Rika Dialina ( el, Ειρήνη (Ρίκα) Διαλυνά; born August 8, 1934) is a Greek actress and beauty queen. She represented
Greece at the
Miss Universe 1954 pageant in
Long Beach, California.
Diallina, along with Miss Korea, Pu Rak Hi, were denied entry into the U.S. because of their alleged Communist affiliations. Dialina was disqualified from obtaining a U.S. visa for allegedly illustrating a book on Communism.
In her place went first runner up, Effie Androulakakis, who won the Miss Friendship' award.
U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles
John Foster Dulles (, ; February 25, 1888 – May 24, 1959) was an American diplomat, lawyer, and Republican Party politician. He served as United States Secretary of State under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1959 and was briefly ...
intervened in Dialina's case and she was able to obtain a temporary entry permit.
[ She arrived just a few days before the event, making the top 16 finalists. Effie Androulakakis was asked to remain in the competition as Miss Crete but she declined, stating that Dialina was "the choice the people of my country to represent them here." Dialina got married while in the U.S. and remained in the country.
In 2002 her artwork was put on display at the Benedictine Art Awards, her work being one of the 40 to make the Park Avenue Art Gallery out of 2000 that participated in the event.
]
Filmography
*''Pontikaki, To'' 1954 ..... Christina
*''Kokkina triantafylla'' 1955
*''Diakopes stin Kolopetinitsa'' 1959 ..... Judy
*''Laos kai Kolonaki'' 1959 ..... Dedi
*''Na zisoun ta ftohopaida'' 1959 ..... Diana
*''Gia to psomi kai ton erota'' 1959 ..... Hilda
*''Enas vlakas kai misos'' 1959 ..... Ourania Karamaouna
*''Koroidaki tis despoinidos, To'' 1960 ..... Aliki
*''Randevou sti Venetia'' 1960
*''Spiti tis idonis, To'' 1961
*''Arhontas tou kampou, O'' 1961
*''Kalos mas angelos, O'' 1961
*''Tre volti della paura, I'' 1963 ..... Maria
*'' Mostri, I'' 1963 ..... Anna
*''Gamos ala... ellinika'' 1964 ..... Mrs. Panagiotou
*''The Secret of Dr. Mabuse
''The Secret of Dr. Mabuse'' or ''The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse'' (German:''Die Todesstrahlen des Dr. Mabuse'') is a 1964 Franco-German-Italian international co-production science fiction Eurospy crime film directed by Hugo Fregonese and Victor D ...
'' 1964 ..... Judy
*''Amore all'italiana
''Amore all'italiana'' (''Love Italian Style'') is a 1965 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. The film stars Walter Chiari.
Cast
*Walter Chiari
*Raimondo Vianello
*Paolo Panelli
*Paolo Carlini
*Vivi Bach
*Luigi De Filippo
* Alicia Brandet
*R ...
'' 1965
*'' Giulietta degli spiriti'' 1965 ..... woman in nightmare
*''Diplopennies'' 1966 ..... Rita
*''Io, io, io... e gli altri'' 1966
*''Xerokefalos, O'' 1970 ..... Sophie
*''Natane to 13, napefte se mas!'' 1970 ..... Lola
*''Taxitzou, I!'' 1970
*''Ethelontis ston erota'' 1971 ..... Tzina Karneli
*''Piso mou s' eho, satana!'' 1971
*''Agathiaris kai i atsida, O!'' 1971 ..... Mitsouko
*''Dromos ton iroon, O!'' 1971
*''Trellopenintaris, O'' 1971 ..... Mrs. Jefferson
*''Faflatas, O'' 1971 ..... Fofi
*''Ti 30... ti 40... ti 50...'' 1972 ..... Natalia
*''Efialtis, O'' 1978
*''Parthenokynigos, O'' 1980
*''Tyhodiohtes, Oi'' 1981
*''Kamakia, Ta'' 1981 ..... Nadia
*'' Summer Lovers'' 1982 ..... Monica
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Diallina, Rika
1931 births
20th-century Greek actresses
Actresses from Crete
Greek beauty pageant winners
Greek female models
Living people
Miss Universe 1954 contestants
Models from Crete
People from Heraklion
Greek expatriates in the United States