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Miss Europe 1976
Date5 June 1976
VenueCastle of the Knights of St. John, Rhodes City, Rhodes Island, South Aegean, Greece
Entrants22
Placements7
WithdrawalsPortugal & Turkey
ReturnsDenmark, Iceland, Scotland, Wales & Yugoslavia
WinnerRiitta Inkeri Väisänen
 Finland
PhotogenicMary Kirkwood
 Scotland
Miss EleganceMary Kirkwood
 Scotland
← 1974
1978 →

Miss Europe 1976 was the 38th edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 27th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held at the Castle of the Knights of St. John in Rhodes City, Rhodes Island, South Aegean, Greece on 5 June 1976. Riitta Inkeri Väisänen of Finland, was crowned Miss Europe 1976 by outgoing titleholder Maria Isabel "Maribel" Lorenzo Saavedra of Spain.[1] The 1976 contest was held two years after the previous one instead of one year due to the 1975 contest being cancelled. The 1975 contest was originally scheduled to take place in Beirut, Lebanon but was cancelled due to the Lebanese Civil War.

Results

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Placements

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Placement Contestant
Miss Europe 1976
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
  •  Greece – Melina Michailidou
4th Runner-Up
Top 7

Special awards

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Award Contestant
Miss Elegance
Miss Photogenic

Contestants

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Notes

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Withdrawals

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Returns

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Replacements

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  •  Greece - Christiana Kavroudaki was replaced by Melina Michailidou during the contest.

"Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe" Competition

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Miss Europa 1976
DateMay 1976
VenueLuna Park de Ricard, Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Entrants23
Placements5
DebutsIceland
WithdrawalsEngland, Elegance (Miss Elegance), Mediterranean, Scotland, Wales, Yugoslavia
ReturnsAustria, Italy, Monaco & Turkey
WinnerMaria Teresa Maldonado Valle
Spain Spain
← 1975
1978 →

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.

This year, the contest took place at the Luna Park de Ricard in Andorra la Vella, Andorra in May 1976. There 23 contestants all representing different countries and regions of Europe. At the end, Maria Teresa Maldonado Valle of Spain was crowned as Miss Europa 1976. She succeeded predecessor Vivianne Van der Cauter of Belgium.[4]

Placements

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Final results Contestant
Miss Europa 1976
  •  Spain - Maria Teresa Maldonado Valle
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up

Special awards

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Award Contestant
Miss Beautiful Legs
Miss Elegance
Miss Photogenic

Contestants

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Notes

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Withdrawals

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Returns

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Debuts

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References

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  1. ^ "Miss Europe 1976". Lempimissit. Archived from the original on 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  2. ^ a b "Miss Holland 1976 | Miss Holland Now |" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  3. ^ "Legacy « Miss Ireland". Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  4. ^ "Unofficial Miss Europe 1976/Miss Europa 1976". Lempimissit. Archived from the original on 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
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