Talk:Antigone Costanda
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Dalida was never Miss Egypt in 1954
[edit]Misinformation reported. Here is the evidence after some research. Antigone Costanda was Miss Egypt in 1954 (elected necessarily in 53 for the year 1954) and incidentally Miss World, ahead of Karin Hultman Miss USA. (Source 1 & 2)
Dalida competed in Miss Ondine of Cairo, a variant of Miss Egypt. What is more, she did not win the contest and finished second runner-up. As confirmed by Le journal d'Egypte on June 9, 1954: "Paula Williams was elected Bathing Beauty 1954. Her runners-up are Yolande Gigliotti and Catherine Kindilidis". Paula Williams was indeed Miss Ondine of Cairo. Another source, the book Dalida: Mythe et mémoire (ISBN : 978-2361393977): "[...] it is in this context that the name of a certain Yolande Giglioti appears in the press, but not as a winner but second prize ex eaquo: Mrs Paula Williams has was voted Bathing Beauty 1954". For reasons of fame, reality has been distorted regarding Dalida.
In fact...
Miss Egypt 1953: Marina Papaelia (reference)
Miss Egypt 1954: Antigone Costanda
Miss Egypt 1955: Gladys Hoene
In light Dalida was second runner-up in the 1954 Miss Ondine Cairo contest (Bathing Beauty) and has never been Miss Egypt. --Elenora.C (talk) 12:38, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
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