Petra Schürmann

Petra Schürmann
Schürmann in 2004
Born
Hildegard Petra Susanna Schürmann[1]/ Petra Hildegard Elisabeth Schürmann[2]

(1933-09-15)15 September 1933[3][4][5][6]
Mönchengladbach, Rhine Province, Germany
Died14 January 2010(2010-01-14) (aged 76)
Starnberg,[7] Germany
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Actress, model, presenter, beauty queen
Years active1954–2004
Known forMiss World 1956
Spouse
Gerhard Freund
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(m. 1973; died 2008)​

Petra Schürmann-Freund (German: [ˈpeːtʁa ˈʃyːɐ̯ˌman] ⓘ; 15 September 1933 – 14 January 2010) was a German actress, model, TV announcer and beauty queen who won Miss World 1956.[7]

Biography

Schürmann as an announcer for the Bayerischer Rundfunk, in the 1960s
Schürmann grave in 2010

Schürmann won the 1956 Miss World[8] contest, representing West Germany.[9][10][11]

As of 2012 she is the only German to win this title,[9] with the exception of Gabriella Brum who won the title in 1980 but resigned one day later. The pageant was held in London, United Kingdom.[9] Schürmann finished only third in the Miss Germany pageant, but was chosen to represent her country in London because of her better knowledge of English.[12]

At that time Schürmann was studying philosophy and history of the arts at the universities of Bonn and Cologne.[13][9] After winning her Miss World title, she continued her studies in Munich.[12] Beginning with the 1960s Schürmann entered an ongoing radio and television career, primarily with the Munich-based Bayerischer Rundfunk.[9] She also did some acting and wrote several books.[9]

Schürmann in 1956
Schürmann last ceremony on 19 January 2010

Personal life

In 1973, Schürmann married the physician Dr. Gerhard Freund (1922–2008), who under a veil of secrecy, had fathered their daughter Alexandra in 1967.[13]

This was at a time when he was still wed to German actress Marianne Koch.[13] Alexandra Freund also had a successful career with the Munich broadcaster but died in 2001, aged 34, from an automobile accident when she collided with a wrong-way driver.[13]

Schürmann never fully recovered from the loss of her daughter, with whom she was very close.[7][13][9] From 2003 until her death, she was involved in an intimate relationship with Felix Raslag, CEO of a biotech company in Munich, who was 35 years her junior.[14][15][16][17]

Death

Schürmann retired in 2006 with her husband to their house on the shores of Lake Starnberg, south of Munich.[13] When he died in August 2008, they had been married for 35 years.[10][11][12] She died on 14 January 2010 in her home in Starnberg following a long illness.[7]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Petra Schürmann, Stationen eines Lebens" (in German). Mittelbayerische Zeitung. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  2. ^ Michael Graeter (17 January 2010). "Der Skandal in den 60ern: Petra Schürmann liebte den Mann einer anderen" (in German). Abendzeitung. Archived from the original on 19 January 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  3. ^ "dpa-Newsticker – Petra Schürmann neben Tochter Alexandra beigesetzt" (in German). Zeit online. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  4. ^ "schuermann-petra/2010-01-19/traueranzeige". Sterbebildchen of Petra Schürmann-Freund at bild.de. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ Uschi von Bayern (18 January 2010). "Meine beste Freundin" (in German). Abendzeitung. Archived from the original on 22 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  6. ^ "Petra Schürmanns letzte Reise" (in German). Tz. 15 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  7. ^ a b c d "TV-Moderatorin Petra Schürmann ist tot: Sie wollte ihre Tochter im Himmel wiedersehen" (in German). Münchner Merkur. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  8. ^ "1956 | 1950s". Archived from the original on 30 August 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g "Mutter, Moderatorin, Medienstar" (in German). Bayerischer Rundfunk. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  10. ^ a b "Von der Miss World zum Fernsehstar" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  11. ^ a b "Petra Schürmann ist tot" (in German). Der Spiegel. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  12. ^ a b c "Tragic star and media figure Petra Schürmann dies at 74". Young Germany, Societäts-Verlag. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  13. ^ a b c d e f Sudholt, Eva (14 January 2010). "Ein Leben zwischen Schönheit und Schmerz" (in German). Berliner Morgenpost. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  14. ^ "Liebt Petra Schürmann diesen jungen Mann wirklich?". 26 July 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  15. ^ "Petra Schürmann: Ihre letzte Reise". 15 January 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  16. ^ "Petra Schürmann: Sie kommt nicht zur Ruhe". 14 January 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  17. ^ "Petra Schürmann beigesetzt". Retrieved 3 April 2017.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss World
1956 		Succeeded by