Miss Europe 1974 was the 37th edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 26th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in Vienna, Austria on 29 May 1974. Maria Isabel "Maribel" Lorenzo Saavedra of Spain, was crowned Miss Europe 1974 by outgoing titleholder Anna "Anke" Maria Groot of Holland. The 1975 contest was originally scheduled to take place in Beirut, Lebanon but was cancelled due to the Lebanese Civil War. The contest returned in 1976.
Results Placements Placement Contestant Miss Europe 1974 – María Isabel Lorenzo 1st Runner-Up – Ana Paula Freitas 2nd Runner-Up – Johanna Raunio 3rd Runner-Up – Gerarda "Gemma" Sophia Balm 4th Runner-Up – Kathleen Ann Celeste Anders 5th Runner-Up – Christine Lavanchy
Special awards Award Contestant Miss Elegance – Johanna Raunio Miss Friendship – María Isabel Lorenzo Miss Photogenic – Johanna Raunio
Contestants
– Margit Schwarzer – Anne-Marie Sophie Sikorski – Joanna (Ιrini-Ioanna) Melanidou – Kathleen Ann Celeste Anders – Riitta Johanna Raunio – Edna Tepava – Monja Bageritz Greece – Katerina Papadimitriou (real name: Katerina Bakalli) – Gerarda "Gemma" Sophia Balm – Yvonne Costelloe – Tanina di Grado – Gisèle Azzeri – Jane Attard – Solveig Boberg – Ana Paula da Silva Freitas – María Isabel "Maribel" Lorenzo Saavedra – UNKNOWN – Christine Lavanchy – Sibel Kamman
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"Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe" 1974 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 contest took place at the Oasis Maspalomas Hotel in Maspalomas, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain on 26 April 1974. There 19 contestants all representing different countries and regions of Europe. At the end, Wenche Steen of Norway was crowned as Miss Europa 1974. She succeeded predecessor Diana Scapolan of Italy.
Placements Placement ContestantMiss Europa 1974 – Wenche Steen 1st Runner-Up – Maria del Rocío Martín 2nd Runner-Up – Dany Coutelier Top 9 – Marie Chantal de Marque – Evelyne Quittard – Yvonne Jansen – Izabella Lipka – Helene Yvonne Apelgren – Sibel Kamman
Special awards Award Contestant Best National Costume Greece – Lia Vasiliou Miss Beautiful Legs – Yvonne Jansen Miss Elegance – Evelyne Quittard Miss Photogenic – Sibel Kamman Miss Tourism Europe – Helene Yvonne Apelgren
Miss Tourism Europe Final results Contestant Miss Tourism Europe – Helene Yvonne Apelgren 2nd place – Christel Kalkenhauser 3rd place – Daniele Farquet
Contestants
– Marie Chantal de Marque – Marie Paule Achard – Lone Christensen – UNKNOWN – Evelyne Quittard – Christel Kalkenhauser Greece – Lia Vasiliou – Yvonne Jansen – UNKNOWN – Lucía Luisa Simonelli – Marinella Taboni – Viviane Rauch – Dany Coutelier – Wenche Steen – Izabella Lipka – Maria del Rocío Martín Madrigal – Helene Yvonne Apelgren – Daniele Farquet – Sibel Kamman
Notes Withdrawals
Mediterranean
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Debuts
"Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe" 1975 Competition
In 1975, the contest was held again and it took place at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Monaco in May 1975. There 19 contestants all representing different countries and regions of Europe. At the end, Vivianne Van der Cauter of Belgium was crowned as Miss Europa 1975. She succeeded predecessor Wenche Steen of Norway.
Placements Final results Contestant Miss Europa 1975 – Vivianne Van der Cauter 1st runner-up – Dany Voissin-Renucci 2nd runner-up – Carmen García
Contestants
– Rosalina Mestres – Vivianne Van der Cauter – UNKNOWN Elegance (Miss Elegance) – UNKNOWN – UNKNOWN – Dany Voissin-Renucci – UNKNOWN – Marga Scheide – UNKNOWN – UNKNOWN Mediterranean – UNKNOWN – Kate Rasmussen – UNKNOWN – UNKNOWN – Carmen García – UNKNOWN – UNKNOWN – UNKNOWN – UNKNOWN
Notes Withdrawals
Greece
Returns Mediterranean
Debuts
Elegance (Miss Elegance)
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