Jeanne Juilla
Jeanne Juilla | |
|---|---|
 Jeanne Juilla in 1931 | |
| Born | 21 August 1910 Villeneuve-sur-Lot,France |
| Died | 4 September 1996(aged 86) Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf,Normandy,France |
| Other names | Jannet Julia, Janot Jullia, Janette Julia, Jane Julian, Jeanne Juillia, Jeanne Jullia |
| Occupation(s) | Model, actress |
| Title | Miss Europe 1931 |
| Mother | Marie Zoé Lautard |
Jeanne Marie Justine Juilla[1](21 August 1910 – 4 September 1996) was aFrenchmodel and actress, who became the seventhMiss Franceand the first Frenchwoman to earn theMiss Europetitle.[2][3]
Life
[edit]Juilla was born on 21 August 1910 inVilleneuve-sur-Lot,Franceto Louis Jean Juilla and Marie Zoé Lautard, who was a seamstress. Her widowed mother raised Juilla alone.[4]In May 1930, she was elected as Miss Gascony, the title that qualified her for the selection of Miss France 1931. She won Miss France 1931 title, making herself the seventh to do so.[5]The beauty contest was organized by the Parisian Committee created by a Belgian born French journalist, Maurice de Waleffe in 1920, and was juried from among 150 candidates gathered in the village hall of theLe JournalinParis.[6]
My greatest ambition is to make my mother happy. I will not go on the stage or screen. Just a few weeks ago I saw a large city for the first time—Paris!
On 5 February 1931, at the age of 20, Jeanne Juilla became the first Frenchwomen to be elected asMiss Europe.[9][10][11]The contest was held in the same Persian premises as for the contest of Miss France 1931. Juilla was selected as Miss Europe among the participants of 16 different European countries.[12]The jury of the selection was chaired by French painterPaul Chabas.[13][14]Jeanne Juilla died on 4 September 1996, aged 86, inSaint-Aubin-les-Elbeuf,Seine-Maritime.
Filmography
[edit]As Jeanne Juilla
[edit]- 1932 -Sa meilleure clientebyPierre Colombier
- 1936 -SamsonbyMaurice Tourneur(withSimone Barillier,Miss France 1934)
As Janot Jullia
[edit]- 1933 -Miss HelyettbyJean KemmandHubert Bourlon
As Jane Jullian
[edit]Photos
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References
[edit]- ^Also spelled asJulliaandJuillia
- ^"Foreign News: Jolie Jeanne Juilla".Time.16 February 1931.ISSN0040-781X.Retrieved2021-05-16.
- ^"Jeanne Juilla".Chicago Tribune.6 February 1931.Retrieved16 May2021.
- ^"Jeanne Juilla".Battle Creek Enquirer.22 May 1931.Retrieved16 May2021.
- ^"Jeanne Juilla -- Miss Gascony".Regina Leader-Post.13 February 1931.Retrieved16 May2021.
- ^"10 mai 1920 - La France élit sa première Miss - Herodote.net".herodote.net.Retrieved16 May2021.
- ^"Jeanne Juilla owes it all to her mother".Battle Creek Enquirer.22 May 1931.
- ^"Miss Europe 1931- Jeanne Juilla".The Times of Northwest Indiana.10 March 1931.
- ^"Miss Europe 1931".The Cincinnati Enquirer.3 April 1931.Retrieved16 May2021.
- ^"Miss Europe 1931".St. Cloud Times.14 March 1931.Retrieved16 May2021.
- ^photographique, Agence de presse Meurisse Agence (1931)."Elections de Miss France (Melle Jeanne Juilla, portrait à 4 m): [photographie de presse] / Agence Meurisse".Gallica.Retrieved16 May2021.
- ^"Jeanne Juilla".Globe-Gazette.9 February 1931.Retrieved16 May2021.
- ^"Jeanne Juilla".The Roanoke Leader.15 April 1931.Retrieved16 May2021.
- ^"Jeanne Juilla".The Birmingham News.5 May 1931.Retrieved16 May2021.
