Ingrun Helgard Moeckel
Ingrun Helgard Möckel | |
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| A smiling young blond woman, wearing a dark jacket over a sheath-style dress, stands in front of a window and an American flag, with one hand raised Ingrun Helgard Möckel, from a 1964 publication of the US Department of State | |
| Born | 1941 |
| Died | October 1977 (aged 35–36) |
| Other names | Ingrun Moeckel, Ingrun Neckermann |
| Occupation | Model |
| Known for | Miss Germany (1960), Miss Europe (1961) |
| Relatives | Josef Neckermann (father-in-law) Eva Maria Pracht (sister-in-law) Martina Pracht (niece) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Germany 1960 |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Germany 1960 (Winner) Miss World 1960 (Unplaced) Miss Europe 1961 (Winner) |
Ingrun Helgard Möckel (1941[1] – October 1977), later Ingrun Neckermann, was a German model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Germany 1960 and placed 3rd Runner-Up at Miss World 1960. Later, she was crowned Miss Europe 1961.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Möckel was from Düsseldorf.[2] At age 9, she immigrated to New Zealand with her mother.[3][4] She attended Epsom Girls' Grammar School in Auckland.[5] She was a music student in Baden-Baden when she found fame in beauty pageants.[6]
Career
[edit | edit source]Möckel was crowned Miss Rheinland and Miss Germany in 1960,[7] and Miss Europe in 1961, in Beirut.[8] She was a runner-up at the Miss Universe pageant held in Miami, Florida, in 1960,[9] and at the Miss World pageant that same year, held in London.[10] She worked as a fashion model with the Ford agency in New York.[11]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]While in New York, Möckel met businessman Johannes Neckermann, son of Josef Neckermann, they married in 1966. They had three children. She died in a car accident in 1977, aged 35 years. Her grave is in the Frankfurt Main Cemetery.[6] In 2001, her three children appeared with singer Billy Joel in a documentary, Die Akte Joel by filmmaker Beate Thalberg.[12]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Some sources give 1942 as her birth year; 1941 is the year given on her grave marker.
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External links
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- A news photograph from the Neckermanns' 1966 wedding, at Getty Images
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