Miss Europe 1976
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| Miss Europe 1976 | |
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| Date | 5 June 1976 |
| Venue | Castle of the Knights of St. John, Rhodes City, Rhodes Island, South Aegean, Greece |
| Entrants | 22 |
| Placements | 7 |
| Withdrawals | Portugal & Turkey |
| Returns | Denmark, Iceland, Scotland, Wales & Yugoslavia |
| Winner | Riitta Inkeri Väisänen File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| Photogenic | Mary Kirkwood File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland |
| Miss Elegance | Mary Kirkwood File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland |
Miss Europe 1976 was the 38th edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 27th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held at the Castle of the Knights of St. John in Rhodes City, Rhodes Island, South Aegean, Greece on 5 June 1976. Riitta Inkeri Väisänen of Finland, was crowned Miss Europe 1976 by outgoing titleholder Maria Isabel "Maribel" Lorenzo Saavedra of Spain.[1] The 1976 contest was held two years after the previous one instead of one year due to the 1975 contest being cancelled. The 1975 contest was originally scheduled to take place in Beirut, Lebanon but was cancelled due to the Lebanese Civil War.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss Europe 1976 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 7 |
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Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
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| Miss Elegance |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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Contestants
- File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria - Heidi-Marie Passian
- File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium - Yvette Maria Aelbrecht
- File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus - Andri (Antri) Tsangaridou
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark - UNKNOWN
- File:Flag of England.svg England - Pauline Davies
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland - Riitta Inkeri Väisänen
- File:Flag of France.svg France - Monique Uldaric
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany - Karen Fastner
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece - Melina Michailidou
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Holland - Lucie Visser[2]
- File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland - Lara Sveinbergsdóttir
- File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland - Elaine Rosemary O’Hara[3]
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy - Maria Rosa Chimenti
- File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg - Monique Wilmes
- File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta - Carmela Bonello
- File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway - Bente Lihaug
- File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland - Mary Kirkwood
- File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain - Olga Fernández Pérez
- File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden - Caroline Westerberg
- File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland - Isabella Fischbacher
- File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales - Sian Helen Adey-Jones
- File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia - UNKNOWN
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Notes
Withdrawals
Returns
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
- File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland
- File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
- File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
- File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia
Replacements
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece - Christiana Kavroudaki was replaced by Melina Michailidou during the contest.
"Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe" Competition
| Miss Europa 1976 | |
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| Date | May 1976 |
| Venue | Luna Park de Ricard, Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
| Entrants | 23 |
| Placements | 5 |
| Debuts | Iceland |
| Withdrawals | England, Elegance (Miss Elegance), Mediterranean, Scotland, Wales, Yugoslavia |
| Returns | Austria, Italy, Monaco & Turkey |
| Winner | Maria Teresa Maldonado Valle Spain Spain |
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 at the Luna Park de Ricard in Andorra la Vella, Andorra in May 1976. There 23 contestants all representing different countries and regions of Europe. At the end, Maria Teresa Maldonado Valle of Spain was crowned as Miss Europa 1976. She succeeded predecessor Vivianne Van der Cauter of Belgium.[4]
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss Europa 1976 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
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| Miss Beautiful Legs | |
| Miss Elegance | |
| Miss Photogenic |
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Contestants
- File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra - Nuria Berruezo
- File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria - UNKNOWN
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark - UNKNOWN
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland - Anne Korhonen
- File:Flag of France.svg France - UNKNOWN
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany - UNKNOWN
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Holland - Nanny van der Kuyl
- File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland - Torill Mariann Larsen (of File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway)
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy - UNKNOWN
- File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg - UNKNOWN
- File:Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco - Danielle Payan
- File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway - Nina Kristine Ronneberg
- File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain - Maria Teresa Maldonado Valle
- File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden - UNKNOWN
- File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland - UNKNOWN
- File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey - UNKNOWN
Notes
Withdrawals
- File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
- File:Flag of England.svg England
- Elegance (Miss Elegance)
- File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
- CyprusFranceGreeceItalyMaltaMonaco Mediterranean
- File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
- File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
- File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
- File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia
Returns
- File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
- File:Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco
- File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
Debuts
References
- ↑ "Miss Europe 1976". Lempimissit. Archived from the original on 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Miss Holland 1976 | Miss Holland Now |" (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ↑ "Legacy « Miss Ireland". Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ↑ "Unofficial Miss Europe 1976/Miss Europa 1976". Lempimissit. Archived from the original on 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
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