Miss Europe 1973

Date| 13 January 1974
Venue| Kitzbühel, Austria
Entrants| 18
Placements| 7
Withdrawals| Denmark, Iceland, Malta, Norway & Scotland
Winner| Anna Maria Groot
Holland
Congeniality| Lydia Maes
Luxembourg
Miss Elegance| Zoe Spink
England
Miss Simpatia| Patrizia Castaldi
Italy

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Miss Europe 1973 was the 36th edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 25th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in Kitzbühel, Austria on 13 January 1974. Anna "Anke" Maria Groot of Holland, was crowned Miss Europe 1973 by outgoing titleholder Monika Sarp of Germany[1]

## Results

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### Placements

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Placement  | Contestant

|

Miss Europe 1973 |

* Holland – Anna Maria Groot[2]

1st Runner-Up  |

* Spain – Amparo Muñoz†

2nd Runner-Up  |

* Greece – Sicta Vana Papadaki

3rd Runner-Up  |

* Belgium – Christiane Devisch

4th Runner-Up  |

* Switzerland – Barbara Schöttli

Top 7  |

* England – Zoe Spink
* Portugal – Carla Luisa Paiva Barros

### Special awards

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Award  | Contestant

|

Miss Elegance  |

* England – Zoe Spink

Miss Friendship  |

* Luxembourg – Lydia Maes

Miss Simpatia  |

* Italy – Patrizia Castaldi

## Contestants

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* Austria \- Roswitha Kobald
* Belgium \- Christiane Devisch
* Cyprus \- Helena Siakou
* England \- Zoe Spink
* Finland \- Raija Kaarina Stark
* France \- Isabelle Nadia Krumacker
* Germany \- Ingeborg Martin
* Greece \- Sicta Vana Papadaki
* Holland \- Anna "Anke" Maria Groot[2]
* Ireland \- Pauline Theresa Fitzsimons
* Italy \- Patrizia Castaldi
* Luxembourg \- Lydia Maes
* Portugal \- Carla Luisa dos Santos Paiva Barros
* Spain \- Amparo Muñoz Quesada†
* Sweden \- Christine Göthlander
* Switzerland \- Barbara Schöttli
* Turkey \- Nuray Belbüken[3]
* Yugoslavia \- Snežana Milojević

## Notes

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### Withdrawals

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* Denmark
* Iceland \- Nina Breidfjord (not permitted by her parents)
* Malta
* Norway \- Aina Walle (got married)
* Scotland

## "Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe" Competition

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Miss Europa 1973

Date| 24 June 1973
Venue| Barcelona, Spain
Entrants| 16
Placements| 3
Withdrawals| Liechtenstein
Winner| Diana Scapolan
Italy

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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.

This year, the contest took place in Barcelona, Spain on 24 June 1973. There 16 contestants all representing different countries and regions of Europe. At the end, Diana Scapolan of Italy was crowned as Miss Europa 1973.[4]

### Placements

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Final results  | Contestant

|

Miss Europa 1973 |

* Italy \- Diana Scapolan

1st runner-up |

* Monaco \- Veronique Mercier

2nd runner-up |

* Great Britain \- Linda Hooks

### Special awards

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Award  | Contestant

|

Best National Costume |

* Greece \- Helene Sibiropoulos (Eleni Sidiropoulou)

Miss Beautiful Legs |

* Yugoslavia \- Milene Birkic (Milena Brkić)

Miss Elegance |

* Switzerland \- Laurence Erhart

Miss Friendship |

* France \- Aleth Mosson

Miss Photogenic |

* Yugoslavia \- Milene Birkic (Milena Brkić)

Miss Tourism Europe |

* Finland \- Anne-Elisabeth Schäfer

#### Miss Tourism Europe

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Final results  | Contestant

|

Miss Tourism Europe |

* Finland \- Anne-Elisabeth Schäfer

2nd place |

* Italy \- Diana Scapolan

3rd place |

* Corsica \- Teliziana Altieri

### Contestants

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* Austria \- UNKNOWN
* Belgium \- UNKNOWN
* Corsica \- Teliziana Altieri
* Czechoslovakia \- Bogina Adryva
* Finland \- Anne-Elisabeth Schäfer
* France \- Aleth Mosson
* Great Britain \- Linda Hooks
* Greece \- Helene Sibiropoulos (Eleni Sidiropoulou)
* Ireland \- UNKNOWN
* Italy \- Diana Scapolan
* Luxembourg \- UNKNOWN
* Mediterranean \- UNKNOWN
* Monaco \- Veronique Mercier
* Norway \- Elisabeth Krabbe
* Switzerland \- Laurence Erhart
* Yugoslavia \- Milene Birkic (Milena Brkić)

### Notes

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#### Withdrawals

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* Liechtenstein

#### Replacements

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* Monaco \- Nadine Benoit

## References

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1. ^ "Miss Europe 1973". Lempimissit. Archived from the original on 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
2. ^ a b "Miss Holland 1973 | Miss Holland Now |" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-07-26.
3. ^ Kitchen, Xhtml. "Nuray Belbüken ~ Sinematurk.com". www.sinematurk.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-07-26.
4. ^ "Unofficial Miss Europe 1973/Miss Europa 1973". Lempimissit. Archived from the original on 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2021-07-17.

## External links

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* Official website

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