Star Hellas

Star Hellas (Greek: Σταρ Ελλάς, Μις Ελλάς, Μις Γιάνγκ) is a national Beauty pageant in Greece.

The Star Hellas, Miss Hellas, Miss Young, title is a trademark for Vassilis Prevelakis and Associates E.E.

George Prevelakis, the founder of the company was the driving force behind the Hellenic Beauty Pageant since the late 60s. From then onwards, he was closely associated with the pageant till his death in 2006. In the early 80s the then owner of the pageant, the Apogevmatini newspaper, decided to pull out of the pageant and transferred the rights to George Prevelakis. George Prevelakis later founded a company (Vassilis Prevelakis and Associates E.E.), together with his son, Vassilis, and transferred the rights to the pageant to the new company. Vassilis Prevelakis and Associates E.E. has been the legal owner of the pageant and is the national director of the well known international pageants such as Miss World, Miss Universe, etc.

Airing

Katerina Evaggelinou, Miss Hellas 2007

In the 1970s and early 1980s the pageant was aired every year from the Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi. From 1990 to 2010, it was funded and aired on Greece's private network ANT1.

Because of the Greek financial crisis, ΑΝΤ1 did not fund the 2011 pageant which had the form of a low-key private casting and was not aired.^[1] In 2012 the Star Hellas organizers staged a comeback by teaming with Internet site TLife which became responsible for the publicity of the event and for airing live over the Internet.^[2]

Titleholders

Color key

Star Hellas at International pageants

Color key

• Star Hellas and goes on to represent Greece at Miss Universe pageant.
• Miss Hellas goes to Miss World pageant.
• B Star Hellas goes to Miss International pageant.
• B Miss Hellas goes to Miss Europe, Miss Tourism Queen International or Miss Earth pageant.

The winner of Star Hellas represents her country at the Miss Universe. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. Between 2011, 2013 and 2014 due to economic issues, Star Hellas Organization had selected the delegates to the Miss Universe and Miss World while it absent at the Miss International.

International winners

• Miss Universe 1964 - Corinna Tsopei
• Miss World 1996 - Irene Skliva
• Miss International 1994 - Christina Lekka
• Miss Tourism Queen International 2005 - Nikoletta Ralli
• Miss Europe 1930 - Aliki Diplarakou
• Miss Europe 1991 - Katerina Michalopoulou
• Miss Europe 1992 - Marina Tsintikidou
• Miss Europe 1997 - Isavella Dara
• Miss Teen World 2010 - Anastasia Sidiropoulou

References

External links

• Official Site
• Pageantopolis