The competition was first interrupted by the Second World War. Maurice de Waleffe’s death in 1946 left the competi- tion without an organizer until its resumption in 1948 by two French entertainment personalities: Roger Zeiler and Claude Berr. Together, they founded the Mondial Events Organisation (MEO) which will operate the Miss Europe brand until 2002. Even the death of Claude Berr in 1981 would not interrupt the continuation of the competitions. Roger Zeiler will sue alone.
At the end of Miss Europe 2002, to the general surprise, Roger Zeiler announced that he sold the brand to Endemol France, which have also acquired Miss France in the same year. This subsidiary of the Dutch mastodon own then the two largest European competitions.
Continuing the organization of MEO, Endemol entrusts the license and production of this continen- tal event to various producers. In 2006, he sold the license to Omar Harfouch, a Franco-Lebanese businessman who is passionate about competitions and fashion. He organized the Elite Model Look competition in Ukraine from 1997 to 2000. Associated with his brother, he launches various beauty contests on the web.