Miss Europe 1996
| Miss Europe 1996 | |
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| Date | 28 September 1996 |
| Venue | Tirana, Albania |
| Entrants | 35 |
| Placements | 12 |
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| Winner | Marie-Claire Harrison England |
Miss Europe 1996 was the 51st edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 40th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in Tirana, Albania on 28 September 1996. Marie-Claire Harrison of England, was crowned Miss Europe 1996 by outgoing titleholder Monika Žídková of the Czech Republic.
Results
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| Top 12 |
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Contestants
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Albania - Hygerta Sako
Armenia - Karine Khachatrian
Belarus - Yelena Shcherbak
Belgium - Laëtitia Bureau
Bulgaria - Svetlana Stoianova
Cyprus - Christiana Stavrinides (Christina Stavrinidou)
Czech Republic - Iva Kubelková
Denmark - Anette Oldenborg
England - Marie-Claire Harrison
Estonia - Kaie Kaas
Finland - Anitra Ahtola
France - Caroline Cléry
Georgia - Natia Gogichiashvili
Germany - Miriam Ruppert
Greece - Nonie Dounia
Holland - Virginia Koopmans[2]
Iceland - Sólveig Lilja Guðmundsdóttir
Ireland - Joanne Black
Israel - Kim Roslikov
Italy - Anna Valle
Latvia - Ilvita Liepiņa
Lithuania - Sonata Pulkauskaitė
Luxembourg - Christiane Lorent
Malta - Donna Evans Xwereb
Poland - Agata Dworniczek[3]
Portugal - Rita Carvalho
Romania - Angela Patau
Russia - Victoria Bogdanova
Slovak Republic - Marcela Jánová
Spain - Aurelia Barrera Escalera
Sweden - Anna Olin
Switzerland - Mariana Barleycorn
Turkey - Pinar Yiğit[1]
Ukraine - Radmila Lalazarova
Wales - Zara Baynes
Notes
[edit]Withdrawals
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Austria - No delegate sent
Hungary - No delegate sent
Norway - No delegate sent
Scotland - No delegate sent
Debuts/Returns
[edit]Returns
[edit]"Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe" Competition
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| Miss Europa 1996 | |
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| Date | 4 October 1996 |
| Venue | İzmir, Turkey |
| Entrants | 30 |
| Placements | 3 |
| Debuts | Bulgaria, Croatia, Israel, Macedonia FYRO, Moldova, New Caledonia (French Territory), Russia, Scandinavia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Ukraine & United Kingdom |
| Withdrawals | Belgium, Denmark, England, Germany, Ireland & Portugal |
| Returns | Andorra, Luxembourg, Mediterranean, Monaco, Poland |
| Winner | Mimmi Gunnarsson (dethroned) SwedenJenni Rautawaara (succeeded)  Finland |
| Miss Elegance | Tanya Lise Chitty New Caledonia (French Territory) |
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's competition took place in İzmir, Turkey. There were 30 contestants from 28 countries and 2 regions. At the end, Mimmi Gunnarsson of Sweden was originally crowned as Miss Europa 1996; however she was later dethroned. The crown then went to Jenni Rautawaara of Finland. Both Gunnarsson and Rautawaara succeeded predecessor Yolanda Marcos Gonzales of Spain.
Placements
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| Miss Europa 1996 |
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Special awards
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| Miss Elegance |
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Contestants
[edit]- Albania - Medera Moxma Diaz
Andorra - Helena Bourre- Bulgaria - Adelina Dinkova
Croatia - Suzanna Miltanovica- Cyprus - Sureyya Eray
- Finland - Jenni Rautawaara
- France - Cynthia Lustig
- Greece - Teresa Rousso
- Holland - Kelly Smit
- Israel - Olga Makaron
- Luxembourg - Marilyne Rambourt
Macedonia FYRO - UNKNOWN
Mediterranean - Cathy Palombo
Moldova - Monica Zamfir
Monaco - Geraldine Flechmon
New Caledonia - Tanya Lise Chitty- Norway - Carina Mjones
- Poland - Beata Palega
- Romania - Iolanda Bellu
- Russia - Polina Gavia
- Scandinavia - Marika Toppari
- Scotland - Kelly Hodson
- Spain - Cristina Moreno
- Sweden - Mimmi Gunnarsson
- Switzerland - Katie Pastori
- Turkey - Bilge Kara
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus - UNKNOWN- Ukraine - Natalia Egorava
United Kingdom - Anna Marie Todino- Wales - Trudi Leeson
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Pınar Yiğit ~ Sinematurk.com". www.sinematurk.com. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ "Miss Universe NL/Holland '96 | Miss Holland Now |" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ "Miss Polonia 1995". www.zarchiwummiss.eu. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
External links
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