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

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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

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### Placements

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Placement  | Contestant

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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

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Contestants of Miss Europe 1955.

### Selection of participants

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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

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Thirteen contestants competed for the title.[4]

Country/Territory  | Contestant  | Age[a] | Hometown

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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

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1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

## References

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1. ^ "Voorts..." [Furthermore...]. Het Rotterdamsch parool (in Dutch). 2 April 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 4 January 2025 - via Delpher.
2. ^ 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.
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.
4. ^ 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.
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.
7. ^ "Miss England of Berkhamsted". Bucks Examiner. 10 June 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 4 January 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "'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.
9. ^ "Miss Holland". Het Parool (in Dutch). 18 October 1955. p. 9. Retrieved 22 June 2024 - via Delpher.
10. ^ 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.
11. ^ "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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