Véronique Zuber (23 January 1936 – 10 October 2024) was a French model and actress who was named Miss France in 1955.[1]
Véronique Zuber | |
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| Born | 23 January 1936 |
| Died | 10 October 2024 (aged 88) Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, France |
| Nationality | French |
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Life and career
editBorn in Seine-Port on 23 January 1936, Zuber was elected Miss Paris in 1954 when she was 18. The selection process for Miss France 1955 took place at the Théâtre de Fontainebleau, which was reported on by Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française, which saw Zuber elected with 86 votes to Miss Côte d'Azur Monique Lambert's 81.[2]
Following her pageant victory, Zuber pursued an acting career, appearing in films such as Dishonorable Discharge and The Gendarme of Champignol.[3] She went on to marry Russian prince Georges de Bibikoff, with whom she had two children: Alexis and Natacha.[3]
Zuber died in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt on 10 October 2024, at the age of 88.[4]
Filmography
edit- Frou-Frou (1955)
- La vie est belle (1956)
- Mademoiselle and Her Gang (1957)
- Dishonorable Discharge (1957)
- Les Motards (1959)
- The Gendarme of Champignol (1959)
References
edit- ^ "Véronique de BIBIKOFF". Le Figaro (in French).
- ^ "Jan. 01, 1955 − Election of Miss France 1955. Photo shows Mile Veronique Zuber, aged 19-was won last night elected Miss France 1955 at Fontainebleu-seen when she received congratulatory kisses from Irene Tunu (Miss France 1954) on left and Sylvaine Carpentier (Miss France 1953)". Alamy.
- ^ a b Poul, Maxime (17 October 2024). "L'actrice Véronique de Bibikoff, Miss France 1955, est morte à l'âge de 88 ans". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Véronique DE BIBIKOFF". Pompes funèbres Requiem (in French).