Margit Nünke

Margit Nünke as Miss Germany at International Motor Show Germany 1955 in Frankfurt

Margit Nünke (born 15 November 1930, Stettin – died 10 January 2015, Munich) was a German beauty pageant winner, model and actress.

Life

Nünke became Miss Germany on 11 June 1955 after previously being Miss North Rhine-Westphalia. In 1956, she won the election for Miss Europe. When Miss Universe contest in 1955 in Long Beach, California, they reached the final and 4th place.

She appeared from 1957-65 in nine feature films and two television movies, and from 1984-85 in the TV series A class apart with. Margit Nünke was the female lead in several films and was a partner of Peter Alexander, Gerhard Riedmann, and Toni Sailer, among others. As a singer, she recorded several singles, including a duet with Peter Garden.

Later years

Nünke lived in Munich with her husband of more than 40 years, actor Peter Garden. Garden died on 7 January 2015; Margit Nünke died three days later.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Peter Garden und Margit Nünke sind tot, welt.de, access date 12 March 2015
  2. ↑ Obituary, filmdienst.de; accessed 12 March 2015.(German)
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