Miss Europe 1976

Miss Europe 1976 was the 38th edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 27th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held at the Castle of the Knights of St. John in Rhodes City, Rhodes Island, South Aegean, Greece on 5 June 1976. Riitta Inkeri Väisänen of Finland, was crowned Miss Europe 1976 by outgoing titleholder Maria Isabel "Maribel" Lorenzo Saavedra of Spain.[1][2] The 1976 contest was held two years after the previous one instead of one year due to the 1975 contest being cancelled. The 1975 contest was originally scheduled to take place in Beirut, Lebanon but was cancelled due to the Lebanese Civil War.

Miss Europe 1976
Date5 June 1976
VenueCastle of the Knights of St. John, Rhodes City, Rhodes Island, South Aegean, Greece
Entrants22
Placements7
WithdrawalsPortugal & Turkey
ReturnsDenmark, Iceland, Scotland, Wales & Yugoslavia
WinnerRiitta Inkeri Väisänen
Finland Finland
PhotogenicMary Kirkwood
Scotland Scotland
Miss EleganceMary Kirkwood
Scotland Scotland

Results

Placements
Final results Contestant
Miss Europe 1976
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 7

Special awards
Award Contestant
Miss Elegance
Miss Photogenic

Contestants

Notes

Withdrawals

Returns

Replacements
  •  Greece - Christiana Kavroudaki was replaced by Melina Michailidou during the contest.

"Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe" Competition
Miss Europa 1976
DateMay 1976
VenueLuna Park de Ricard, Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Entrants23
Placements5
DebutsIceland
WithdrawalsEngland, Elegance (Miss Elegance), Mediterranean, Scotland, Wales, Yugoslavia
ReturnsAustria, Italy, Monaco & Turkey
WinnerMaria Teresa Maldonado Valle
Spain Spain

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 Luna Park de Ricard in Andorra la Vella, Andorra in May 1976. There 23 contestants all representing different countries and regions of Europe. At the end, Maria Teresa Maldonado Valle of Spain was crowned as Miss Europa 1976. She succeeded predecessor Vivianne Van der Cauter of Belgium.[6][7]

Placements
Final results Contestant
Miss Europa 1976
  •  Spain - Maria Teresa Maldonado Valle
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up

Special awards
Award Contestant
Miss Beautiful Legs
Miss Elegance
Miss Photogenic

Contestants

Withdrawals

Returns

Debuts

References
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  4. "Legacy « Miss Ireland". 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 1975-1976". Pageantopolis. Archived from the original on 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2021-07-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. "Unofficial Miss Europe 1976/Miss Europa 1976". Lempimissit. Archived from the original on 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2021-07-17.


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