Miss Europe 1958 was the 21st edition of the
Miss Europe pageant and the tenth edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in
Istanbul,
Turkey on 28 June 1958. Johanna "Hanni" Ehrenstrasser of
Austria, was crowned Miss Europe 1958 by out going titleholder
Corine Rottschäfer of
Holland.[1][2]
Greece - May Cavalika (Kavami); Could not compete because the host country was
Turkey and due to political tensions between
Greece and
Turkey over
Cyprus, Greeks were forbidden from going to Turkey.
"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.[4]
This year, the competition took place in
Amiens,
France. There were 8 delegates all from their own countries. At the end, Evelyne Ricket of
France was crowned as Miss Europa 1958. Ricket succeeded predecessor Ingrid Weiss of
Germany.[4]
Miss Europe 1958 was the 21st edition of the
Miss Europe pageant and the tenth edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in
Istanbul,
Turkey on 28 June 1958. Johanna "Hanni" Ehrenstrasser of
Austria, was crowned Miss Europe 1958 by out going titleholder
Corine Rottschäfer of
Holland.[1][2]
Greece - May Cavalika (Kavami); Could not compete because the host country was
Turkey and due to political tensions between
Greece and
Turkey over
Cyprus, Greeks were forbidden from going to Turkey.
"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.[4]
This year, the competition took place in
Amiens,
France. There were 8 delegates all from their own countries. At the end, Evelyne Ricket of
France was crowned as Miss Europa 1958. Ricket succeeded predecessor Ingrid Weiss of
Germany.[4]