Miss Europe 1974
Date29 May 1974
VenueVienna, Austria
Entrants19
Placements6
WithdrawalsYugoslavia
ReturnsMalta & Norway
WinnerMaria Isabel Lorenzo
 Spain
CongenialityMaria Isabel Lorenzo
 Spain
PhotogenicJohanna Raunio
 Finland
Miss EleganceJohanna Raunio
 Finland

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.[1][2] 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
  •  Spain – Maria Isabel Lorenzo
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
  •  England – Kathleen Ann Celeste Anders
5th Runner-Up

Special awards

Award Contestant
Miss Elegance
Miss Friendship
  •  Spain – Maria Isabel Lorenzo
Miss Photogenic

Contestants

Notes

Withdrawals

Returns

"Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe" 1974 Competition

Miss Europa 1974
Date26 April 1974
VenueOasis Maspalomas Hotel, Maspalomas, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain
Entrants19
Placements9
DebutsEngland, Spain & Turkey
WithdrawalsAustria, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Mediterranean & Yugoslavia
ReturnsDenmark, Germany, Liechtenstein, Poland & Sweden
WinnerWenche Steen
Norway Norway

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.[5]

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.[6][7]

Placements

Final results Contestant
Miss Europa 1974
1st runner-up
  •  Spain - Maria del Rocío Martín Madrigal
2nd runner-up
Top 9

Special awards

Award Contestant
Best National Costume
Miss Beautiful Legs
Miss Elegance
Miss Photogenic
Miss Tourism Europe
  •  Sweden - Helene Yvonne Apelgren

Miss Tourism Europe

Final results Contestant
Miss Tourism Europe
  •  Sweden - Helene Yvonne Apelgren
2nd place
3rd place

Contestants

Notes

Withdrawals

Returns

Debuts

"Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe" 1975 Competition

Miss Europa 1975
DateMay 1975
VenueHoliday Inn Hotel, Monaco
Entrants19
Placements3
DebutsAndorra, Elegance (Miss Elegance), Portugal, Scotland & Wales
WithdrawalsCorsica, Greece, Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Poland & Turkey
ReturnsMediterranean & Yugoslavia
WinnerVivianne Van der Cauter
Belgium Belgium

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.[9][10]

Placements

Final results Contestant
Miss Europa 1975
  •  Belgium - Vivianne Van der Cauter
1st runner-up
  •  France - Dany Voissin-Renucci
2nd runner-up

Contestants

Notes

Withdrawals

Returns

Debuts

References

  1. ↑ "1970-1979 - Pageantopolis". www.pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-27. Retrieved 2020-12-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ↑ "Miss Europe 1974". Lempimissit. Archived from the original on 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  3. 1 2 "Miss Holland 1974 | Miss Holland Now |" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  4. ↑ "Margit Schwarzer". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  5. ↑ West, Donald. "Miss Europe (unofficial)/Miss Europa". Pageantopolis. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ↑ West, Donald. "Miss Europe (unofficial)/Miss Europa 1970-1974". Pageantopolis. Archived from the original on 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2021-07-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ↑ "Unofficial Miss Europe 1974/Miss Europa 1974". Lempimissit. Archived from the original on 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  8. 1 2 "FilmPolski.pl". FilmPolski (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  9. ↑ West, Donald. "Miss Europe (unofficial)/Miss Europa 1975-1976". Pageantopolis. Archived from the original on 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2021-07-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ↑ "Unofficial Miss Europe 1975/Miss Europa 1975". Lempimissit. Archived from the original on 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2021-07-17.


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