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Miss International , the dutch girls… ’75-’79

The Miss International beauty pageant started in 1960, when the Miss Universe Organization left Long Beach, California, after almost 10 years as host city, to continue their pageant in Miami Beach. The people of Long Beach


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Summer Column, part 1, Miss (Beach) Scheveningen 1986…

The summer is the season where everybody goes outdoors. It is also the season when many smaller pageants are held in hotels, beach clubs and at events. Whit this summer column, we like to highlight some


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Miss International, the dutch girls… ’80-84

The Miss International beauty pageant started in 1960, when the Miss Universe Organization left Long Beach, California, after almost 10 years as host city, to continue their pageant in Miami Beach. The people of Long Beach


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Miss International, the dutch girls… ’85-’89

The Miss International beauty pageant started in 1960, when the Miss Universe Organization left Long Beach, California, after almost 10 years as host city, to continue their pageant in Miami Beach. The people of Long Beach


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Miss International, the dutch girls… ’90-’94

The Miss International beauty pageant started in 1960, when the Miss Universe Organization left Long Beach, California, after almost 10 years as host city, to continue their pageant in Miami Beach. The people of Long Beach


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Miss International, the dutch girls… ’95-’01

The Miss International beauty pageant started in 1960, when the Miss Universe Organization left Long Beach, California, after almost 10 years as host city, to continue their pageant in Miami Beach. The people of Long Beach


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Miss International Netherlands, Katia’s 5 so far….

The Miss International beauty pageant started in 1960, when the Miss Universe Organization left Long Beach California, after almost 10 years as host city, to continue  their pageant in Miami Beach. The people of Long Beach


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Mrs. Holland to Miss World 1966…??

In 1952 Miss Holland, Elisabeth van Proosdij, was not allowed to go to the Miss World pageant as she got married during her reign as Miss Holland 1951/1952. In 1966 however Anneke Geerts, who was 3rd


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The tragic life of Miss Holland 1931, Mary Lelyveld…

In the world we live in we have to deal a lot with anger, violence and war. Beauty pageants mostly show that it can be different. After the end of World War II, in the Netherlands


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Juno Onink, Miss Holland 1963 at Miss Europe

Juno Onink from The Hague, was 22 years old when she represented the Netherlands at the Miss Europe 1963 pageant. She was part of Team Miss Holland 1963. In that year there were 4 girls who


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