Miss Europe 1955

Miss Europe 1955
Inga-Britt Söderberg as Miss Suomi 1955
Date11 June 1955
VenueHelsinki, Finland
Entrants13
Placements5
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerInga-Britt Söderberg †
 Finland
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Miss Europe 1955 was the 18th edition of the Miss Europe pageant, held in Helsinki, Finland on 11 June 1955.[1] At the end of the event, Danielle Génault of France crowned Inga-Britt Söderberg of Finland as Miss Europe 1955.[2][3]

Contestants from thirteen countries competed in this year's pageant.[4] Finnish long-distance runner Paavo Nurmi announced the results.[5]

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss Europe 1955
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up

Contestants

Contestants of Miss Europe 1955.

Selection of participants

Contestants from thirteen countries competed in this edition. This edition saw the returns of Denmark and Turkey, and the withdrawals of Ireland and Poland. Merle McCarley of Ireland was not allowed to compete as she was from Northern Ireland.[6] A candidate from Norway was also expected to compete, but withdrew due to an illness.[4]

List of contestants

Thirteen contestants competed for the title.[4]

Country/Territory Contestant Age[a] Hometown
Austria Austria Edith Philipp – –
 Belgium Madeleine Lamal – –
 Denmark Karin Palm-Rasmussen 18 Copenhagen
 England Margaret Rowe[7] 19 London
 Finland Inga-Britt Söderberg 20 Helsinki
 France Monique Lambert[8] 18 Paris
 Greece Depi Martini – –
 Holland Angelina Kalkhoven[9] 18 Amsterdam
 Italy Wandisa Guida – –
 Sweden Hillevi Larsson – –
  Switzerland Claude Ivry[10] 23 –
 Turkey Suna Soley[10] 18 Istanbul
 West Germany Sonja Dahnk[11] – –

Notes

  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

  1. ^ "Voorts..." [Furthermore...]. Het Rotterdamsch parool (in Dutch). 2 April 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Delpher.
  2. ^ a b c d "Finse Inga de mooiste" [Finnish Inga the most beautiful]. "Het vrije volk (in Dutch). 13 June 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Delpher.
  3. ^ "De nieuwe „Miss Europa" is er!" [The new “ Miss Europe ” is here!]. De waarheid (in Dutch). 13 June 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Delpher.
  4. ^ a b c "Miss Europa 1955" [Miss Europe 1955]. Twentsch dagblad Tubantia (in Dutch). 4 June 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Delpher.
  5. ^ "„Miss Europa" een Finse" [“Miss Europe” a Finnish]. Het Parool (in Dutch). 13 June 1955. p. 9. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Delpher.
  6. ^ "Miss Ierland wel Iers?" [Is Miss Ireland Irish?]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 3 June 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Delpher.
  7. ^ "Miss England of Berkhamsted". Bucks Examiner. 10 June 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "'t Is mis met de miss" [There's something wrong with the miss]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 9 June 1955. p. 9. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Delpher.
  9. ^ "Miss Holland". Het Parool (in Dutch). 18 October 1955. p. 9. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via Delpher.
  10. ^ a b "Helsinki begroette de misses" [Helsinki greeted the misses]. Het Rotterdamsch parool (in Dutch). 4 June 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Delpher.
  11. ^ "De rivalen voor de titel van Miss Europa". Zutphens dagblad. 7 June 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Delpher.


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