| Miss Europe 1996 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 28 September 1996 | 
| Venue | Tirana, Albania | 
| Entrants | 35 | 
| Placements | 12 | 
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Marie-Claire Harrison | 
| Congeniality | Victoria Bogdanova | 
Miss Europe 1996 was the 51st edition of the Miss Europe pageant and the 40th edition under the Mondial Events Organization. It was held in Tirana, Albania on 28 September 1996. Marie-Claire Harrison of England, was crowned Miss Europe 1996 by out going titleholder Monika Žídková of the Czech Republic.[1]
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant | 
|---|---|
| Miss Europe 1996 | 
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| 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 | 
Special awards
| Award | Contestant | 
|---|---|
| Miss Amity | 
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Contestants
 Albania - Hygerta Sako
 Armenia - Karine Khachatrian
 Belarus - Yelena Shcherbak
 Belgium - Laëtitia Bureau
 Bulgaria - Svetlana Stoianova
 Cyprus - Christiana Stavrinides (Christina Stavrinidou)
 Czech Republic - Iva Kubelková[4]
 Denmark - Anette Oldenborg
 England - Marie-Claire Harrison
 Estonia - Kaie Kaas
 Finland - Anitra Ahtola
 France -  Caroline Cléry
 Georgia - Natia Gogichiashvili
 Germany - Miriam Ruppert
 Greece - Nonie Dounia
 Holland - Virginia Koopmans[5]
 Iceland - Sólveig Lilja Guðmundsdóttir
 Ireland - Joanne Black
 Israel - Kim Roslikov
 Italy - Anna Valle[2]
 Latvia - Ilvita Liepiņa
 Lithuania - Sonata Pulkauskaitė
 Luxembourg - Christiane Lorent
 Malta - Donna Evans Xwereb
 Poland - Agata Dworniczek[6]
 Portugal - Rita Carvalho
 Romania - Angela Patau
 Russia - Victoria Bogdanova
 Slovak Republic - Marcela Jánová
 Spain - Aurelia Barrera Escalera
 Sweden - Anna Olin
  Switzerland - Mariana Barleycorn
 Turkey - Pinar Yiğit[3]
 Ukraine - Radmila Lalazarova
 Wales - Zara Baynes
Notes
Withdrawals
Debuts/Returns
Returns
"Comité Officiel et International Miss Europe" Competition
| Miss Europa 1996 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4 October 1996 | 
| Venue | Izmir, Turkey | 
| Entrants | 30 | 
| Placements | 3 | 
| Debuts | Bulgaria, Croatia, Israel, Macedonia FYRO, Moldova, New Caledonia (French Territory), Russia, Scandinavia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Ukraine & United Kingdom | 
| Withdrawals | Belgium, Denmark, England, Germany, Ireland & Portugal | 
| Returns | Andorra, Luxembourg, Mediterranean, Monaco, Poland | 
| Winner | Mimmi Gunnarsson (dethroned) Jenni Rautawaara (succeeded)  | 
| Miss Elegance | Tanya Lise Chitty | 
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]
This year's competition took place in Izmir, Turkey. There were 30 contestants from 28 countries and 2 regions. At the end, Mimmi Gunnarsson of Sweden was originally crowned as Miss Europa 1996; however she was later dethroned. The crown then went to Jenni Rautawaara of Finland. Both Gunnarsson and Rautawaara succeeded predecessor Yolanda Marcos Gonzales of Spain.[8]
Placements
| Placement | Contestant | 
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| Miss Europa 1996 | 
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| 1st Runner-Up | 
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| 2nd Runner-Up | 
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Special awards
| Award | Contestant | 
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| Miss Elegance | 
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Contestants
 Albania - Medera Moxma Diaz
 Andorra - Helena Bourre
 Bulgaria - Adelina Dinkova
 Croatia - Suzanna Miltanovica
 Cyprus - Sureyya Eray
 Finland - Jenni Rautawaara
 France - Cynthia Lustig
 Greece - Teresa Rousso
 Holland - Kelly Smit
 Israel - Olga Makaron
 Luxembourg - Marilyne Rambourt
 Macedonia FYRO - UNKNOWN
 Mediterranean - Cathy Palombo
 Moldova - Monica Zamfir
 Monaco - Geraldine Flechmon
 New Caledonia - Tanya Lise Chitty
 Norway - Carina Mjones
 Poland - Beata Palega
 Romania - Iolanda Bellu
 Russia - Polina Gavia
 Scandinavia - Marika Toppari
 Scotland - Kelly Hodson
 Spain - Cristina Moreno
 Sweden - Mimmi Gunnarsson
  Switzerland - Katie Pastori
 Turkey - Bilge Kara
 Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus - UNKNOWN
 Ukraine - Natalia Egorava
 United Kingdom - Anna Marie Todino
 Wales - Trudi Leeson
References
- ↑  "1990-1999 - Pageantopolis". www.pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - 1 2 "Anna Valle". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
 - 1 2 "Pınar Yiğit ~ Sinematurk.com". www.sinematurk.com. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
 - ↑ "Iva Kubelková". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
 - ↑ "Miss Universe NL/Holland '96 | Miss Holland Now |" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-01-01.
 - ↑ "Miss Polonia 1995". www.zarchiwummiss.eu. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
 - ↑  West, Donald. "Miss Europe (unofficial)/Miss Europa". Pageantopolis. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑  West, Donald. "Miss Europe (unofficial)/Miss Europa 1978-2002". Pageantopolis. Archived from the original on March 14, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
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