 1971 *''Agathiaris kai i atsida, O!'' 1971 ..... Mitsouko *''Dromos ton iroon, O!'' 1971 *''Trellopenintaris, O'' 1971 ..... Mrs. Jefferson *''Faflatas, O'' 1971 ..... Fofi *''Ti 30... ti 40... ti 50...'' 1972 ..... Natalia *''Efialtis, O'' 1978 *''Parthenokynigos, O'' 1980 *''Tyhodiohtes, Oi'' 1981 *''Kamakia, Ta'' 1981 ..... Nadia *''

Summer Lovers ''Summer Lovers'' is a 1982 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Randal Kleiser and starring Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah and Valerie Quennessen. It was filmed on location on the island of Santorini, Greece. The original mus ...

'' 1982 ..... Monica *''Peraste... filiste... teleiosate!'' 1986 *''Ikoyenia pantrevomaste'' 1986 *''Bananes'' 1987 *''Orpheus & Eurydice'' 2000 ..... Shepherdess

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Diallina, Rika 1931 births 20th-century Greek actresses Actresses from Crete Greek beauty pageant winners Greek female models Living people Miss Universe 1954 contestants Models from Crete People from Heraklion Greek expatriates in the United States