Böske Simon

Böske Simon (1909—1970) was a Jewish Hungarian beauty queen, the first winner of the title Miss Hungary (1929) and the winner of the Miss Europe 1929 pageant, held in Paris.[1] After her victory in Paris she was received in private audience by the French President, fêted in Vienna on her return journey to Hungary, and greeted at the railway station in Budapest by a crowd of thousands.[2] Subjected to antisemitic attacks and political pressure, she withdrew from the International Pageant of Pulchritude "Miss Universe" competition in April 1929.

References

Kerry Wallach, Passing Illusions: Jewish Visibility in Weimar Germany (University of Michigan Press, 2017), p. 124.
Mark Traa, De mooiste van het land (Amsterdam, 2015), unpaginated electronic edition. On Google Books

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[1] Kerry Wallach, Passing Illusions: Jewish Visibility in Weimar Germany (University of Michigan Press, 2017), p. 124.

[2] Mark Traa, De mooiste van het land (Amsterdam, 2015), unpaginated electronic edition. On Google Books