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Miss Europe is a European beauty pageant that awards a continental title to a woman representing a European country or territory. The competition is associated with an interwar pageant tradition and is generally dated to 1928, when French organizers arranged an event involving contestants from different parts of Europe. It is intended for pageant contestants and audiences interested in regional representation, pageant judging, and international cultural events.
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When was Miss Europe established?
Miss Europe is commonly dated to 1928 because French journalist Maurice de Waleffe re-established the pageant in December of that year. A separate one-off event had already been held in February 1927 under Fanamet, the European distributor of Paramount. [Miss Europe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Europe)
Who organized the early Miss Europe pageant?
Maurice de Waleffe, a French journalist who had also helped develop the Miss France pageant, organized the re-established competition. The first de Waleffe edition was held at the Paris Opera with contestants from 18 countries. [Miss Europe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Europe)
Who won the first Miss Europe event?
Štefica Vidačić of Yugoslavia won the original 1927 one-off event. The later de Waleffe pageant began with its first full contest in 1929.
Was Miss Europe connected to the film industry?
Yes. The 1927 Fanamet event was planned partly as a film-related contest, with the winner intended to appear in a film directed by F. W. Murnau. That origin helps explain why the pageant initially attracted newspaper and cinema publicity.
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