Jeanne Juilla

Jeanne Marie Justine Juilla (also spelled as Jullia and Juillia) was a French model and actress, who became the seventh Miss France and the first Frenchwoman to earn the Miss Europe title.[1][2] She also used to do nude modeling.

Jeanne Juilla
Jeanne Juilla in 1931
BornAugust 21, 1910
Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France
Died4 September 1996(1996-09-04) (aged 86)
Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf, Normandy
Other namesJannet Julia, Janot Jullia, Janette Julia, Jane Julian, Jeanne Juillia, Jeanne Jullia
OccupationModel, Actress
TitleFirst French Miss Europe
Parent(s)
  • Marie Zoé Lautard (mother)

Life

Juilla was born on August 21, 1910, in Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France. She was raised orphaned from her birth by her widowed mother Marie Zoé Lautard, who was a seamstress.[3] 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.[4] 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 the Le Journal in Paris.[5]

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!

— Jeanne Marie Justine Juilla [6][7]

On February 5, 1931, at the age of 20, Jeanne Juilla became the first Frenchwomen to be elected as Miss Europe.[8][9][10] 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.[11] The jury of the selection was chaired by French painter Paul Chabas.[12][13] Jeanne Juilla died on September 4, 1996 in Normandy at Saint-Aubin-les-Elbeuf, Seine-Maritime.

Filmography

As Jeanne Juilla

As Janot Jullia

As Jane Jullian

Photos

References
  1. "Foreign News: Jolie Jeanne Juilla". Time. 1931-02-16. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  2. "6 Feb 1931, p.3". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2021-05-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "22 May 1931, Page 4". Battle Creek Enquirer. Retrieved 2021-05-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "13 Feb 1931, p.26". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved 2021-05-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "10 mai 1920 - La France élit sa première Miss - Herodote.net". www.herodote.net. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  6. "Jeanne Juilla owes it all to her mother". Battle Creek Enquirer. 22 May 1931.
  7. "Miss Europe 1931- Jeanne Juilla". The Times of Northwest Indiana. 10 March 1931.
  8. "3 Apr 1931, 6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 2021-05-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "14 Mar 1931, Page 6". St. Cloud Times. Retrieved 2021-05-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. photographique, Agence de presse Meurisse Agence (1931). "Elections de Miss France (Melle Jeanne Juilla, portrait à 4 m) : [photographie de presse] / Agence Meurisse". Gallica. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  11. "9 Feb 1931, Page 2". Globe-Gazette. Retrieved 2021-05-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "15 Apr 1931, p.7". The Roanoke Leader. Retrieved 2021-05-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. "5 May 1931, p.3". The Birmingham News. Retrieved 2021-05-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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