Miss Europe 1978 Explained

Miss Europe 1978, also sometimes referred to as Miss Europe 1977, was the 39th edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 28th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in Helsinki, Finland on March 15, 1978. Eva Maria Düringer of Austria, was crowned Miss Europe 1978/1977 by outgoing titleholder Riitta Inkeri Väisänen of Finland.^{[1] [2]}

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Europe 1978	Austria – Eva Maria Düringer
1st Runner-Up	– Dagmar Gabriele Winkler
2nd Runner-Up	– Sarah Louise Long
3rd Runner-Up	Iceland – Guðbjörg Vilhjálmsdóttir
4th Runner-Up	Finland – Maarit Ryhänen

Contestants

• Austria - Eva Maria Düringer
• Belgium - Jacqueline Harmars
• - Sarah Louise Long
• Finland - Maarit Ryhänen
• France - Véronique Fagot
• - Dagmar Gabriele Winkler
• Greece - Maria Spantidaki
• Netherlands - Caroline Hooft^[3]
• Iceland - Guðbjörg (Gudbjörg) Vilhjálmsdóttir
• Ireland - Lorraine Bernadette Enriquez^[4]
• Italy - Emanuela Goggia
• Norway - Åshild Ottesen
• Spain - Guillermina Ruiz-Doménech
• Sweden - Evonne Wilhelmsson
• Switzerland - Gaby Bosshard

Notes

Withdrawals

• Cyprus
• Denmark
• Luxembourg
• Malta

"Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe" Competition

Miss Europa 1978
Winner:	Barbara-Ann Neefs
Represented:	Holland
Award1 Label:	Miss Elegance
Date:	September 11, 1978
Venue:	Reggio Emilia, Italy
Entrants:	22
Placements:	3
Debuts:	Malta
Withdraws:	Iceland, Luxembourg & Spain
Before:	1976
Next:	1982

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 in Reggio Emilia, Italy on September 11, 1978. There 22 contestants all representing different countries and regions of Europe. At the end, Barbara-Ann Neefs of Holland was crowned as Miss Europa 1978. She succeeded predecessor Maria Teresa Maldonado Valle of Spain.^[6]

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss Europa 1978	Netherlands - Barbara-Ann Neefs^[7]
1st runner-up	Norway - Helene Hornfeldt
2nd runner-up	Turkey - Nazan Saatçi

Contestants

• Andorra - Marlene Sanchez
• Austria - Monique DeHavilland
• Belgium - Christine Oset
• - Helena Henrikssonova
• Denmark - Christina Petersen
• - Robina Sharpe
• Finland - Anne Marite Erkkila
• France - Danielle Borchio
• - Simone Gorczak
• Greece - Fani Griba
• Netherlands - Barbara-Ann Neefs^[7]
• Ireland - Janet Gilbey
• Italy - UNKNOWN
• Malta - Marika Spiteri
• Monaco - Sylvie Parera
• Norway - Helene Hornfeldt
• Poland - Vokosava Andielkovic
• - Joanna Woolger
• Sweden - Katarina Malmros
• Switzerland - Katherina Hasenknopf
• Turkey - Nazan Saatçi
• - Milena Omerzu

Notes

Withdrawals

• Iceland
• Luxembourg
• Spain

Returns

• Belgium
• Greece
• Ireland
• Luxembourg
• Poland

Debuts

• Malta

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1970-1979 - Pageantopolis. 2020-12-10. www.pageantopolis.com. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20200427194335/http://www.pageantopolis.com/1970-1979-5.html. 2020-04-27.
2. Web site: Miss Europe 1977. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200525161622/http://lempimissit.suntuubi.com/?cat=339. 2020-05-25. 2021-07-17. Lempimissit.
3. Web site: Miss Holland 1977, Ineke Berends Miss Holland Now . 2021-07-28. nl.
4. Web site: Legacy « Miss Ireland. 2021-07-27. en-US.
5. Web site: West. Donald. Miss Europe (unofficial)/Miss Europa. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20150318034046/http://www.pageantopolis.com:80/Int_past/europa.htm. March 18, 2015. December 20, 2020. Pageantopolis.
6. Web site: West. Donald. Miss Europe (unofficial)/Miss Europa 1978-2002. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20150314203413/http://www.pageantopolis.com/Int_past/Europa_1978.htm. 2015-03-14. 2021-07-23. Pageantopolis.
7. Web site: Miss Holland 1975 Miss Holland Now . 2021-07-28. nl.