Anna Maria Groot

Anna Maria "Anke" Groot (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑnaː maːˈrijaː ˈʔɑŋkə ˈɣroːt]; born 1952) is a Dutch retired model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Europe 1973.

Groot was the runner-up at Miss Holland 1973 in Roermond, Netherlands.

[2][3] She won the 1973 Miss Europe title in Kitzbühel, Austria (the contest was postponed to January 1974).

[1][4][5] In August 1974, she announced her retirement as a model and plans to open a bistro where she would become manager and hostess.

[6] This biography article about a European contestant in a beauty pageant is a stub.

Anke Groot congratulates Theo Smit , winner of the 1974 Ronde van Noord-Holland