Margit Nünke


Margit Nünke 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.

Selected filmography