Miss Europe 1992 was the 47th edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 36th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in Athens, Greece on June 15, 1992. Marina Tsintikidou of Greece, was crowned Miss Europe 1992 by out going titleholder Katerina Michalopoulou of Greece.[1]
| Placement | Contestant | |
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| Miss Europe 1992 | ||
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 12 |
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Albania - Valbona Selimllari
Austria - Karin Friedl
Belgium - Sandra Joine
Bulgaria - Glina Velitchkova
Cyprus - Yiota Koufalidou (Giota Koufalidou)
Estonia - Ekha Urbsalu
Finland - Kirsi-Mari Ketola (Kirsi-Maria Ketola)
France - Linda Hardy[3]
Germany - Meike Schwarz (Maike Schwartz)
Greece - Marina Tsintikidou
Netherlands - Mariëlle Pontier
Hungary - Orsolya Anna Michna (Michna Orsolya)
Iceland - Heiðrún Anna Björnsdóttir[5]
Ireland - Tara McDonald
Israel - Ravit Kanfi
Italy - Rosangela Bessi
Lithuania - Rasa Kukenytė
Luxembourg - Carole Reding
Malta - Karin Demicoli
Norway - Rita Omvik
Poland - Jana Fabian
Portugal - Maria Fernanda Silva
Romania - Liliana Les
Spain - Sofia Mazagatos[4]
Sweden - Jeannette Lindstroem (Jeannette Lindström)
Switzerland - Sandra Aegerter[6]
Turkey - Banu Sağnak[2]| Miss Europa 1992 | |
| Winner: | Yolanda Marcos Gonzales |
| Represented: | Spain |
| Date: | September 27, 1992 |
| Venue: | Catania, Sicily, Italy |
| Broadcaster: | Bellini Broadcasting Service |
| Entrants: | 12+ |
| Placements: | 3 |
| Withdraws: | Austria, Cyprus, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Malta, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, Wales & Yugoslavia |
| Returns: | Luxembourg |
| Before: | 1987 |
| Next: | 1996 |
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.[7]
On September 27, 1992, an unofficial Miss Europe competition took place in Catania, Sicily, Italy. There were at least 12 entrants in the pageant. At the end, Yolanda Marcos Gonzales of Spain was crowned as Miss Europa 1992. succeeded predecessor Sandrina Rossi of France.[8] [9]
| Final results | Contestant |
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Belgium - Nathalie De Cuyper
Denmark - Mette Friis-Mikkelsen France - Anne Jandera[10] Germany - Caren Buffor Greece - Elena Liafou Netherlands - Wendy Niesthoven Ireland - Camilla Conolly Carew Italy - Tatiana Zaghet Luxembourg - Nathalie Quiring Portugal - Susanna Silva Spain - Yolanda Marcos Gonzales