Petra Schürmann

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Petra Schürmann
File:Petra Schürmann.jpg
Schürmann as an announcer for the Bayerischer Rundfunk, in the 1960s
Born Hildegard Petra Susanna Schürmann[1]/ Petra Hildegard Elisabeth Schürmann[2]
(1933-09-15)15 September 1933[3][4][5][6]
Mönchengladbach, Rhine Province, Germany
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Starnberg,[7] Germany
Nationality German
Occupation Actress, model, presenter, beauty queen
Years active 1954–2004
Known for Miss World 1956
Spouse(s) Gerhard Freund (1973–2008)

Petra Schürmann-Freund (15 September 1933 – 14 January 2010) was a German actress, model, TV announcer and beauty queen who won Miss World 1956.[7]

Biography

Schürmann won the 1956 Miss World[10] contest, representing West Germany.[9][11][12] As of 2012 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] Interestingly, Petra Schürmann only came third in the Miss Germany pageant, but was chosen to represent her country in London because of her better knowledge of English.[13]

At that time she studied philosophy and history of the arts at the universities of Bonn and Cologne.[8][9] After winning her Miss World title she continued her studies in Munich.[13]

Beginning with the 1960s she entered an ongoing radio and television career, primarily with the Munich based Bayerischer Rundfunk.[9] She also did some acting and wrote some books.[9]

Personal life

In 1973, she married the physician Dr. Gerhard Freund, who already back in 1967, under a veil of secrecy, had fathered their daughter Alexandra.[8] This was at a time when he was still wed to German actress Marianne Koch.[8] 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.[8] Petra Schürmann never really recovered from the loss of her daughter with whom she was very close.[7][8][9]

Death

Petra Schürmann retired with her husband to their house on the shores of Lake Starnberg south of Munich.[8] When he died in August 2008 they had been married for 35 years.[11][12][13] She died on 14 January 2010 in her home in Starnberg following a long illness.[7]

References

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  10. ↑ http://www.missworld.com/1950-s/1956.html
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