Miss Germany

Miss Germany is a national beauty pageant for women in Germany. He has been held since 1927.

• 4.1 Miss Germany
• 4.2 Model of Germany

• 5.1 Miss World Germany, German Miss World, Miss World Germany
• 5.2 Germany's Miss Universe, Miss Galaxy and Miss Universe Germany

• 6.1 Queen of Germany / Queen of the World Germany
• 6.2 Beauty Queen of Germany
• 6.3 Miss Millennium Germany / Princess of Germany
• 6.4 Top Model of Germany / Top Model Germany
• 6.5 Model of the World Germany
• 6.6 Miss Allemagne

• 9.1 The " Big Four "
• 9.2 Other Competitions with global claim
• 9.3 European Competitions
• 9.4 competitions before 1945
• 9.5 Further, no longer discharged competitions
• 9.6 Further, short-lived Competitions

Overview

In the past, there were several organizations that have claimed the title for himself: Already in the 1920s chose a German court, the title of Miss Germany could not be protected, so that everyone is hosting a contest and could call the winner Miss Germany. A similar decision was taken in 1982. Example, in some years there were two title winners (such as 1928, 1931, 1953, 1982 and 1983), who were elected by different operators. In the 1950s, however, assured the organizer and main sponsor of the competition, the Opal hosiery works that international licenses for the Miss Europe, Miss World and Miss Universe and thus virtually a monopoly. Other organizers were unable to send international competitions their winners, so that such competition competitions were unattractive. The choice of Heidi Krüger by the Hamburger Morgenpost thus remained an exception for many years.

After the bankruptcy of the Opal hosiery works a period of decline followed due to lack of donors. '68 And women's movement protested against the "flesh ", and the public's interest declined. Only in the late 1970s found themselves financially strong operators; held by Opal international licenses had become free. First time in 1979 a Miss Germany was elected live in the German television: during the show Churning with Rudi Carrell. 1982, a competition - competition was first held back.

1985-1999 resulted in at least two organizations competing product by:

• The MGC (MGC - Miss Germany Corporation Klemmer GmbH & Co KG, Oldenburg) of Horst Klemmer, master of ceremonies in the excretions of the 1960s, together with his son Ralf, send their winners to the competitions of the Miss World and Queen of the World. After a futile process of the Event Manager Reindl 1982 may initially neither MGC nor any other organizers claim protection for the title.
• The Miss Germany Company held from 1985 to 1991 beauty contests: Miss Europe 1991 - Susanne Petry - came from their ranks. About this organization is out the name of the winners, nothing is known. They went bankrupt in 1992. The Miss Germany Company held - at least temporarily - the international franchises for Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss Europe and Miss International, so they could send their winners or finalists for these competitions.
• 1989 organized by the MGA ( Miss Germany Association GmbH in Bergheim near Cologne) of Detlef Tursies first time a Miss -Germany - election. The winners of the MGA take part in the elections to the Miss Universe, Miss Europe and Miss Intercontinental. They went bankrupt in 1999. Since then, the insolvency proceedings and the direct liability against the then owner runs. Tursies awards since 2000 the title of Miss Germany and has renamed his new organization also according to MGO - Committee Miss Germany.
• Shortly before the title is replaced by exclusivity, the situation at the most chaotic is: 1999 include a third Miss Germany on - Yvonne Wölke from Berlin. In the fall of 1999, two other organizations elect their title winners for the year 2000 - Model of Germany Productions in Wiesbaden ( Miss Germany No. 4) and the MGF ( Miss Germany Foundation, Barby ) in Magdeburg, the title Miss Millennium Germany awards for a change ( since 2001, Princess of Germany).

Since 2000, the MGC is in Oldenburg sole organizer of the competition: in 1999, she manages to register as a trademark with the European Trademark Office (Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market ) in Alicante ( Spain) " Miss Germany " and thus to secure the exclusive rights. Other organizers must therefore resort to other titles from the year 2000. This also applies to the self- designations of the organizations. In addition to the MGC Miss Germany has temporarily performed Miss World Germany, German Miss World, Queen of Germany and Beauty Queen of Germany. In addition, there are still competitions for Misses Germany and Mister Germany. The MGC has ( so Miss Central, North, East Germany ), 2007 the Miss title of the 16 states (Miss Baden -Württemberg, Bavaria Miss, etc.) and the 5 regions with the European Trademark Office in Alicante.

