Miss Europe 1955

Miss Europe 1955
Miss Europe 1955
	Inga-Britt Söderberg as Miss Suomi 1955
Date	11 June 1955
Venue	Helsinki, Finland
Entrants	13
Placements	5
Withdrawals	Ireland; Poland;
Returns	Denmark; Turkey;
Winner	Inga-Britt Söderberg †; Finland
	← 1954 1956 →

Miss Europe 1955 was the 18th edition of the Miss Europe pageant, held in Helsinki, Finland on 11 June 1955.^[1] At the end of the event, Danielle Génault of France crowned Inga-Britt Söderberg of Finland as Miss Europe 1955.^[2]^[3]

Contestants from thirteen countries competed in this year's pageant.^[4] Finnish long-distance runner Paavo Nurmi announced the results.^[5]

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Europe 1955	Finland – Inga-Britt Söderberg^[2]
1st runner-up	Turkey – Suna Soley^[2]
2nd runner-up	France – Monique Lambert^[2]
3rd runner-up	Greece – Depi Martini
4th runner-up	England – Margaret Rowe

Contestants

Selection of participants

Contestants from thirteen countries competed in this edition. This edition saw the returns of Denmark and Turkey, and the withdrawals of Ireland and Poland. Merle McCarley of Ireland was not allowed to compete as she was from Northern Ireland.^[6] A candidate from Norway was also expected to compete, but withdrew due to an illness.^[4]

List of contestants

Thirteen contestants competed for the title.^[4]

Country/Territory	Contestant	Age^[a]	Hometown
Austria	Edith Philipp	–	–
Belgium	Madeleine Lamal	–	–
Denmark	Karin Palm-Rasmussen	18	Copenhagen
England	Margaret Rowe^[7]	19	London
Finland	Inga-Britt Söderberg	20	Helsinki
France	Monique Lambert^[8]	18	Paris
Greece	Depi Martini	–	–
Holland	Angelina Kalkhoven^[9]	18	Amsterdam
Italy	Wandisa Guida	–	–
Sweden	Hillevi Larsson	–	–
Switzerland	Claude Ivry^[10]	23	–
Turkey	Suna Soley^[10]	18	Istanbul
West Germany	Sonja Dahnk^[11]	–	–

Notes

^ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

^ "Voorts..." [Furthermore...]. Het Rotterdamsch parool (in Dutch). 2 April 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Delpher.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Finse Inga de mooiste" [Finnish Inga the most beautiful]. "Het vrĳe volk (in Dutch). 13 June 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Delpher.
^ "De nieuwe „Miss Europa" is er!" [The new “ Miss Europe ” is here!]. De waarheid (in Dutch). 13 June 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Delpher.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Miss Europa 1955" [Miss Europe 1955]. Twentsch dagblad Tubantia (in Dutch). 4 June 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Delpher.
^ "„Miss Europa" een Finse" [“Miss Europe” a Finnish]. Het Parool (in Dutch). 13 June 1955. p. 9. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Delpher.
^ "Miss Ierland wel Iers?" [Is Miss Ireland Irish?]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 3 June 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Delpher.
^ "Miss England of Berkhamsted". Bucks Examiner. 10 June 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "'t Is mis met de miss" [There's something wrong with the miss]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 9 June 1955. p. 9. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Delpher.
^ "Miss Holland". Het Parool (in Dutch). 18 October 1955. p. 9. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via Delpher.
^ ^a ^b "Helsinki begroette de misses" [Helsinki greeted the misses]. Het Rotterdamsch parool (in Dutch). 4 June 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Delpher.
^ "De rivalen voor de titel van Miss Europa". Zutphens dagblad. 7 June 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Delpher.

External links

Official website

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[A-7] Ages at the time of the pageant

[1] "Voorts..." [Furthermore...]. Het Rotterdamsch parool (in Dutch). 2 April 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Delpher.

[:0-2] "Finse Inga de mooiste" [Finnish Inga the most beautiful]. "Het vrĳe volk (in Dutch). 13 June 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Delpher.

[3] "De nieuwe „Miss Europa" is er!" [The new “ Miss Europe ” is here!]. De waarheid (in Dutch). 13 June 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Delpher.

[:1-4] "Miss Europa 1955" [Miss Europe 1955]. Twentsch dagblad Tubantia (in Dutch). 4 June 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Delpher.

[5] "„Miss Europa" een Finse" [“Miss Europe” a Finnish]. Het Parool (in Dutch). 13 June 1955. p. 9. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Delpher.

[6] "Miss Ierland wel Iers?" [Is Miss Ireland Irish?]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 3 June 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Delpher.

[8] "Miss England of Berkhamsted". Bucks Examiner. 10 June 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "'t Is mis met de miss" [There's something wrong with the miss]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 9 June 1955. p. 9. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Delpher.

[10] "Miss Holland". Het Parool (in Dutch). 18 October 1955. p. 9. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via Delpher.

[:2-11] "Helsinki begroette de misses" [Helsinki greeted the misses]. Het Rotterdamsch parool (in Dutch). 4 June 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Delpher.

[12] "De rivalen voor de titel van Miss Europa". Zutphens dagblad. 7 June 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Delpher.

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