Beautiful women of Hungary. Hungarian beauty queens. They eat paprika always and everywhere

Which girl doesn't dream of becoming a beauty queen? Proudly walk down the catwalk in a magnificent outfit under the admiring glances of an audience of thousands, receive the coveted royal crown and conquer the whole world?

The first European beauty contest was held in 1888 in the Belgian resort town of Spa, where out of 350 candidates, 21 reached the finals. An exclusively male jury “examined” their curvaceous forms for closed doors. The first competition of German beauties took place in the summer of 1909 in the Berlin Promenade cabaret.

The beginning has been made!

Hungary took over the European baton in 1925, when the “Beauty of Keszthely” competition (Keszthelyi Korzó Szére) was held in Keszthely, then the second one took place - the Balaton Beauty (Balaton Tündére). Both competitions were organized by the city publication “Theater Life” (Színházi Élet). It was then that the name of Simon Böske, who won both competitions, became known to the Hungarian public. Unfortunately, it was not possible to find any photographic materials about these competitions.

The first archival photographic evidence is of a beauty contest, which was held on August 21, 1927 in Solnok, on the city beach. He became a real sensation! The competition was organized by the socio-cultural publication “Newspaper for Everyone” („Mindnyájunk Lapja”), the initiator of the competition was the writer and sculptor Sándor Sandái Szabó (Szandai Szabó Sándor író, szobrászművész). The announcement of the event appeared in the newspaper and gathered a huge number of spectators on the hot asphalt of the Solnok embankment. At the same time, the men present at the event were dressed in tailcoats, the women in long dresses.

The first competition, called “Miss Hungary”, was organized in January 1929 by the edition of “Theater Life”. Famous writers and actors were invited to the jury of the competition, headed by the guest of honor, editor-in-chief of the French magazine “Le Journal” Maurice de Waleffe and editor-in-chief of “Theatrical Life” Sandor Incze (Incze Sándor)

There were so many people that the police had to be called.

Of the 218 contenders for the crown of the main beauty, 35 girls were chosen in the first round, and four remained in the second round.

The winner was Böschke (Erzsibet) Szymon, already known to Hungary from two previous victories four years ago. In an instant, a young girl from the Jewish family of the district chief physician turned into the most famous person in the country.

Upon returning home, Boeschke Shimon was given a truly royal welcome!!!

When the beauty queen returned home by train, the car, besieged by countless fans, could not leave the Eastern Station for a long time. Only mounted police were able to restore order. In honor of the victory, Böshke Shimon was given a ball.

Journalists and politicians called the girl’s victory nothing less than a national feat that broke the ice of European alienation after Hungary’s participation and defeat in the First World War on the side of Germany.

In 1931, the winner was the actress Maria Tasnády-Fekete Mária.

1935 winner Nagy Mária

1936 winner Gábor Sára

Zsa Zsa Gabor, née Gábor Sára, was born in Budapest on February 6, 1917 to Vilmos and Yoli Gabor. She received her name, Shari (the Hungarian equivalent of Sarah), in honor of the Hungarian actress Shari Fedak, but due to her childhood burr she could not pronounce it correctly and introduced herself as Zsa-zha (Za-za). Subsequently, this name became her stage name. In 1936, Gabor won the Miss Hungary competition. A year later, she went to Vienna, where tenor Richard Tauber noticed her and invited her to sing the role of soubrette in his new operetta “Der singende Traum” (“The Singing Dream”) at the Vienna Theater. Zsa Zsa Gabor then moved to America.

Zsa Zsa Gabor, in addition to participating in many films, television programs and numerous entertainment performances, has also become one of the most notable stars of social life. Her sense of humor, extravagance and penchant for loud scandals and sensations allowed her to maintain her popularity regardless of the ups and downs of her film career.

In 1985, the ban was lifted, and Hungarian girls again ascended the European podium.

Thousands of enthusiastic and envious eyes were fixed on the young girl, who was only sixteen.

After winning the competition, Chilla was overwhelmed by the circle of obligations stipulated by the contract. Now she has ceased to belong to herself - interviews, photo shoots, shows, trips, receptions... Chilla naively expected only carefree joy and outright admiration of those around her, but she did not see any simple-minded people around her. admiring glances, no overt friendliness, no decorum, no commercial decency. In fact, she was surrounded only by cultural officials hungry for pleasure and money, “all-knowing” pseudo-businessmen.