Winners

During the Nazi regime not Miss elections were held. The Nazi government they defamed as "Jewish - Bolshevik decadence " and advocated instead the choice of ( local ) Harvest, heath and wine queens. She forbade the immediately previously selected Charlotte Hartmann the participation in the Miss Europe in Madrid. This drove yet there secretly. The fashionable and glamorous type of woman who dominated the national and international pageants, was not at the Nazi blood and soil ideology. The authorities complained that he did not embody the folklore, but merely an urban elite, internationally hardly differed from each other. So the same railed switched Berlin Illustrirte newspaper (1933, No. 24 ) on the occasion of the Miss Europe- election of 1933, however, that one could view any of the candidates, which country or people they represent. By winning the title of exiled Russian Tatiana Marlow, the racial ideologues may have felt confirmed in their decision not to allow German participants more international beauty contests. Representation way chose the Saar territory is under management of the League of Nations until 1935, a Miss, which was allowed to drive to the international competitions.

Also in the GDR Miss elections were frowned upon as a " humiliation and exploitation of women by capitalism." In the late 1980s but it came to events in East Berlin, which were disguised as cultural evenings. The winners received a cake as a prize. The first pageant was held with great participation by East German celebrities from film, television, music and sports. It was monitored by the organs of state security suspiciously, but tolerated. 1987 could already as Miss Berlin called Miss East Berlin on the occasion of the 750th anniversary of the city sash decorated on SED General Secretary Erich Honecker passing parade. Even the East German television reported on it. This was followed by Miss Spring, Miss Summer, and in February 1990, in the open Berlin, a highly acclaimed by the media Miss Berlin / GDR choice, emerged from the Susanne Körbs as the winner. Support of some of these events were various cultural centers. The end of 1990 resulted in the MGC ( see above), the first and only official election for Miss DDR through. The winner Leticia Koffke was a few months later the first all- German Miss Germany.

In some years, no national pageant was held; the German representative for international competitions was then determined from the regional winners without finals, so in the years 1972 until 1978. 1971 even the term of Irene Neumann was extended by one year.

Miss Germany before the Second World War

• ( 1) Dorit Nitykowski married a few months later and had her title back. It is not known whether a by-election took place, the runner-up Ruth Ingrid Richard nachrückte or the office remained vacant.
• ( 2) Daisy d' Ora was a pseudonym; the participant 's real name was Daisy, Baroness von Freyberg.
• ( 3) The original winner from 1932 had to return her title due to rumors of choice shift. Liselotte de Booy -Schulze was determined in a by-election.
• When Miss Europe 1934, the German Emma Kant, who not only claimed that " Miss Germany ", but on top of that a great-niece of the philosopher Immanuel Kant was a candidate to be. How and where she qualified, is not documented.
• In 1935, Elisabeth Pitz from Saarbrücken as German representative at the Miss Europe part. But she was not Miss Germany, but had already won the title of Miss France in the same year and returned two hours later after tumultuous protests of the Mothers of its competitors.

Miss Germany 1949 to 1984

Miss Germany from 1985: Miss Germany Corporation

• The competition is organized by the MGC - hosted Miss Germany Corporation Klemmer GmbH & Co KG, headquartered in Oldenburg ( Oldenburg).

Munich, Bayerischer Hof

Miss Germany 1985-1992: Miss Germany Company

• The Miss Germany Company was formed in 1992 in insolvency.
• In the ( officially as specified ) years as double 1986/87 the end of the first election that year took place.

Miss Germany 1989-1999: MGA

• The original winner from 1992, Diana Leisgen, was disqualified. In its place, moved the runner-up, Meike Schwarz after.
• Were held the elections of the MGA - Miss Germany Association GmbH Detlef Tursies based in Bergheim near Cologne. The MGA was launched in 1999 in insolvency.

Miss Germany 1999/2000: other organizations

• Yvonne Wölke ran again in 2002 - as Miss Berlin at the Miss Germany.
• Competition and title of Model of Germany Productions later had due to a warning in the MGC Model of Germany be renamed ( see there).

Competitions with other names

Of the following competition is undoubtedly the only to Miss Germany of importance. The international presence of the organization can be gauged from the four assigned titles for 2006. In November 2006, the Committee Miss Germany also acquired the license for the Miss World election. There did not renew the franchise for Miss Universe.

For the other events are no gapless data. Also, it is unknown whether they still exist. They are mentioned here only to give an idea of ​​how confusing the situation is still, even though there is only one Miss Germany since 2000.

Miss -Germany - successor competitions

As such, the following two competitions can be viewed.

Miss Germany

• The organizer is the MGO - Committee Miss Germany with headquarters in Bergheim near Cologne.
• The company operated until 1999 as Miss Germany Association ( MGA), then became Miss Germany Organisation ( MGO ) and also hosted appropriate competitions. Since 2000, it bears its present name.
• The winners for 2000-2007 were determined at the beginning of the relevant year from 16 countries and four regional winners. Miss Germany 2008 was chosen end of September 2007, on the first occasion of 14 casted in different cities candidates.

