Anna Maria Groot Explained

Anna Maria "Anke" Groot (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈɑnaː maːˈrijaː ˈʔɑŋkə ˈɣroːt/; born 1952) is a Dutch retired model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Europe 1973.

Groot was the runner-up at Miss Holland 1973 in Roermond, Netherlands.^[1] She reached semi-finals at Miss World 1973 in London, where she won the Miss Photogenic special award.^{[2] [3]} She won the 1973 Miss Europe title in Kitzbühel, Austria (the contest was postponed to January 1974).^{[1] [4] [5]}

In August 1974, she announced her retirement as a model and plans to open a bistro where she would become manager and hostess.^[6]

Notes and References

1. "Miss Europa blijft het liefst zichzelf" (in Dutch), Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, 1974. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160120200226/http://www.pageantopolis.com/1970-1979-1.html Miss World 1970-1979
3. "Een droom: Anke was even Miss Wereld" (in Dutch), De Telegraaf, 1973. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20161101090026/http://www.pageantopolis.com/1970-1979-6.html Miss Europe 1970-1979
5. "Nederlandse werd Miss Europa" (in Dutch), Leeuwarder Courant, 1974. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
6. "Miss Europa Anke Groot is model-zijn beu" (in Dutch), Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, 1974. Retrieved 13 February 2017.