Petra Schürmann
Petra Schürmann-Freund (German: [ˈpeːtʁa ˈʃyːɐ̯ˌman] ⓘ; 15 September 1933 – 14 January 2010) was a German actress, model, TV announcer and beauty queen who won Miss World 1956.[7]
Biography
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Schürmann won the 1956 Miss World[8] contest, representing West Germany.[9][10][11]
As of 2012[update] she is the only German to win this title,[9] with the exception of Gabriella Brum who won the title in 1980 but resigned one day later. The pageant was held in London, United Kingdom.[9] Schürmann finished only third in the Miss Germany pageant, but was chosen to represent her country in London because of her better knowledge of English.[12]
At that time Schürmann was studying philosophy and history of the arts at the universities of Bonn and Cologne.[13][9] After winning her Miss World title, she continued her studies in Munich.[12] Beginning with the 1960s Schürmann entered an ongoing radio and television career, primarily with the Munich-based Bayerischer Rundfunk.[9] She also did some acting and wrote several books.[9]
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Personal life
In 1973, Schürmann married the physician Dr. Gerhard Freund (1922–2008), who under a veil of secrecy, had fathered their daughter Alexandra in 1967.[13]
This was at a time when he was still wed to German actress Marianne Koch.[13] Alexandra Freund also had a successful career with the Munich broadcaster but died in 2001, aged 34, from an automobile accident when she collided with a wrong-way driver.[13]
Schürmann never fully recovered from the loss of her daughter, with whom she was very close.[7][13][9] From 2003 until her death, she was involved in an intimate relationship with Felix Raslag, CEO of a biotech company in Munich, who was 35 years her junior.[14][15][16][17]
Death
Schürmann retired in 2006 with her husband to their house on the shores of Lake Starnberg, south of Munich.[13] When he died in August 2008, they had been married for 35 years.[10][11][12] She died on 14 January 2010 in her home in Starnberg following a long illness.[7]
Selected filmography
- Hot Pavements of Cologne (1967)
- The Body in the Thames (1971)
References
- ^ "Petra Schürmann, Stationen eines Lebens" (in German). Mittelbayerische Zeitung. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ^ Michael Graeter (17 January 2010). "Der Skandal in den 60ern: Petra Schürmann liebte den Mann einer anderen" (in German). Abendzeitung. Archived from the original on 19 January 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ "dpa-Newsticker – Petra Schürmann neben Tochter Alexandra beigesetzt" (in German). Zeit online. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ "schuermann-petra/2010-01-19/traueranzeige". Sterbebildchen of Petra Schürmann-Freund at bild.de. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Uschi von Bayern (18 January 2010). "Meine beste Freundin" (in German). Abendzeitung. Archived from the original on 22 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ^ "Petra Schürmanns letzte Reise" (in German). Tz. 15 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d "TV-Moderatorin Petra Schürmann ist tot: Sie wollte ihre Tochter im Himmel wiedersehen" (in German). Münchner Merkur. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ "1956 | 1950s". Archived from the original on 30 August 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Mutter, Moderatorin, Medienstar" (in German). Bayerischer Rundfunk. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Von der Miss World zum Fernsehstar" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Petra Schürmann ist tot" (in German). Der Spiegel. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ a b c "Tragic star and media figure Petra Schürmann dies at 74". Young Germany, Societäts-Verlag. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f Sudholt, Eva (14 January 2010). "Ein Leben zwischen Schönheit und Schmerz" (in German). Berliner Morgenpost. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ^ "Liebt Petra Schürmann diesen jungen Mann wirklich?". 26 July 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ "Petra Schürmann: Ihre letzte Reise". 15 January 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ "Petra Schürmann: Sie kommt nicht zur Ruhe". 14 January 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ^ "Petra Schürmann beigesetzt". Retrieved 3 April 2017.
External links
- Petra Schürmann at IMDb
- Petra Schürmann in the German National Library catalogue
- Article in Stern magazine – richly illustrated (in German)
- Petra Schürmann at Find a Grave
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Preceded by | Miss World 1956 | Succeeded by |
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- Kiki Håkansson (1951)
- May-Louise Flodin (1952)
- Denise Perrier (1953)
- Antigone Costanda (1954)
- Susana Duijm (1955)
- Petra Schürmann (1956)
- Marita Lindahl (1957)
- Penelope Coelen (1958)
- Corine Rottschäfer (1959)
- Norma Cappagli (1960)
- Rosemarie Frankland (1961)
- Catharina Lodders (1962)
- Carole Crawford (1963)
- Ann Sidney (1964)
- Lesley Langley (1965)
- Reita Faria (1966)
- Madeleine Hartog-Bel (1967)
- Penelope Plummer (1968)
- Eva Rueber-Staier (1969)
- Jennifer Hosten (1970)
- Lúcia Petterle (1971)
- Belinda Green (1972)
- Marjorie Wallace (1973)
- Helen Elizabeth Morgan/Anneline Kriel (1974)
- Wilnelia Merced (1975)
- Cindy Breakspeare (1976)
- Mary Stävin (1977)
- Silvana Suárez (1978)
- Gina Swainson (1979)
- Gabriella Brum/Kimberley Santos (1980)
- Pilín León (1981)
- Mariasela Álvarez (1982)
- Sarah-Jane Hutt (1983)
- Astrid Carolina Herrera (1984)
- Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir (1985)
- Giselle Laronde (1986)
- Ulla Weigerstorfer (1987)
- Linda Pétursdóttir (1988)
- Aneta Kręglicka (1989)
- Gina Tolleson (1990)
- Ninibeth Leal (1991)
- Julia Kourotchkina (1992)
- Lisa Hanna (1993)
- Aishwarya Rai (1994)
- Jacqueline Aguilera (1995)
- Irene Skliva (1996)
- Diana Hayden (1997)
- Linor Abargil (1998)
- Yukta Mookhey (1999)
- Priyanka Chopra (2000)
- Agbani Darego (2001)
- Azra Akın (2002)
- Rosanna Davison (2003)
- María Julia Mantilla (2004)
- Unnur Vilhjálmsdóttir (2005)
- Taťána Kuchařová (2006)
- Zhang Zilin (2007)
- Ksenia Sukhinova (2008)
- Kaiane Aldorino (2009)
- Alexandria Mills (2010)
- Ivian Sarcos (2011)
- Yu Wenxia (2012)
- Megan Young (2013)
- Rolene Strauss (2014)
- Mireia Lalaguna (2015)
- Stephanie Del Valle (2016)
- Manushi Chhillar (2017)
- Vanessa Ponce (2018)
- Toni-Ann Singh (2019)
- Karolina Bielawska (2021)
- Krystyna Pyszková (2023)