Ingrun Helgard Möckel | |
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Born | 1941 |
Died | October 1977 |
Other names | Ingrun Moeckel, Ingrun Neckermann |
Occupation | Model |
Known for | Miss Germany (1960), Miss Europe (1961) |
Relatives |
Josef Neckermann (father-in-law) Eva Maria Pracht (sister-in-law) Martina Pracht (niece) |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss Germany 1960 |
Major competition(s) |
Miss Germany 1960 (Winner) Miss World 1960 (Unplaced) Miss Europe 1961 (Winner) |
Ingrun Helgard Möckel (1941 [1] – October 1977), later Ingrun Neckermann was a German model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Germany 1960 and placed 3rd Runner-Up at Miss World 1960. Later, she was crowned Miss Europe 1961.
Möckel was from Düsseldorf. [2] At age 9, she immigrated to New Zealand with her mother. [3] [4] She attended Epsom Girls' Grammar School in Auckland. [5] She was a music student in Baden-Baden when she found fame in beauty pageants. [6]
Möckel was crowned Miss Rheinland and Miss Germany in 1960, [7] and Miss Europe in 1961, in Beirut. [8] She was a runner-up at the Miss Universe pageant held in Miami, Florida, in 1960, [9] and at the Miss World pageant that same year, held in London. [10] She worked as a fashion model with the Ford agency in New York. [11]
While in New York, Möckel met businessman Johannes Neckermann, son of Josef Neckermann, they married in 1966. They had three children. She died in a car accident in 1977, aged 35 years. Her grave is in the Frankfurt Main Cemetery. [6] In 2001, her three children appeared with singer Billy Joel in a documentary, Die Akte Joel by filmmaker Beate Thalberg. [12]
Ingrun Helgard Möckel | |
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Born | 1941 |
Died | October 1977 |
Other names | Ingrun Moeckel, Ingrun Neckermann |
Occupation | Model |
Known for | Miss Germany (1960), Miss Europe (1961) |
Relatives |
Josef Neckermann (father-in-law) Eva Maria Pracht (sister-in-law) Martina Pracht (niece) |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss Germany 1960 |
Major competition(s) |
Miss Germany 1960 (Winner) Miss World 1960 (Unplaced) Miss Europe 1961 (Winner) |
Ingrun Helgard Möckel (1941 [1] – October 1977), later Ingrun Neckermann was a German model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Germany 1960 and placed 3rd Runner-Up at Miss World 1960. Later, she was crowned Miss Europe 1961.
Möckel was from Düsseldorf. [2] At age 9, she immigrated to New Zealand with her mother. [3] [4] She attended Epsom Girls' Grammar School in Auckland. [5] She was a music student in Baden-Baden when she found fame in beauty pageants. [6]
Möckel was crowned Miss Rheinland and Miss Germany in 1960, [7] and Miss Europe in 1961, in Beirut. [8] She was a runner-up at the Miss Universe pageant held in Miami, Florida, in 1960, [9] and at the Miss World pageant that same year, held in London. [10] She worked as a fashion model with the Ford agency in New York. [11]
While in New York, Möckel met businessman Johannes Neckermann, son of Josef Neckermann, they married in 1966. They had three children. She died in a car accident in 1977, aged 35 years. Her grave is in the Frankfurt Main Cemetery. [6] In 2001, her three children appeared with singer Billy Joel in a documentary, Die Akte Joel by filmmaker Beate Thalberg. [12]