Miss Europe 1948 Explained

Miss Europe 1948 was the 12th annual Miss Europe. The Miss Europe pageant was cancelled for 9 years due to the onset of World War II. The pageant came back with new sponsors and with only 12 entrants. The new sponsors are Mr. Roger Zeigler (of the Moulin Rouge) and Claude Berr both of whom later created the Mondial Events Organization which owned the pageant until after Miss Europe 2002 when Zeigler and the Mondial Events Org. sold the pageant to Endemol France (the French branch of the Dutch company Endemol). This is the 1st edition under Mondial Events. No new contestants competed but some returning countries came back.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Results

Placements

Results of Preliminary Contest	Contestant
1st Place	France – Jacqueline Donny
2nd Place	Finland – Anna-Liisa Leppänen
3rd Place	Switzerland – Helena Sutter

Placement	Contestant
Miss Europe 1948	France – Jacqueline Donny
Undetermined	Italy – Rossana Martini † Austria – Ingrid Jonaszin

Delegates

• Austria - Ingrid Jonaszin
• Belgium - Odette Schollaert
• - UNKNOWN
• Denmark - UNKNOWN
• Finland - Anna-Liisa Leppänen
• France - Jacqueline Donny
• - Pamela Bayliss
• Italy - Rossana Martini
• Switzerland - Helena Sutter
• - UNKNOWN

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pathé . British . Selection Of Miss Europe AKA Miss Europe . 2022-05-18 . www.britishpathe.com . en-GB.
2. News: 1948-06-07 . Miss France devient miss Europe... sous condition . fr . Le Monde.fr . 2022-05-18.
3. Web site: Tyden.cz Svět před sedmdesáti lety poznal první poválečnou Miss Europe . 2022-06-01 . t.tyden.cz. cs.
4. Web site: February 2021Fontenay-sous-Bois . Jacqueline DonnyBorn2 August 1927Died14 . FranceNationalityFrenchOccupationModel . Jacqueline Donny is confirmed dead at the age of 93. 2022-06-01 . fataldeaths.com . en.