Model of Germany

• The first competition took place in late 1999 still under the title Miss Germany, but had to be subsequently renamed because of the opposition of the MGC. At the same event in Wiesbaden chose the organizing committee Model of Germany Productions in Stuttgart Anja Schröder, who ran for Lower Saxony, to the model of Germany in 2000, while Miss Germany Sonja Strobl later than Model of the Year 1999 ( even later than Model of the Year 2000) was designated.
• As of 2000, the Agency chose only the model of Germany. The winners took part in the temporarily Model of the World.

Candidates determination for Miss World and Miss Universe

These competitions serve or served to ascertain a German participant for the Miss World or Miss Universe competition, unless a Miss -Germany - or failure - Germany - finalist has been delegated.

Miss World Germany, German Miss World, Miss World Germany

• The first two contests were sometimes undertaken by the MGC from Oldenburg to determine their participant in the Miss World. This procedure generally met with incomprehension, especially as the real Miss Germany of MGC was devalued. Later, the organization delegated one Miss -Germany - finalist.
• Susan Hoecke was at the time designated by the MGC as Miss World Germany 2000, but in 1999 took part in the Miss World contest.
• Miss World Germany is the MGO since 2008 - Committee elected Miss Germany.

Germany's Miss Universe, Miss Galaxy and Miss Universe Germany

• The competition was in 2007 and 2008 carried out by the Agency Germany's MISS UNIVERSE from Berlin ( mailbox address) to identify a German participant in the Miss Universe. In ten largest cities of 50 women were cast. This took part in a preliminary round, 34 of which came in the final round in Bremen, where initially the top 12 and then the winners were (seats 1-3 ) determined.
• Angelina Glass gave the title back later, and the runner-up Alexandra Kuszlik moved by.
• At the beginning of 2009, agency and competition have renamed Miss Galaxy.
• Acquired 2009 Miss Universe Germany - in the possession of Miss Universe Nederland 2002, Kim Kötter - the license to enter the Miss Universe.
• 2010, the competition of Miss Germany Corporation and Miss Universe Nederland was - Kim Kötter performed together.

More Contests

Queen of Germany / Queen of the World Germany

• This title was 1999-2006 alternately from the Miss Germany Corporation ( MGC) in Oldenburg and from QGE - awarded Queen of Germany Entertainment in Neuhardenberg (Brandenburg ) before QGE in 2005 at the European Trademark Office in Alicante ( Spain) let him protect as a trademark. It was first awarded by the MGC 1999 Julienne Grötsch who later also recognized by QGE and was designated as 1st Queen of Germany.
• The winners took off in the late 1990s at the Queen of the World part. (1996 won this competition nor the Miss Germany Yasemin Mansoor ). Hence the title occasionally Queen of the World Germany was called.
• 2006 to July 2007 it had the Schalk Production in Magdeburg the license for the competition Queen of the World Germany and the concession for the participation in the Queen of the World. In November 2006, Katrin Schwarz was selected as the Queen of the World Germany 2007.
• After the Schalk Production had their license returned to the Queen of the World, end of 2007, the third in the Miss Germany, Katie Steiner, participated in this international competition.

Beauty Queen of Germany

• The Competition 2000 was organized by the MGC and initially took place under the title of Queen of Germany, but was renamed shortly before the election in Beauty Queen of Germany because of the opposition of the QGE.
• Nadine Trompka was ( so their sashes - label) selected by the B- QoG management, which is probably translate with Beauty Queen of Germany Management.

Miss Millennium Germany / Princess of Germany

• Miss Millennium Germany was in 2000 elected by the MGF - Miss Germany Foundation, based in Barby (Saxony -Anhalt).
• The Princess Entertainment & Media Group ( also Barby, Saxony- Anhalt) is the successor to the MGF. This has renamed itself, because the name of Miss Germany may no longer be used. She has acquired the rights to the word marks Princess and Princess of Germany by the German Patent and Trademark Office in early 2000. The Endwahlen always found so far held in the new federal states, but are no longer detectable since 2005.
• 2007 acquired the Schalk Production in Magdeburg rights to choosing the Princess of Germany from the previous license holder of C. Ries, but they had to return again in the spring of 2008.
• Mirjana Bogojevic was also elected Miss Germany of MGC 2001.

