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'''Miss Europe 1954''' was the 17th edition of the ] pageant and the 6th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in ], ] on June 20, 1954. ] of ], was orignially crowned Miss Europe 1954, by outgoing titleholder ] of ]. However, it was later revealed that Schaack was a widow and thus she was disqualified from Miss Europe and stripped of her crown. The crown then went to the 1st runner-up ] of ]. Despite being a widow, Schaack was allowed to keep her national ] title as the requirements for Miss Germany at the time only stated that single unmarried women can participate with no ban on widows or women with annulled marriages. The jury for this years pageant, in response, gave her the title of "Honorary Miss Europe", even though Danièle Génault of ] was awarded the official crown and title. The Mondial Events Organization/Miss Europe Organization continued to list Schaack as the offical winner on their website until the site was shutdown in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|title=1948-1959 - Pageantopolis|url=http://www.pageantopolis.com/1948-1959.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427194205/http://www.pageantopolis.com/1948-1959.html|archive-date=2020-04-27|access-date=2021-01-11|website=www.pageantopolis.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-06-21|title=MISS EUROPE|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZiMBGkpyX4|url-status=live|access-date=2021-01-27|website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Miss Europe winners 1948-1999|url=http://www.misseurope.org/mepa.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020208031127/http://www.misseurope.org:80/mepa.htm|archive-date=2002-02-08|access-date=2021-01-27|website=Mondial Events Organization/Miss Europe Organization}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Miss Europe 1954|url=http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/europe_1954.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091119000013/http://www.pageantopolis.com:80/international/europe_1954.htm|archive-date=2009-11-19|access-date=2021-01-27|website=www.pageantopolis.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pathé|first=British|title=France: Miss Europe:|url=https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVADKQB6MSDGEMR7FSQJIK1CFXRY-SHOWBIZ/query/FRANCE|access-date=2021-01-28|website=www.britishpathe.com|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pathé|first=British|title=France:Miss Europe,1954. Frau Schaak From Germany Was Unanimously Voted As Winner, But As She Was A Widow The Prize Went To Danielle Genault Of France.|url=https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA8752A77QE4HH5LH52CM32KZT1-FRANCEMISS-EUROPE1954-FRAU-SCHAAK-FROM-GERMANY-WAS-UNANIMOUSLY/query/Widow|access-date=2021-01-28|website=www.britishpathe.com|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=FRANCE: MISS EUROPE: (1954)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPxybMzSb34|url-status=live|access-date=2021-01-28|website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Christel Schaack, Miss Europe 1954|url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/christel-schaack-miss-europe-1954-news-photo/549437967|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Getty Images|language=en-us}}</ref> '''Miss Europe 1954''' was the 17th edition of the ] pageant and the 6th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in ], ], on June 20, 1954. ] of ], was originally crowned Miss Europe 1954, by outgoing titleholder ] of ]. However, it was later revealed that Schaack was a widow and thus she was disqualified from Miss Europe and stripped of her crown. The crown then went to the 1st runner-up ] of ]. Despite being a widow, Schaack was allowed to keep her national ] title as the requirements for Miss Germany at the time only stated that single unmarried women can participate with no ban on widows or women with annulled marriages. The jury for this years pageant, in response, gave her the title of "Honorary Miss Europe", even though Danièle Génault of ] was awarded the official crown and title. The Mondial Events Organization/Miss Europe Organization continued to list Schaack as the official winner on their website until the site was shut down in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|title=1948-1959 - Pageantopolis|url=http://www.pageantopolis.com/1948-1959.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427194205/http://www.pageantopolis.com/1948-1959.html|archive-date=2020-04-27|access-date=2021-01-11|website=www.pageantopolis.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-06-21|title=MISS EUROPE|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZiMBGkpyX4|url-status=live|access-date=2021-01-27|website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Miss Europe winners 1948-1999|url=http://www.misseurope.org/mepa.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020208031127/http://www.misseurope.org:80/mepa.htm|archive-date=2002-02-08|access-date=2021-01-27|website=Mondial Events Organization/Miss Europe Organization}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Miss Europe 1954|url=http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/europe_1954.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091119000013/http://www.pageantopolis.com:80/international/europe_1954.htm|archive-date=2009-11-19|access-date=2021-01-27|website=www.pageantopolis.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pathé|first=British|title=France: Miss Europe:|url=https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVADKQB6MSDGEMR7FSQJIK1CFXRY-SHOWBIZ/query/FRANCE|access-date=2021-01-28|website=www.britishpathe.com|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pathé|first=British|title=France:Miss Europe,1954. Frau Schaak From Germany Was Unanimously Voted As Winner, But As She Was A Widow The Prize Went To Danielle Genault Of France.|url=https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA8752A77QE4HH5LH52CM32KZT1-FRANCEMISS-EUROPE1954-FRAU-SCHAAK-FROM-GERMANY-WAS-UNANIMOUSLY/query/Widow|access-date=2021-01-28|website=www.britishpathe.com|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=FRANCE: MISS EUROPE: (1954)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPxybMzSb34|url-status=live|access-date=2021-01-28|website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Christel Schaack, Miss Europe 1954|url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/christel-schaack-miss-europe-1954-news-photo/549437967|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Getty Images|language=en-us}}</ref>


