Katerina Michalopoulou
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Katerina Michalopoulou, in Greek
: Κατερίνα Μιχαλοπούλου, was the winner of the "B Miss Hellas" title (Greek: Β Μις Ελλάς) in the Miss Star Hellas Pageant in 1991. She went on to compete in Dakar
, Senegal
for the 1991 Miss Europe
beauty pageant and came in 1st runner-up. Susane Petry of Germany
, who originally won the pageant, was later disqualified and the title went to Katerina.
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
: Κατερίνα Μιχαλοπούλου, was the winner of the "B Miss Hellas" title (Greek: Β Μις Ελλάς) in the Miss Star Hellas Pageant in 1991. She went on to compete in Dakar
Dakar
Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland...
, Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
for the 1991 Miss Europe
Miss Europe
Miss Europe is a popular regional beauty pageant among female contestants from the nations of the European continent established in 1928 and re-established at the end of World War II by Roger Zeiler of the French Committee of Elegance and Claude Berr...
beauty pageant and came in 1st runner-up. Susane Petry of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, who originally won the pageant, was later disqualified and the title went to Katerina.