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Miss Europe 1954
Date	June 20, 1954
Venue	Vichy, France
Entrants	13
Placements	5
Withdrawals	Monte Carlo, Portugal, Spain & Turkey
Returns	Ireland & Poland
Winner	Christel Schaack (Dethroned) Germany Danièle Génault (Assumed) 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

Contestants

•  Austria - Felicitas von Goebel
•  Belgium - unknown
•  England - June Peters
•  Finland - Yvonne de Bruyn
•  France - Danièle Génault
•  Germany - Christel Schaack
•  Greece - Eva Brika
•  Holland - Conny Harteveld
•  Ireland - Sheila Lee
•  Italy - Nadia Bianchi
•  Luxembourg - Fernande Kodesch
•  Norway - Beate Brevik Johansen
•  Poland - Kasindria Klimezak (Kazimiera Klimczak)
•  Sweden - Gunilla Johansson
•   Switzerland - unknown

Notes

Withdrawals

•  Monte Carlo - No pageant held.
•  Portugal - Withdrew for unknown reasons.
•  Spain - Juanita Billa; was not allowed to compete due to not being an official Miss Spain titleholder. Billa was elected by tourists in Biarritz, France, in 1953.
•  Turkey

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.

External links

• Official website

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