Miss Europe 1974
Miss Europe 1974 was the 37th edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 26th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in Vienna, Austria on 29 May 1974. Maria Isabel "Maribel" Lorenzo Saavedra of Spain, was crowned Miss Europe 1974 by outgoing titleholder Anna "Anke" Maria Groot of Holland.[1][2] The 1975 contest was originally scheduled to take place in Beirut, Lebanon but was cancelled due to the Lebanese Civil War. The contest returned in 1976.
| Miss Europe 1974 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 May 1974 |
| Venue | Vienna, Austria |
| Entrants | 19 |
| Placements | 6 |
| Withdrawals | Yugoslavia |
| Returns | Malta & Norway |
| Winner | Maria Isabel "Maribel" Lorenzo Saavedra.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain |
| Congeniality | Maria Isabel "Maribel" Lorenzo Saavedra Spain |
| Photogenic | Riitta Johanna Raunio Finland |
| Miss Elegance | Riitta Johanna Raunio Finland |
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Europe 1974 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up | |
| 3rd runner-up | |
| 4th runner-up |
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| 5th runner-up |
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Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Elegance | |
| Miss Friendship |
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| Miss Photogenic |
Contestants
Austria - Margit Schwarzer[4].svg.png.webp)
Belgium - Anne-Marie Sophie Sikorski
Cyprus - Joanna (Ιrini-Ioanna) Melanidou
England - Kathleen Ann Celeste Anders- Finland - Riitta Johanna Raunio
France - Edna Tepava
Germany - Monja Bageritz.svg.png.webp)
Greece - Katerina Papadimitriou (real name: Katerina Bakalli)
Holland - Gerarda "Gemma" Sophia Balm[3]
Ireland - Yvonne Costelloe
Italy - Tanina di Grado
Luxembourg - Giselle Anita Nicole Azzeri
Malta - Jane Attard
Norway - Solveig Boberg
Portugal - Ana Paula da Silva Freitas- Spain - Maria Isabel "Maribel" Lorenzo Saavedra
Sweden - UNKNOWN.svg.png.webp)
Switzerland - UNKNOWN
Turkey - Sibel Kamman
"Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe" 1974 Competition
| Miss Europa 1974 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 April 1974 |
| Venue | Oasis Maspalomas Hotel, Maspalomas, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain |
| Entrants | 19 |
| Placements | 9 |
| Debuts | England, Spain & Turkey |
| Withdrawals | Austria, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Mediterranean & Yugoslavia |
| Returns | Denmark, Germany, Liechtenstein, Poland & Sweden |
| Winner | Wenche Steen Norway |
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.[5]
This year, the contest took place at the Oasis Maspalomas Hotel in Maspalomas, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain on 26 April 1974. There 19 contestants all representing different countries and regions of Europe. At the end, Wenche Steen of Norway was crowned as Miss Europa 1974. She succeeded predecessor Diana Scapolan of Italy.[6][7]
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss Europa 1974 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| Top 9 |
Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
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| Best National Costume |
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| Miss Beautiful Legs |
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| Miss Elegance |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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| Miss Tourism Europe |
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Miss Tourism Europe
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Tourism Europe |
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| 2nd place |
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| 3rd place |
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Contestants
- Belgium - Marie Chantal de Marque
Corsica - Marie Paule Achard
Denmark - Lone Christensen- England - UNKNOWN
- France - Evelyne Quittard
- Germany - Christel Kalkenhauser
- Greece - Lia Vasiliou
- Holland - Yvonne Jansen
- Ireland - UNKNOWN
- Italy - Lucía Luisa Simonelli
Liechtenstein - Marinella Taboni- Luxembourg - Viviane Rauch
Monaco - Dany Coutelier- Norway - Wenche Steen
Poland - Izabella Lipka[8]- Spain - Maria del Rocío Martín Madrigal
- Sweden - Helene Yvonne Apelgren
- Switzerland - Daniele Farquet
- Turkey - Sibel Kamman
Withdrawals
Returns
"Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe" 1975 Competition
| Miss Europa 1975 | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 1975 |
| Venue | Holiday Inn Hotel, Monaco |
| Entrants | 19 |
| Placements | 3 |
| Debuts | Andorra, Elegance (Miss Elegance), Portugal, Scotland & Wales |
| Withdrawals | Corsica, Greece, Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Poland & Turkey |
| Returns | Mediterranean & Yugoslavia |
| Winner | Vivianne Van der Cauter Belgium |
In 1975, the contest was held again and it took place at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Monaco in May 1975. There 19 contestants all representing different countries and regions of Europe. At the end, Vivianne Van der Cauter of Belgium was crowned as Miss Europa 1975. She succeeded predecessor Wenche Steen of Norway.[9][10]
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss Europa 1975 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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Contestants
Andorra - Rosalina Mestres- Belgium - Vivianne Van der Cauter
- Denmark - UNKNOWN
- Elegance (Miss Elegance) - UNKNOWN
- England - UNKNOWN
- France - Dany Voissin-Renucci
- Germany - UNKNOWN
- Holland - Marga Scheide
- Ireland - UNKNOWN
- Luxembourg - UNKNOWN
Mediterranean - UNKNOWN- Norway - Kate Rasmussen
- Portugal - UNKNOWN
Scotland - UNKNOWN- Spain - Carmen García
- Sweden - UNKNOWN
- Switzerland - UNKNOWN
Wales - UNKNOWN.svg.png.webp)
Yugoslavia - UNKNOWN
Returns
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