(about women in Hungary)

About the women of Eastern Europe: about the women of Hungary
Modern Hungarian - family and society

Hungarian women

When they talk about a Hungarian woman... we often see the image of a Hungarian woman in national dress....

Hungarians are a special people; their whole life revolves around family. The Hungarian mentality, as well as policies and legislation, are aimed at ensuring that people get married as soon as possible. Therefore, Hungarian women mostly get married before the age of 25. In Hungary, everyone treats love kindly, according to the law. intimate relationships subject to mandatory mutual consent, permitted from a very young age. Hungary is a southern country, and children mature very early. At the age of 20, almost 90 out of 100 women are in formal marriage relationships.

Hungarians have a special attitude towards family and children, which is why Hungarian women are very sensual, responsible, loving and sincere. Hungarian women prefer to spend Sunday lunch with the whole family, together with their children, in a restaurant, this is their national tradition. At the same time, the age of the children does not matter; even the smallest ones are accepted into the restaurant. In a Hungarian family, everything revolves around the child and his interests. A real holiday is one that you can come to with the whole family.

Patriarchy of families in Hungary

Hungarian families are patriarchal, this is reinforced by modern law. The woman takes not only her new surname, but also her husband’s name, thus emphasizing that the woman becomes an integral part of her husband. And the Hungarian wife tries to follow this tradition in many ways. Hungarian women always claim that her husband is the smartest, luckiest, caring, kind and hardworking. But in the house, the wife is the main one - she is the one who creates comfort in the house, manages the internal life of the family and the household, and raises the children.

Hungarian cuisine

Hungarian housewives prepare traditional Hungarian dishes, and the most typical of them is goulash. Goulash is a thick soup seasoned with ground red pepper and onion, with pieces of beef and potato cubes. To “soften” the taste, sour cream is added to heavy dishes, in particular goulash. ; This dish is called paprikash. Chicken paprikash is eaten with a side dish of small dumplings. Hungarian housewives also love to prepare fish soups "fish paprikash" - a rich dish of several varieties of boiled fish, tomatoes and green and red peppers, thick soups made from cabbage leaves in which various fillings are wrapped, a variety of products made from salty or sweet dough and much more. other. Hungarian cuisine is very diverse and women are happy to spoil their families with it.

For the most part, Hungarians are quite narrow-minded. Everything they hear on TV from the government, or, for example, at the university from teachers, is accepted as truth. An architecture professor from Budapest, who has given lectures all over the world, says, for example, that even if Hungarians are told blatant nonsense, they will diligently write it down and perform it. While the Serbs, for example, think about every word and love to criticize.

At the same time, the Magyars are very diligent and nerdy. They are attentive to details (sometimes even too much), they want to do everything well, they really invest in their work and care about it. In the same time, good specialists very few. Most are pretty clueless. For example, in a bank no one ever knows the current deposit rates, or the terms of specific accounts; they constantly call back, panic and apologize. At the same time, they really sympathize and root for you.

Most likely, this is due to a system that is not debugged. To buy a train ticket to Keleti, even on a weekday morning, you need to wait at least an hour and a half, although there are six ticket offices. Each person is served for about 20 minutes, so about a thousand operations need to be performed. It turns out that even if the cashier doesn’t freeze for a second, it still takes a terribly long time.

Hungarians are quite friendly people, quick to make contact. They need to see you a second time in order to easily invite you to visit you at home, or invite you to your birthday. They always address themselves as "you", using a bunch of shortened and informal words, even when talking to strangers.

Magyars love to whine and complain about fate. They do this only “in the kitchens.” For example, if a Hungarian doesn’t like the size of his salary, he will never tell his boss about it to his face. He'd rather be whining to his wife at home. They are masters at this.

At the same time, if something really throws them off balance, they can still engage in active resistance. Take the Internet bill, which proposed a monthly tax on gigabytes. This infuriated people so much that almost 100 thousand people took to the streets, even throwing stones at some. In general, given that for 20 years they lived in real democracy, and for the last two years in totalitarianism, they have a good idea of ​​how it should be, and therefore can take to the streets for an idea. Although this is against Hungarian nature.

Hungarians are obsessively polite. Even the controller on the bus addresses some homeless woman only as “dear lady, would you be kind enough to show me your travel card?”

In general, most of these guys are normal. But almost no one speaks English. But it’s okay, we’re already used to making do with gestures.

