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Miss Universe 1964, the 13th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 1 August 1964 at the Miami Beach Convention Hall in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. Corinna Tsopei of Greece was crowned by the outgoing titleholder, Ieda Maria Vargas of Brazil, making her the first and so far only Miss Universe from Greece.
Source: Wikipedia
Κυριακή Τσοπέη Kyriaki Tsopei
Born: 21 June 1944 (age 75) Athens, Greece
Title: Miss Star Hellas 1964 Miss Universe 1964
Spouse(s): Steven Zax (m. 1968; div. 1978) Freddie Fields (m. 1981; died 2007)
Children: 3
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Brown
Career
On 20 June 1964 Tsopei was crowned Miss Star Hellas by Miss Star Hellas 1963, Despina Orgeta, and moved on to represent Greece at the Miss Universe 1964 pageant in Miami, Florida. She beat out Miss England, Miss Israel, Miss Sweden and Miss Republic of China to be crowned Miss Universe,[1] bringing the title to Greece for the first time. She has since returned several times to judge the pageant.
After completing her reign as Miss Universe, she went on to pursue a brief movie career, making five uncredited or minor appearances (including a "Girl in Cage", a "Tennis Girl") in 1967 and 1968, before appearing in her only prominent role as the love interest of the lead character in A Man Called Horse (1970). Tsopei also guest starred in a 1967 episode of the television series Lost in Space and a 1968 episode of Daniel Boone.
Apart from her beauty pageant work and acting career, Tsopei also is a chairman for an organisation for children with leukemia.
Family
Tsopei was born on June 21, 1944 to George and Maria Tsopei. Her father, George, was a Greek Army Major, originally from Mani in the Peloponnese. She has one brother, Basil, and one sister, Despina.[2]
Tsopei was married twice. Her first marriage was to Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, Dr. Steven Zax and the two were married from 1968 to 1978.[3] Tsopei's three sons were born to the couple during this marriage: Andrew, Steven and Paris Zax.[2][4] Tsopei resides in Los Angeles, California but pays frequent visits to Greece to visit relatives. Tsopei's second marriage was to Hollywood theatrical agent and movie producer Freddie Fields, brother of band leader Shep Fields, from 1981 until his death from lung cancer in December 2007.
