Miss Europe 1959

Miss Europa 1959
Miss Europa 1959
Date	June 3, 1959
Venue	Joy-Parc, Amiens, France
Entrants	12
Placements	3
Debuts	Martinique, German-speaking Switzerland & Romandy
Withdrawals	Albania, Italy, Poland, Spain & Switzerland
Returns	Germany
Winner	Sophie d'Estrade; France
	← 1958 1967 →

Miss Europe 1959
Miss Europe 1959
Date	September 6, 1959
Venue	Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Entrants	15
Placements	5
Withdrawals	Spain
Returns	Greece
Winner	Christl Spazier; Austria
	← 1958 1960 →

Miss Europe 1959 was the 22nd edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 11th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in Palermo, Sicily, Italy on September 6, 1959. Christl Spazier of Austria, was crowned Miss Europe 1959 by out going titleholder Johanna "Hanni" Ehrenstrasser of Austria. This was the 4th back to back win in the pageant's history.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Europe 1959	Austria – Christl Spazier
1st Runner-Up	France – Nicole Périn
2nd Runner-Up	Italy – Maria Grazia Buccella
3rd Runner-Up	Germany – Carmela Künzel
4th Runner-Up	Holland – Petra Poul^[1]

Contestants

Austria - Christl Spazier
Belgium - Michèle Goethals
Denmark - Nettie Torp
England - Karen MacGill
Finland - Tarja Nurmi
France - Nicole Périn
Germany - Carmela Künzel
Greece - Eleonora "Nora" Apergi
Holland - Petra Poul (Paul)^[1]
Iceland - Margrét Gunnlaugsdóttir
Italy - Maria Grazia Buccella
Luxembourg - Josée Pundel
Norway - Berit Grundvig
Sweden - Monica Nordqvist
Turkey - Figen Özgür

Notes

Returns

Greece

Withdrawals

Spain

"Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe" Competition

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 competition took place at Joy-Parc in Meaux, France. There were 12 delegates all from their own countries. At the end, Sophie d'Estrade of France was crowned as Miss Europa 1959. D'Estrade succeeded predecessor Evelyne Ricket of France.^[2] This was the first back to back in the history of Miss Europa.