Of course, when you come to Hungary, it is difficult to notice much difference between our mentalities, habits, and lifestyles. The window to Europe has long been cut, and the distance between Russia and Hungary on a planetary scale is completely insignificant. But it’s all the more interesting to notice differences in completely different aspects of life and take them into account.

Perhaps the most important thing that the Hungarians taught me is not to think stereotypically, not to try on yourself, family, and friends the templates invented by someone unknown, and not to get stuck in outdated frameworks, in “public opinions”, in which sometimes you get stuck as if in a vice. Now it’s funny to me when Russian girls call themselves old maids at 25 and are afraid to give birth when they are over 40. Hungarian women are in no hurry to get married and often only begin to think about a family by the age of 30. Until then, they just live and enjoy themselves, and don’t do everything to find a husband! The situation is the same with children. Sometimes on the playground you don’t immediately understand who is walking with the child - a mother or a young grandmother.

Hungarian women taught me easy motherhood, motherhood without unnecessary problems, motherhood where the main thing is love for the child and the comfort of mother and baby. On the very first day in the maternity hospital, my roommates ate oranges and chocolate. Someone was crunching on chips. I don’t know a single Hungarian woman who limited herself in any way during breastfeeding. And although this may not be related, according to my observations, there are fewer children with allergies here. The first day in the maternity hospital taught me one more thing that was surprising to us. Almost immediately after the birth, the whole happy family comes to the maternity hospital, including grandparents, with balloons, gifts, congratulations (as well as oranges and chocolate, read above). Try not to show them the new long-awaited Hungarian! Through glass door chambers, they look at the baby, and the mother can come out to them. Hungarians love children very much, so on the street often, when passing by a cradle, strangers they stop, look at your child, give compliments and, sometimes, start talking about their children and grandchildren. And you know, nothing happens to kids as a result of such attention and “observation”. As for Hungarian devices, the Hungarian women taught me how to use the orshi-porshi. This is such a small miracle machine that perfectly sucks the snot out of children. However, for it to work, you need to connect it... to a vacuum cleaner! Unusual, scary the first time, but copes with the task with 5 points.

Despite the fact that Hungary, like Russia, is a patriarchal country, women seem to feel freer here. Let me give you a borderline but illustrative example. I am writing this article in a cozy cafe, whose owner is a former porn actress, and now a businesswoman and a wonderful mother. Budapest is the capital of the porn industry. I won’t say that many Hungarian women decide to make a career as a porn actress. I will say this: there are Hungarian women who go into the porn business and openly talk about it to their family. And Hungarian women in many ways demand respect for their decisions, in many ways they show freedom, even if this goes against the ideals, hopes of their parents, and foundations. And this courage - the courage to live your life the way you want - I want to learn.

Hungary has a cult of food, so it is not surprising that many Hungarian women are excellent cooks and generally excellent housewives. The Hungarian women taught me separate... no, not food! Separate storage of soup. If you keep the broth and vegetables separately, the soup will last longer. Bread that may spoil and is not possible to eat can be placed in the freezer. It defrosts in a few hours at room temperature without losing yours taste qualities and without getting damp. Pomegranate, grapes and watermelon can be eaten with seeds; they do not believe that this will lead to appendicitis.

And finally, I’ll probably add a fly in the ointment. When we live in a foreign country, we also notice shortcomings. In my opinion, Hungarian women could look and dress better. There are two extremes. The first is Hungarian women who don’t take care of themselves at all, don’t wear makeup and dress carelessly. You can often see that the hostess of the house, who has beautifully decorated the apartment and prepared the table for a real feast, comes out to the guests almost in an apron, in threadbare home clothes. In such cases, even the natural beauty of Hungarian women - and they are indeed very beautiful - does not save! And there are Hungarian women who go overboard with breast augmentation, false eyelashes and extended nails. This awakens pride in our Russian girls, who, perhaps, sometimes in vain give priority to beauty over comfort, but they know how to walk on Louboutins and try in every possible way to keep themselves in shape and look well-groomed and stylish, but not vulgar and defiant.

The Hungarians are the largest (14.5 million people) of the Finno-Ugric peoples and belong to the Ugric group.
The supposed ancestral home of the Hungarians is the region east of the Urals. Unlike their closest linguistic relatives - the Khanty and Mansi, who remained in the taiga - the Hungarians went to the steppes and began to lead an almost nomadic lifestyle. In the 9th century AD The Hungarians roamed the southern Russian steppes until they were driven out from there by the Pechenegs, after which the Hungarians were forced to move west. In 896, the Hungarians settled in Transylvania, from where they took possession of Pannonia. In 1001 the Kingdom of Hungary was formed.
Currently, 8.5 million Hungarians live in Hungary. There are large Hungarian diasporas in neighboring Romania (1.2 million) and the USA (1.5 million).
Hungarians profess Catholicism and Protestantism (mainly Calvinism).
This ranking presents the most beautiful, in my opinion, famous Hungarian girls and women.

