Miss Europe 1996 was the 51st edition of the

Miss Europe Miss Europe is a beauty pageant for women from all over Europe. It was established in February 1927 by , the European distributor of Paramount, as a one-off event where the winner was to star in a film directed by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau. A ...

pageant and the 40th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in

Tirana Tirana ( , ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in Albania, largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills, with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest ov ...

Albania Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to ...

on 28 September 1996. Marie-Claire Harrison of

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

, was crowned Miss Europe 1996 by outgoing titleholder Monika Žídková of the

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Results

Placements

Contestants

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Hygerta Sako Hygerta Sako is an Albanian sports journalist at RTSH, television presenter and former model who won Miss Albania in 1995 and represented Albania Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. ...

* - Karine Khachatrian * - Yelena Shcherbak * - Laëtitia Bureau * - Svetlana Stoianova * - Christiana Stavrinides (Christina Stavrinidou) * - Iva Kubelková * - Anette Oldenborg * - Marie-Claire Harrison * - Kaie Kaas * - Anitra Ahtola * - Caroline Cléry * - Natia Gogichiashvili * - Miriam Ruppert * - Nonie Dounia * - Virginia Koopmans * - Sólveig Lilja Guðmundsdóttir * - Joanne Black * - Kim Roslikov * -

Anna Valle Anna Valle (born 19 June 1975) is an Italian actress and beauty pageant titleholder. Life and career Born in Rome, Anna Valle lived in Ladispoli up to thirteen years; after the separation of her parents she moved to Sicily, in Lentini, the c ...

* - Ilvita Liepiņa * - Sonata Pulkauskaitė * - Christiane Lorent * - Donna Evans Xwereb * - Agata Dworniczek * - Rita Carvalho * - Angela Patau * - Victoria Bogdanova * - Marcela Jánová * - Aurelia Barrera Escalera * - Anna Olin * - Mariana Barleycorn * - Pinar Yiğit * - Radmila Lalazarova * - Zara Baynes

Notes

Withdrawals

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Debuts/Returns

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Returns

"Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe" Competition

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

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, the headquarters later moved to

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. The winners wore different titles like Miss Europe, Miss Europa or Miss Europe International. This year's competition took place in

İzmir İzmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province. In 2024, the city of İzmir had ...

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

. There were 30 contestants from 28 countries and 2 regions. At the end, Mimmi Gunnarsson of

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

was originally crowned as Miss Europa 1996; however she was later dethroned. The crown then went to Jenni Rautawaara of

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

. Both Gunnarsson and Rautawaara succeeded predecessor Yolanda Marcos Gonzales of

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

Placements

Special awards

Contestants

* - Medera Moxma Diaz * - Helena Bourre * - Adelina Dinkova * - Suzanna Miltanovica * - Sureyya Eray * - Jenni Rautawaara * - Cynthia Lustig * - Teresa Rousso * - Kelly Smit * - Olga Makaron * - Marilyne Rambourt * - UNKNOWN *

Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea ( ) is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the east by the Levant in West Asia, on the north by Anatolia in West Asia and Southern ...

- Cathy Palombo * - Monica Zamfir * - Geraldine Flechmon * - Tanya Lise Chitty * - Carina Mjones * - Beata Palega * - Iolanda Bellu * - Polina Gavia *

Scandinavia Scandinavia is a subregion#Europe, subregion of northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It can sometimes also ...

- Marika Toppari * - Kelly Hodson * - Cristina Moreno * - Mimmi Gunnarsson * - Katie Pastori * - Bilge Kara *

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus, officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), is a '' de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus. It is recognised only by Turkey, and its territory is considered by all o ...

- UNKNOWN * - Natalia Egorava * - Anna Marie Todino * - Trudi Leeson

References

External links

* Miss Europe 1996 beauty pageants 1996 in Albania 1996 in Turkey Beauty pageants in Albania Beauty pageants in Turkey {{Pageant-stub