# Miss Europe 1950

Miss Europe 1950 was the 14th edition of the Miss Europe pageant, held in Rimini, Italy on 9 September 1950. At the end of the event, Juliette Figueras of France crowned Hanni Schall of Austria as Miss Europe 1950.
Contestants from fourteen countries competed in this year's pageant.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Europe 1950 | Austria – Hanni Schall |
| 1st runner-up | Italy – Emilia Giovanna Pala |
| 2nd runner-up | Sweden – Ebbe Adrian |

## Contestants
### Selection of participants

Contestants from fourteen countries competed in this edition. This edition saw the debuts of Portugal and San Marino, and the returns of Turkey who last competed in 1933, Germany who last competed in 1934, and Norway who last competed in 1938. Great Britain and Ireland withdrew in this edition.
A plenary session by the candidates was held during the pageant in Rimini where they have decided not to admit a "Miss Germany" but only a "Miss West Germany", provided that the candidate has no relation to the Nazis. The proposal to ban a "Miss Germany" from competing was provided by the contestants of Belgium, France, and Norway. Due to this, Susanne Firle Erichsen, the German candidate in this edition, was allowed to compete at Miss Europe, provided that she competes as Miss West Germany.

### List of contestants

Fourteen contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
| Austria | Hanni Schall | 23 | Vienna |
| Belgium | Louise Frederica de Maesschalk | 22 | Antwerp |
| Denmark | Ellinor Harisin | 22 | Esjberg |
| Finland | Hilkka Marjatta Ruuska | 18 | Oulu |
| France | Claude Renault | 21 | Cannes |
| Holland | Hilda Lesman | 21 | Amsterdam |
| Italy | Emilia Giovanna Pala | 19 | Bologna |
| Norway | Aud Grenness | 20 | Oslo |
| Portugal | Maria da Conceição Pinto Viergas Louro | 24 | Lisbon |
| San Marino | Graziana Simonici | 22 | San Marino |
| Sweden | Ebbe Adrian | 19 | Gothenburg |
| Switzerland | Frances Freiburghaus | 17 | Geneva |
| Turkey | Güler Arıman | 19 | Istanbul |
| West Germany | Susanne Firle Erichsen | 24 | Berlin |

## Miss Europa 1951

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 were later moved to Marseille. The winners wore different titles like Miss Europe, Miss Europa or Miss Europe International.
In 1951, the first of edition of the competition took place in Palermo, Italy on 30 September 1951. It was supposed to be held a day earlier but was postponed due to heavy rain. Eight contestants from seven countries competed in this year's pageant. At the end of the event, Jacqueline Grenton of Switzerland was crowned as Miss Europa 1951.

### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Europa 1951 | Switzerland – Jacqueline Grenton |
| 1st runner-up | Italy – Giovanna Mazzotti |
| 2nd runner-up | France – Monique Vallier Sweden – Elizabeth Mayerhoffer (tie) |

### List of contestants

Eight contestants competed for the title, four of which are unknown.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
| Bulgaria | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| England | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| France | Monique Vallier | 22 | Constantin, French Algeria |
| Italy | Giovanna Mazzotti | - | Milan |
| Monaco | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Overseas France | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sweden | Elizabeth Mayerhoffer | - | Stockholm |
| Switzerland | Jacqueline Grenton | 20 | La Tour-de-Peilz |