20th place. Claudia Kozma- Hungarian model, represented Hungary at Miss International 2012.

19th place. Anett Szigethy- Hungarian fitness model, Miss Supranational 2013.

18th place. Andrea Osvart / Andrea Osvart(born April 25, 1979, Budapest) - Hungarian actress and model.

17th place. Barbara Palvin / Barbara Palvin(born October 8, 1993, Budapest) - Hungarian model and actress. Height 175 cm, figure parameters: chest 81 cm, waist 66 cm, hips 95 cm.

16th place. Eva Gabor / Eva Gabor(February 11, 1919, Budapest - July 4, 1995) - American actress. Born and raised in Hungary. Her father is Hungarian, her mother is Jewish.

15th place. Catherine Bagala / Chätrin Bagala(1968, Estonia - June 6, 2012, Hungary) - Soviet actress of Hungarian origin. She played the main role in the fairy tale film "Carolina's Silver Yarn" (1984). This is her only film role.

Catherine Bagala in the film "Carolina's Silver Yarn" (1984)

14th place. Eniko Mihalik / Enikő Mihalik(born May 11, 1987, Békescsaba, Hungary) is a Hungarian model. Height 179 cm, measurements 84-61-87.

13th place. Teri Tordai(born December 28, 1941, Debrecen, Hungary) is a Hungarian actress.

12th place. Anita Hudacek / Anita Hudacek(born May 27, 1976, Budapest), better known as Anita Blond / Anita Blond, - actress and fashion model. From 1995 to 2001 she starred in more than 100 porn films. In 1999, she played for the first time in a non-pornographic film, namely in the arthouse film “The Wind in the Night” / “Le Vent de la nuit”, where Catherine Deneuve played the main role, and Anita herself played a prostitute. Anita's height is 172 cm, figure parameters 92-59-92. It is worth noting that Anita Blond never had breast augmentation, which is popular among porn actresses.

11th place. Annamaria Rákosi- representative of Hungary at the Miss World 2013 competition.

10th place. Katalin Koller / Katalin Koller- Miss Hungary 2007.

9th place. - Hungarian model.

8th place. Ildikó Pecsi(born May 21, 1941) is a Hungarian actress and director.

7th place. Zita Szeleczky(April 20, 1915, Budapest - July 12, 1999) - Hungarian actress.

6th place. Eva Szőke / Éva Szőke(18 June 1927, Budapest - 1 August 1998), better known as Eva Bartok, was a British actress. Her father is Jewish, her mother is Hungarian Catholic. Since Jewish nationality is determined by the mother, Eva Bartok was included in the ranking of the most beautiful Hungarian women, and not in.

5th place. Agnes Dobó / Ágnes Dobó(born September 5, 1988, Debrecen) - winner of the Hungarian selection for Miss World in 2010. However, she could not go to Miss World because... Shortly before the competition, I broke my arm.

4th place. Orsolya "Orsi" Kocsis(born September 6, 1984, Debrecen) - Hungarian fashion model. Height 175 cm, body measurements 91-63-89.

3rd place. Eva Serencsi / Éva Szerencsi(May 5, 1952, Budapest - September 6, 2006) - Hungarian actress.

2nd place. River Ebergenyi / Reka Ebergenyi(born 1982, Budapest) - Hungarian model. Height 178 cm, body measurements 89-59-89.

1 place. Catherine Schell / Catherine Schell(born July 17, 1944, Budapest) is a British actress of Hungarian origin. Real name - Katherina Freiin Schell von Bauschlott. Despite her German surname (she inherited it from her German great-grandfather), Catherine Schell is almost entirely Hungarian by blood; her parents belonged to the Hungarian nobility: her father bore the title of baron, and her mother a countess.
Most famous films with her participation: the 6th Bond film “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” (1969, role of Nancy), “Moon 02” (1969, role of Clementine), “Return of the Pink Panther” (1975, role of Lady Claudine Lytton). In the UK, the actress is best known for her role as Maya in the 1970s sci-fi series Space: 1999.

Catherine Schell in the film "Moon 02" (1969):