Ingrun Helgard Möckel
A smiling young blond woman, wearing a dark jacket over a sheath-style dress, stands in front of a window and an American flag, with one hand raised
Ingrun Helgard Möckel, from a 1964 publication of the US Department of State
Born1941
DiedOctober 1977
Other namesIngrun Moeckel, Ingrun Neckermann
OccupationModel
Known forMiss Germany (1960), Miss Europe (1961)
RelativesJosef Neckermann (father-in-law)
Eva Maria Pracht (sister-in-law)
Martina Pracht (niece)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss 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 represented her country at Miss World 1960 but unplaced later she was crowned Miss Europe 1961.

Early life

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]

Career

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]

Personal life

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]

References

  1. ↑ Some sources give 1942 as her birth year; 1941 is the year given on her grave marker.
  2. ↑ "Beauty Title to Argentina". The Leader-Post. 1960-11-10. p. 17. Retrieved 2022-04-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Miss Germany, 1960". Press. June 7, 1960. p. 2. Retrieved April 7, 2022 – via PapersPast.
  4. ↑ "Humor in the News". The Gazette. 1960-06-04. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-04-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Pupils at Same School". Press. June 8, 1960. p. 2. Retrieved April 7, 2022 – via PapersPast.
  6. 1 2 Veszelits, Thomas (2005). Die Neckermanns: Licht und Schatten einer deutschen Unternehmerfamilie (in German). Campus Verlag. pp. 338–344, 370–371, 401, 410. ISBN 978-3-593-37406-2.
  7. ↑ "German Beauty Queen". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. 1960-06-01. p. 36. Retrieved 2022-04-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "New 'Miss Europe'". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 1961-06-07. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-04-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Beauties of Five Continents Vie Tonight for Miss Universe". The News Journal. 1960-07-09. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-04-07 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "2nd place for Miss World '60". Australian Jewish News. 1960-11-18. Retrieved 2022-04-07 – via Trove.
  11. ↑ "Munich" Department of State News Letter (October 1964): 54.
  12. ↑ Radlmaier, Steffen; Joel, Billy (2014-10-01). Billy and The Joels - The American rock star and his German family story (eBook): Foreword by Billy Joel. ars vivendi Verlag. ISBN 978-3-86913-342-3.
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