Miss Europe 1959 was the 22nd edition of the Miss Europe pageant, held in Palermo, Sicily, Italy on 6 September 1959. At the end of the event, Hanni Ehrenstrasser of Austria crowned Christl Spazier of Austria as Miss Europe 1959. This was the fourth back-to-back victory in the history of the pageant.
Contestants from fifteen countries competed in this year's pageant.
Results Placements Placement Contestant Miss Europe 1959 – Christl Spazier 1st runner-up – Nicole Perrin 2nd runner-up – Maria Grazia Buccella 3rd runner-up – Carmela Künzel 4th runner-up – Petra Poul
Contestants
Selection of participants Contestants from fifteen countries competed in this edition. This edition saw the return of Greece who last competed in 1957, and the withdrawal of Spain.
Christl Spazier was appointed as the Austrian representative after the original Miss Austria was disqualified for being underage. Peggy Erwich, Miss Holland 1959, was replaced as the Dutch representative by her 5th runner-up, Mimi Methorst, for she was spending her year as Miss Holland in the United States. However, Methorst was then replaced by the 3rd runner-up of Miss Holland, Petra Poul, for undisclosed reasons.
List of contestants Fifteen contestants competed for the title. Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometown AustriaChristl Spazier19ViennaMichèle Goethals–BrusselsNettie Torp–CopenhagenKaren MacGill–LondonTarja Nurmi21TurkuNicole Perrin–ParisEleonora Apergi–AthensPetra Poul19UtrechtMargrét Gunnlaugsdóttir–ReykjavíkMaria Grazia Buccella18TrentoJosée Pundel19GrevenmacherBerit Grundvig19OsloMonica Nordqvist18StockholmFigen Özgür–IstanbulCarmela Künzel19Berlin
Miss Europa 1959
Miss Europa 1959 was the sixth edition of the Miss Europe pageant organized by the "Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe", held at Joy-Parc in Meaux, France on 3 June 1959. At the end of the event, Sophie d'Estrade of France was crowned as Miss Europa 1959. This was the first back to back in the history of Miss Europa.
Placements PlacementContestantMiss Europa 1959 – Sophie d'Estrade1st runner-up – Eve Dortant2nd runner-up – Karin Gabor
List of contestants Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometown AustriaMarguerite Nessler––Rikkie Kraner––Eve Dortant22BrusselsSophie d'Estrade17– German-speaking SwitzerlandCarola Segesser––Catherine Tatopoulos––Julia Cohen Stuart27HilversumMarie-Jose Azur Overseas FranceLiliane Chambertin––Manuela Marquez–– Romandy Yvette Lavanchy––Karin Gabor19–
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