Miss Europe 1978
| Miss Europe 1978 | |
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| Date | March 15, 1978 |
| Venue | Helsinki, Finland |
| Entrants | 15 |
| Placements | 5 |
| Withdrawals | Cyprus, Denmark, Luxembourg, Malta, Scotland, Wales & Yugoslavia |
| Winner | Eva Maria Düringer Austria |
Miss Europe 1978, also sometimes referred to as Miss Europe 1977, was the 39th edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 28th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in Helsinki, Finland on March 15, 1978. Eva Maria Düringer of Austria, was crowned Miss Europe 1978/1977 by outgoing titleholder Riitta Inkeri Väisänen of Finland.[1]
Results
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Placements
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| Miss Europe 1978 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
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Contestants
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Austria - Eva Maria Düringer
Belgium - Jacqueline Harmars
England - Sarah Louise Long
Finland - Maarit Ryhänen
France - Véronique Fagot
Germany - Dagmar Gabriele Winkler
Greece - Maria Spantidaki
Holland - Caroline Hooft[2]
Iceland - Guðbjörg (Gudbjörg) Vilhjálmsdóttir
Ireland - Lorraine Bernadette Enriquez[3]
Italy - Emanuela Goggia
Norway - Åshild Ottesen
Spain - Guillermina Ruiz-Doménech
Sweden - Evonne Wilhelmsson
Switzerland - Gaby Bosshard
Notes
[edit]Withdrawals
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"Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe" Competition
[edit]| Miss Europa 1978 | |
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| Date | September 11, 1978 |
| Venue | Reggio Emilia, Italy |
| Entrants | 22 |
| Placements | 3 |
| Debuts | Malta |
| Withdrawals | Iceland, Luxembourg & Spain |
| Returns | Czechoslovakia, England, Greece, Ireland, Poland, Scotland & Yugoslavia |
| Winner | Barbara-Ann Neefs Holland |
From 1951 to 2002 there was a rival Miss Europe competition organized by the "Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe". This was founded in 1950 by Jean Raibaut in Paris, the headquarters later moved to Marseille. The winners wore different titles like Miss Europe, Miss Europa or Miss Europe International.
This year, the contest took place in Reggio Emilia, Italy on September 11, 1978. There 22 contestants all representing different countries and regions of Europe. At the end, Barbara-Ann Neefs of Holland was crowned as Miss Europa 1978. She succeeded predecessor Maria Teresa Maldonado Valle of Spain.
Placements
[edit]| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss Europa 1978 | |
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| 2nd runner-up |
Contestants
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Andorra - Marlene Sanchez- Austria - Monique DeHavilland
- Belgium - Christine Oset
Czechoslovakia - Helena Henrikssonova
Denmark - Christina Petersen- England - Robina Sharpe
- Finland - Anne Marite Erkkila
- France - Danielle Borchio
- Germany - Simone Gorczak
- Greece - Fani Griba
- Holland - Barbara-Ann Neefs[4]
- Ireland - Janet Gilbey
- Italy - UNKNOWN
Malta - Marika Spiteri
Monaco - Sylvie Parera- Norway - Helene Hornfeldt
Poland - Vokosava Andielkovic
Scotland - Joanna Woolger- Sweden - Katarina Malmros
- Switzerland - Katherina Hasenknopf
Turkey - Nazan Saatçi
Yugoslavia - Milena Omerzu
Notes
[edit]Withdrawals
[edit]Returns
[edit]Debuts
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Miss Europe 1977". Lempimissit. Archived from the original on 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ "Miss Holland 1977, Ineke Berends | Miss Holland Now |" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "Legacy « Miss Ireland". Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ a b "Miss Holland 1975 | Miss Holland Now |" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-07-28.
External links
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