Monique Lemaire
Monique Lemaire | |
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Born | 1943 |
Occupation | Model, actress |
Years active | 1961-1966 |
Title | Miss France (1962) |
Monique Lemaire (born 1943) is a French model and actress, who in 1962 won the title of Miss France, subsequently became the second runner-up in Miss World.[1] She also was a finalist in the 1963 edition of Miss Universe.[2]
Life[]
Monique Lemaire was born in 1943 in the province of Brittany, France.[3] In 1961, Lemaire won the , an annual beauty contest that qualifies contestants from the Brittany region for the selection of Miss France.[4] Upon winning the contest, she got to compete in the 1962 edition of Miss France, which was held in the , Le Havre, Normandy. She won the contest in a unanimous decision by the jurors, competing with 17 other contestants.[5][6] In that same year, she later participated in the Miss World competition, where she came out as the second runner-up. In 1963, she participated in the Miss Universe contest, where she made it to the top tens. Throughout her career as a beauty pageant contestant, she received invitations to stare in films, but she refused all the offers and decided to devote her time to her family. However, she had a brief acting career as a guest appearance in several TV shows and films including and The Rat Patrol.[7][8][9]
Reference[]
- ^ "9 Nov 1962, 3". Springfield Leader and Press. 1962-11-09. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ "23 May 1963, 29". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 1963-05-23. p. 29. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ Cue: The Weekly Magazine of New York Life. Cue Publishing Company. 1962.
- ^ "9 Nov 1962, 8". Ventura County Star-Free Press. 1962-11-09. p. 8. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ Mother India. Sumati. 1963.
- ^ Magazine (in French). 1962.
- ^ Abbott, Jon (2006). Irwin Allen Television Productions,1964-1970: A Critical History of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel, and Land of the Giants. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2759-8.
- ^ Lentz, Harris M. (2001). Feature Films, 1960-1969: A Filmography of English-language and Major Foreign-language United States Releases. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1100-9.
- ^ "28 Dec 1963, 21". The South Bend Tribune. 1963-12-28. p. 21. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- Living people
- 1943 births
- French female models
- French actresses
- Miss France winners
- People from Brittany