== Results == == Results ==
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*'''{{flag|Austria}}''' - Felicitas von Goebel *'''{{flag|Austria}}''' - Felicitas von Goebel
*'''{{flag|Belgium}}''' - UNKNOWN *'''{{flag|Belgium}}''' - unknown
*'''{{flag|England}}''' - June Peters *'''{{flag|England}}''' - June Peters
*'''{{flag|Finland}}''' - Yvonne de Bruyn<ref name="Finland"/> *'''{{flag|Finland}}''' - Yvonne de Bruyn<ref name="Finland"/>
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*'''{{flag|Poland}}''' - Kasindria Klimezak (Kazimiera Klimczak)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Polskie Miss|url=http://polskiemiss.blogspot.com/search/label/Historia%20lata%2050-60-70|access-date=2021-01-28|website=polskiemiss.com}}</ref> *'''{{flag|Poland}}''' - Kasindria Klimezak (Kazimiera Klimczak)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Polskie Miss|url=http://polskiemiss.blogspot.com/search/label/Historia%20lata%2050-60-70|access-date=2021-01-28|website=polskiemiss.com}}</ref>
*'''{{flag|Sweden}}''' - Gunilla Johansson *'''{{flag|Sweden}}''' - Gunilla Johansson
*'''{{flag|Switzerland}}''' - UNKNOWN *'''{{flag|Switzerland}}''' - unknown
{{colend}} {{colend}}


==Notes== ==Notes==
===Withdrawals=== ===Withdrawals===
*'''{{flag|Monaco|name=Monte Carlo}}''' - No Pageant held. *'''{{flag|Monaco|name=Monte Carlo}}''' - No pageant held.
*'''{{flag|Portugal}}''' - Withdrew for unknown reasons. *'''{{flag|Portugal}}''' - Withdrew for unknown reasons.
*'''{{flag|Spain}}''' - Juanita Billa; Was not allowed to compete due to not being an official ] titleholder. Billa was elected by tourists in ], ] in 1953. *'''{{flag|Spain}}''' - Juanita Billa; was not allowed to compete due to not being an official ] titleholder. Billa was elected by tourists in ], ], in 1953.
*'''{{flag|Turkey}}''' *'''{{flag|Turkey}}'''



Revision as of 04:48, 14 February 2021

17th edition of the Miss Europe pageant
Miss Europe 1954
DateJune 20, 1954
VenueVichy, France
Entrants13
Placements5
WithdrawalsMonte Carlo, Portugal, Spain & Turkey
ReturnsIreland & Poland
WinnerChristel Schaack (Dethroned)
West Germany Germany
Danièle Génault (Assumed)
France France
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Miss Europe 1954 was the 17th edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 6th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in Vichy, France, on June 20, 1954. Christel Schaack of Germany, was originally crowned Miss Europe 1954, by outgoing titleholder Eloisa Cianni of Italy. However, it was later revealed that Schaack was a widow and thus she was disqualified from Miss Europe and stripped of her crown. The crown then went to the 1st runner-up Danièle Génault of France. Despite being a widow, Schaack was allowed to keep her national Miss Germany title as the requirements for Miss Germany at the time only stated that single unmarried women can participate with no ban on widows or women with annulled marriages. The jury for this years pageant, in response, gave her the title of "Honorary Miss Europe", even though Danièle Génault of France was awarded the official crown and title. The Mondial Events Organization/Miss Europe Organization continued to list Schaack as the official winner on their website until the site was shut down in 2006.

Results

Placements

Final results Contestant
Miss Europe 1954
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up

Contestants

Notes

Withdrawals

References

  1. "1948-1959 - Pageantopolis". www.pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-27. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  2. "MISS EUROPE". YouTube. 2015-06-21. Retrieved 2021-01-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Miss Europe winners 1948-1999". Mondial Events Organization/Miss Europe Organization. Archived from the original on 2002-02-08. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  4. "Miss Europe 1954". www.pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on 2009-11-19. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  5. Pathé, British. "France: Miss Europe:". www.britishpathe.com. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  6. Pathé, British. "France:Miss Europe,1954. Frau Schaak From Germany Was Unanimously Voted As Winner, But As She Was A Widow The Prize Went To Danielle Genault Of France". www.britishpathe.com. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  7. "FRANCE: MISS EUROPE: (1954)". YouTube. Retrieved 2021-01-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Christel Schaack, Miss Europe 1954". Getty Images. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  9. ^ "Yvonne de Bruyn". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  10. "Miss Holland 1954 | Miss Holland Now |" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  11. "Nadia Bianchi". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  12. "Polskie Miss". polskiemiss.com. Retrieved 2021-01-28.

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