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

Petra Schürmann
Schürmann in 2004
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
Died	14 January 2010(2010-01-14) (aged 76) Starnberg,[7] Germany
Nationality	German
Occupation	Actress, model, presenter, beauty queen
Years active	1954–2004
Known for	Miss World 1956
Spouse	Gerhard Freund ​ ​ (m. 1973; died 2008)​

Biography

Schürmann won the 1956 Miss World[8] contest, representing West Germany.[9][10][11]

As of 2012^[update] 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] Schürmann finished only third in the Miss Germany pageant, but was chosen to represent her country in London because of her better knowledge of English.[12]

At that time Schürmann was studying philosophy and history of the arts at the universities of Bonn and Cologne.[13][9] After winning her Miss World title, she continued her studies in Munich.[12] Beginning with the 1960s Schürmann entered an ongoing radio and television career, primarily with the Munich-based Bayerischer Rundfunk.[9] She also did some acting and wrote several books.[9]

Personal life

In 1973, Schürmann married the physician Dr. Gerhard Freund (1922–2008), who under a veil of secrecy, had fathered their daughter Alexandra in 1967.[13]

This was at a time when he was still wed to German actress Marianne Koch.[13] 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.[13]

Schürmann never fully recovered from the loss of her daughter, with whom she was very close.[7][13][9] From 2003 until her death, she was involved in an intimate relationship with Felix Raslag, CEO of a biotech company in Munich, who was 35 years her junior.[14][15][16][17]

Death

Schürmann retired 2006 with her husband to their house on the shores of Lake Starnberg south of Munich.[13] When he died in August 2008 they had been married for 35 years.[10][11][12] She died on 14 January 2010 in her home in Starnberg following a long illness.[7]

Selected filmography

• Hot Pavements of Cologne (1967)
• The Body in the Thames (1971)

References

External links

• Petra Schürmann at IMDb
• Petra Schürmann in the German National Library catalogue
• Article in Stern magazine – richly illustrated (in German)
• Petra Schürmann at Find a Grave

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Susana Duijm	Miss World 1956	Succeeded by Marita Lindahl

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Petra Schürmann-Freund (* 15. September 1933[1][2][3] in Mönchengladbach als Hildegard Petra Elisabeth Schürmann[4] oder als Hildegard Petra Susanna Schürmann[5] oder nach anderen Angaben als Petra Hildegard Elisabeth Schürmann;[6] † 14. Januar 2010[1] in Starnberg)[7] war eine deutsche Fernsehmoderatorin, Programmsprecherin, Schauspielerin und ehemalige Miss World.

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