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17th edition of the Miss Europe pageant
Miss Europe 1954
Date20 June 1954
VenueVichy, France
Entrants13
Placements5
Withdrawals
  • Monte Carlo
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Turkey
Returns
  • Ireland
  • Poland
WinnerChristel Schaack (dethroned)
 Germany
Danièle Génault (assumed)
 France
← 19531955 →

Miss Europe 1954 was the 17th edition of the Miss Europe pageant, held in Vichy, France on 20 June 1954.

At the end of the event, Christel Schaack of Germany was crowned as Miss Europe 1954 by Eloisa Cianni of Italy. However, it was later revealed that Schaack was a widow and thus was disqualified from Miss Europe and stripped of her crown. The crown then went to the 1st runner-up Danièle Génault of France, while Schaack was given the title "Honorary Miss Europe".

Contestants from thirteen countries competed in this year's pageant.

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss Europe 1954
1st runner-up
  •  France – Danièle Génault (assumed)
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
  •  Sweden – Gunilla Johansson
4th runner-up

Contestants

Selection of participants

Contestants from thirteen countries competed in this edition. This edition saw the returns of Ireland and Poland, and the withdrawals of Monte Carlo, Portugal, Spain, and Turkey. Juanita Billa of Spain was not allowed to compete due to not being an official Miss Spain titleholder. Billa was elected by tourists in Biarritz, France in 1953.

List of contestants

Thirteen contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown
Austria Austria Felicitas von Goebel – Vienna
 Belgium – – –
 England June Peters 18 Manchester
 Finland Yvonne de Bruyn 20 Helsinki
 France Danièle Génault 19 Paris
 Germany Christel Schaack 25 Berlin
 Greece Eva Brika 17 Athens
 Holland Conny Harteveld 22 Leiden
 Ireland Sheila Lee 18 Dublin
 Italy Nadia Bianchi – –
 Poland Kasindria Klimezak – –
 Sweden Gunilla Johansson – –
  Switzerland Claudine Chaperon 20 Zürich

Notes

  1. Ages at the time of the pageant

References

  1. ^ "Duitse gekozen tot „Miss Europa 1954"" [German chosen “Miss Europe 1954”]. Twentsch dagblad Tubantia (in Dutch). 21 June 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 28 February 2024 – via Delpher.
  2. "Duitse raakte titel kwijt Nu miss France miss Europa" [German lost title Now Miss France Miss Europe]. De Telegraaf. 23 June 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 28 February 2024 – via Delpher.
  3. "Yvonne de Bruyn". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  4. ^ "Untitled". Het Rotterdamsch parool (in Dutch). 19 June 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 28 February 2024 – via Delpher.
  5. "Miss England". La Stampa (in Italian). 19 June 1954. p. 8. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  6. "It's official". Lead Daily Call. 30 June 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 28 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Miss Holland '54". Het Parool (in Dutch). 18 June 1954. p. 4. Retrieved 28 February 2024 – via Delpher.
  8. "La nuova "Miss Europa,, è un'indossatrice berlinese" [The new "Miss Europe" is a model from Berlin]. La Stampa (in Italian). 21 June 1954. p. 13. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

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