Browsing: Beauty of the Past

European Friday, Miss Europe 1977

Although the finals of Miss Europe 1977 were held in 1978, the pageant was still called Miss Europe 1977 as it the 1977 pageant was postponed. The finals took place in the capital of Finland: Helsinki.


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80’s Saturday, Miss Fotomodel Holland 1988

She was very surprised when she heard her name being called out as Miss Fotomodel Holland 1988 (Miss Photo-Model Holland): Yvonne Lokers. Yvonne (21 at that time) from the province of Zeeland worked as a secretary


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European Friday, Miss Europe 1935

When Miss Holland 1935 was unanimously chosen the newspapers in the Netherlands wrote really bad about the lovely Stella Elte: The MISS-choice, an abuse New Miss Holland Once again there has been chosen a Miss Holland,


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80’s Saturday, Miss Voorhout 1988

On the picture we see the lovely Liesbeth Caspers who won the first Miss Nederland pageant in 1989 and represented the Netherlands at the Miss World 1989 pageant and just missed the top 10 by 1


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80’s Saturday, Miss Holland PV

This item is called Miss Holland PV. But what does that mean, PV? PV stand for Plaats Vervangend, in english: replacement.  When Angela Visser won Miss Universe 1989, she was no longer Miss Holland, as she


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European Friday, 1952

In 1952 the unofficial Miss Europa pageant took place in Amsterdam, this is a unique event as this is the only time the pageant took place in our country. There were 10 girls that participated in


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80’s Saturday, the moment you win

Today just this lovely picture when Angela Visser heard that she is Miss Holland 1988. In the back, Debora Kiela, 2nd runner-up.


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European Friday, 1975

The Miss Europe pageant 1975 would at first be held in Lebanon. This was not for the first time the Miss Europe would be crowned outside of Europe. It was also not for the first time


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80’s Saturday, Miss Aktueel 1986

In the 80’s beauty pageants were quit populair in the Netherlands and the populair magazines also had their pageants, like: Miss Panorama and Miss Aktueel. Miss Aktueel was held 5 times and had several names like


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European Friday, 1957

The Netherlands participated, after world war 2, in beauty pageants since 1949 when Mary Jochemsen represented our country at the Miss Europe pageant. The first years Miss Holland wasn’t very successful at the international stage of


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