Top Model of Germany / Germany Top Model

• The Competition Top Model of Germany from 1993 to 2000 is from the MGA - Miss Germany Association based in Bergheim near Cologne and their successors organized ( MGO - Miss Germany organization or MGO - Committee Miss Germany ). The winners will be part of the Top Model of the World.
• However, 2001 takes the Yet- Set Corporation in Cologne title protection having regard to § 5 paragraph 3 Mark this claim. It leads the competition probably through to 2003. ( At least, for the year Top Model of Bavaria narrated that should participate in the Top Model of Germany ). A license to participate in the Top Model of the World has not Yet Set however.
• The MGO - Committee Miss Germany sent in this time Miss- Germany - finalists for Top Model of the World and performed in 2005 and 2007 again a corresponding German competition.

Model of the World Germany

• The competition is organized by its own account since 2000 by Oliver B. Model Management ( Oliver Burghart, Stuttgart). The dates correspond to those given in the official website. Other sources, however, are referred to as Stephanie Thier Model of the World Germany 2004 Hana Nitsche as Model of the World Germany 2006. The latter also reached # 3 in the second season of Germany's Next Top Model.
• The winners will be part of the Model of the World and Model of the Universe. ( These contests are carried out by the organization of the Miss Tourism World. )

Miss Allemagne

Also for this competition claimed 2001 Yet- Set Corporation in Cologne title protection. Among the winners are contradictory statements before: 2001, both Jennifer Dietrich and Eileen Bali are called, 2003, the election was held in Kiel ( winner unknown). The competition seems since then no longer to have been carried out.

Miss elections in the GDR

Success in major international competitions

German participants in international competitions

Not all of the listed here participants had the title Miss Germany: There were finalists various competitions (also as the Miss Germany ) delegated.

So as candidates at the Miss World in the 1950s and 1960s, only exceptionally, the winners of the Miss Germany contest. In the Miss World Petra Schürmann are two different reasons in circulation, which is why they participated as third place: The more frequently published according to it had better English skills and was therefore sent by Miss -Germany - organizer to London. According to one version less frequently mentioned was the first (Marina Orschel ) ill, while the second was still a minor and have not received parental consent. These reasons may have been nachgeschoben. In fact, during the period the Miss -Germany - winners regularly took part in the Miss Universe, occasionally at the Miss Europe, but rarely in the Miss World.

Where known, the placement is specified in the relevant international competition in parentheses after the name: A digit means the place, SF = Semi- finalist. ( N. N. = there was a German participant whose name was not passed down ).

The " Big Four "

Other Competitions with global claim

• Queen of the World: The competitions were usually held at the end of the year indicated that for 2001, however, until the beginning of 2002; Therefore, the official version 2001/ 02. The event in 1990 was probably the only international beauty contest, which was attended by two German candidates: Miss Germany and Miss GDR.
• Miss Globe: Missing years are incompletely documented. The contest has indeed taken place, but there are no longer any participants known. Since 2010 there are two competitions with this name, a Turkish ( held in Northern Cyprus ) and an Albanian. The candidates included on the list from 2011 took part in the competition in Albania, the Stephanie Alice even won.
• Miss Earth will be held in the Philippines since 2001 and has its number of participants increased to 2011 from 42 to 95.
• Miss Tourism Queen International place annually since 2004 in the People's Republic of China and has held up to 2011, the number of its participants can increase from 55 to 92 ( in 2008 there were even 113).

European Competitions

• Miss Europe: Events that bordered time to a failed competition, received a double date as naming, for example 1991 Miss Europe 1990/91. Miss Europe was in 2006 last.
• Miss Baltic Sea: In this competition, the event in the fall before the year of office took place: Miss Baltic Sea 1996, ie already selected 1995 etc. From the end of 2006, he was named Miss Baltic Sea and Scandinavia and was only played twice.

Competitions before 1945

• For Kant and Emma Elisabeth Pitz: see above ( Miss Germany before the Second World War).

Further, no longer discharged competitions

• Miss Maja: The competition took place from 1966 to 1991 under the name of Miss Maja International held and was founded in 1995 as well as 2004/2005 carried out as Miss Maja World. Hosts were mostly Spanish-speaking countries.
• Miss Nations: Under this collective name are listed here the competitions Miss United Nations (1963 ), Miss Nations (1964 and 1981) and Miss All Nations ( 1989/1990 ). The first two were carried out by the former Miss Europe- organizer MEO, the third has just happened to have a similar name.

Further, short-lived Competitions

• Queen of Europe was the short-lived name of a competition - competition for the Miss Europe, which mostly took place but under different names.
• The contest Miss Flower Queen was only once place - 1990.
• For Miss American Dream, there is no evidence that this event took place before or after 1995. A 2006 introduced competition with the same name ( for different ages) is only open to participants from the United States.