Miss Europe 1953 was the 16th edition of the Miss Europe pageant, held in Istanbul, Turkey on 9 September 1953. At the end of the event, Günseli Başar of Turkey crowned Eloisa Cianni of Italy as Miss Europe 1953.[1]

Miss Europe 1953
Miss Europe 1953, Eloisa Cianni
DateSeptember 9, 1953
VenueIstanbul, Turkey
Entrants13
Placements3
DebutsMonte Carlo
WithdrawalsIreland
WinnerEloisa Cianni
 Italy
← 1952
1954 →

Contestants from thirteen countries competed in this year's pageant.

Results

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Placements

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Placement Contestant
Miss Europe 1953
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up

Contestants

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Selection of participants

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Contestants from thirteen countries competed in this edition. This edition saw the debut of Monte Carlo, and the withdrawal of Ireland.[1]

List of contestants

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Thirteen contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory Contestant Age[a] Hometown
  Austria Lore Felger[3] 18 Vienna
  Belgium Sépia Degehet[3]
  England Marlene Ann Dee 21 Weston Road
  Finland Maija-Riitta Tuomaala[3] 19 Lahti
  France Sylviane Carpentier[3] 19 Dreuil-lès-Amiens
  Germany Marie-Louise Nagel
  Greece Antouanetta Rontopoulou
  Holland Yvonne Meijer[4] 20 Haarlem
  Italy Eloisa Cianni 21 Rome
  Monte Carlo Elisabeth Chovisky
  Sweden Marianna Törnqvist[3]
   Switzerland Eliane Pade[3]
  Turkey Belgin Doruk

Miss Casino 1953

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Miss Casino 1953
Date7 March 1953
VenueAmsterdam, Holland
Entrants9
Placements3
Debuts
  • France
  • Ireland
Withdrawals
  • Belgium
  • Cannes (France)
  • Great Britain
  • Seville (Spain)
  • Switzerland
ReturnsEngland
WinnerLore Felger
  Austria
← 1952

Miss Casino 1953 was the third edition of the Miss Europe pageant organized by the "Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe", held in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 7 March 1953. At the end of the event, Judy Breen of Great Britain crowned Lore Felger of Austria as Miss Casino Amsterdam-1953.[5]

Nine contestants from eight countries competed in this year's pageant.

Placements

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Placement Contestant
Miss Europa 1953
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up

List of contestants

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Nine contestants from eight countries competed for the title.[6]

Country/Territory Contestant Age[a] Hometown
  Austria Lore Felger[7] 18 Vienna
  Denmark Elsa Mende[7] Copenhagen
  England Patricia Butler[7] Liverpool
  France Chantal Mabileau[7] Paris
  Germany Ingrid Gruner[7] Stuttgart
  Holland Fanny Weitner[6] Amsterdam
Edith Manvis[6]
  Ireland Mary McCormick[7] 18 Dublin
  Sweden Anne Marie Thistler[7] 20 Stockholm

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Ages at the time of the pageant

References

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  1. ^ a b "„Miss Holland" naar verkiezing in Turkije". Nieuwe Tilburgsche courant (in Dutch). 15 July 1953. p. 5. Retrieved 1 January 2024 – via Delpher.
  2. ^ a b c "Miss Europa '53". Het Parool (in Dutch). 10 September 1953. p. 5. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Op weg naar de titel "Miss Europa"" [On the way to the title “Miss Europe"]. Nieuw Utrechtsch dagblad (in Dutch). 1 September 1953. p. 5. Retrieved 1 January 2024 – via Delpher.
  4. ^ "Miss Holland 1953". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 6 June 1953. p. 11. Retrieved 1 January 2024 – via Delpher.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Bij de verkiezing van een „Miss" SCHOONHEID ALS HANDELS AR TIKEL" [In the election of a “Miss” BEAUTY AS A COMMERCE ARTICLE]. Het Parool (in Dutch). 7 March 1953. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via Delpher.
  6. ^ a b c "Negen schoonheden wilden Miss Europa zijn". De Telegraaf. 7 March 1953. p. 3. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via Delpher.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Bij de verkiezing vaneen „Miss " Schoonheid als handelsartikel" [When choosing a “Miss” Beauty as a commodity]. Het Rotterdamsch parool (in Dutch). 9 March 1953. p. 7. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via Delpher.
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