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Antigone Costanda. Antigone Costanda ( Arabic: أنتيجون كوستان) ( Greek: Αντιγόνη Κωνσταντά, born on November 13, 1932, in Alexandria) is an Egyptian designer, model and beauty queen who won Miss World 1954. [1] The pageant took place on October 18, 1954, in London, England, with the participation of 16 contestants.
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Born on 13th November 1932, Antigone Costanda belonged to an old Greek family that had migrated from Anatolia to Egypt. She grew up in the village of Kefrüddavvarnear Alexandria with her parents, Barba and Marika Costanda, and a younger sister Dora. Her father owned a busy grocery store in the village. He was very attached to Antigone as she had be...
In February 1953, while working as a fashion model in Cairo, Antigone, 20-year-old at that time, decided to participate in the Beauty Queen of Egypt pageant. French impresario Roland Bertin organized the contest. Antigone won the pageant against 26 other contestants in a huge club in Cairo. Interestingly none of the contestants were of Egyptian ori...
In 1954, Antigone again tried her luck in the Beauty Queen of Egypt pageant. The final was held on 7th February 1954. This time the pageant moved from Cairo to the most luxurious casino in Alexandria. After the first elimination, 15 girls were left. They were surrounded by their family and friends who were trying to fix their ornaments and evening ...
The Miss World 1954 competition was scheduled for 18th October 1954, at Lyceum ballroom hall in London by Mecca Dancing Ltd., in cooperation with the International Committee for the Miss Europe contest in Paris, and sponsored by Sunday Dispatch. Antigone reached London a week before the final, along with 15 other beauties from around the world. Eve...
Antigone, along with her runner-ups, spent the first few days after her victory touring and making personal appearances in London. The first appearance was on the very next day of the final, where the winners visited the Motor Show at Olympia and appeared on the Cadillac stand. After the London tour, the top three winners had the opportunity to spe...
After her European tour, various modeling and movie offers whisked Antigone away to Europe and the marriage plans took a backseat. She appeared in the Italian director, Vittorio Sala’s debut feature film, Donne Sole(A Woman Alone). She had the role of one of the leading ladies called Franca. The film was about three women who shared the same apartm...
Antigone Costanda is an Egyptian designer, model and beauty queen who won Miss World 1954. The pageant took place on October 18, 1954, in London, England, with the participation of 16 contestants. In addition to Arabic, Costanda speaks Greek, English, Italian and French fluently. The Greek-Egyptian beauty was the first Miss Egypt candidate to win the title of Miss World for Egypt.
Jan 11, 2017 · Today, Antigone Costanda is an Egyptian designer, former model, and commentator and judge on the pageant circuit. After winning Miss World in 1954, she became an international model, working in the Middle East and Europe. She later became an interior designer and ran a successful business out of Egypt.
Feb 24, 2019 · On 18 th October 1954 Antigone Costanda, Miss Egypt, became the first non-European to be crowned Miss World. The following year, during the 1955 Miss World beauty pageant, Costanda did not attend the event and crown her successor as per the usual tradition due to political hostilities between Egypt and Britain over the Suez Canal.
Apr 1, 2024 · Antigone Costanda – Egypt, 1954. Antigone Costanda, born on November 13, 1932, in Alexandria, Egypt, was the first Miss Egypt to win the Miss World title in 1954. Fluent in multiple languages, including Arabic, Greek, English, Italian, and French, her linguistic skills were as impressive as her beauty.
Antigone Costanda is an Egyptian designer, model and beauty queen who won Mission World 1954. Career The pageant was held on 18 October 1954 in London, England, 16 contestants participated.
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