Miss Europe 1959
International beauty pageant
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Miss Europe 1959 was the 22nd edition of the Miss Europe pageant, held in Palermo, Sicily, Italy on 6 September 1959. At the end of the event, Hanni Ehrenstrasser of Austria crowned Christl Spazier of Austria as Miss Europe 1959. This was the fourth back-to-back victory in the history of the pageant.
Contestants from fifteen countries competed in this year's pageant.
Results
Contestants
Selection of participants
Contestants from fifteen countries competed in this edition. This edition saw the return of Greece who last competed in 1957, and the withdrawal of Spain.
Christl Spazier was appointed as the Austrian representative after the original Miss Austria was disqualified for being underage.[2][3] Peggy Erwich, Miss Holland 1959, was replaced as the Dutch representative by her 5th runner-up, Mimi Methorst, for she was spending her year as Miss Holland in the United States. However, Methorst was then replaced by the 3rd runner-up of Miss Holland, Petra Poul, for undisclosed reasons.[4][5][6]
List of contestants
Fifteen contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age[a] | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
 Austria |
Christl Spazier[7] | 19 | Vienna |
 Belgium |
Michèle Goethals | – | Brussels |
 Denmark |
Nettie Torp | – | Copenhagen |
 England |
Karen MacGill[8] | – | London |
 Finland |
Tarja Nurmi[8] | 21 | Turku |
 France |
Nicole Perrin[8] | – | Paris |
 Greece |
Eleonora Apergi | – | Athens |
 Holland |
Petra Poul[9] | 19 | Utrecht |
 Iceland |
Margrét Gunnlaugsdóttir | – | Reykjavík |
 Italy |
Maria Grazia Buccella | 18 | Trento |
 Luxembourg |
Josée Pundel | 19 | Grevenmacher |
 Norway |
Berit Grundvig | 19 | Oslo |
 Sweden |
Monica Nordqvist[10] | 18 | Stockholm |
 Turkey |
Figen Özgür | – | Istanbul |
 West Germany |
Carmela Künzel | 19 | Berlin |
Miss Europa 1959
Miss Europa 1959 was the sixth edition of the Miss Europe pageant organized by the "Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe", held at Joy-Parc in Meaux, France on 3 June 1959. At the end of the event, Sophie d'Estrade of France was crowned as Miss Europa 1959. This was the first back to back in the history of Miss Europa.[11]
Placements
List of contestants
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age[a] | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria |
Marguerite Nessler | – | – |
| Rikkie Kraner | – | – | |
| Belgium |
Eve Dortant[13] | 22 | Brussels |
| France |
Sophie d'Estrade[14] | 17 | – |
 German-speaking Switzerland |
Carola Segesser | – | – |
| Greece |
Catherine Tatopoulos | – | – |
| Holland |
Julia Cohen Stuart[15] | 27 | Hilversum |
 Martinique |
Marie-Jose Azur | ||
| Overseas France |
Liliane Chambertin | – | – |
 Portugal |
Manuela Marquez | – | – |
| Romandy |
Yvette Lavanchy | – | – |
| West Germany |
Karin Gabor[13] | 19 | – |
Notes
- Ages at the time of the pageant