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Christiane Martel

Christiane Martel

Christian Martel (born Christian Magnani on 18 January 1932) is a French actress and beauty queen's have a who became the second woman to win Miss Universe in 1953.

Martel was crowned Miss France by outgoing titleholder Claude Godart and represented France at Miss Universe 1953 where she became the second Miss Universe. She was crowned by actress, Julie Adams as Miss Universe 1952, Armi Kuusela of Finland gave up her crown.

Martel's runners-up in the 1953 pageant was Myrna Hansen of the USA, followed by delegates of Japan, Mexico, and Australia.

Shortly after her reign, Martel embarked on a successful career in international films, appearing in movies such as Yankee Pasha, So This Is Paris, Abajo el Telón, the 1956 version of Corazón salvaje (playing the villain Aimée), Viva el Love!, Rosa mexican writer blanca and her last film to date, 1961's Lion al the Sun.

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Movies Starring Christiane Martel (22)

Leoni al sole (1961)

The endless summer of a group of thirty-something neapolitans at Positano. ...

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The White Rose (1961)

An international oil company comes into conflict with a Mexican ranch owner who refuses to sell his land, resorting to a devious scheme to try to take over the property. ...

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Juana Gallo (1961)

Peasant woman leads a regiment during the final days of the Mexican Revolution. Also, romantic entanglements. ...

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El Padre Pistolas (1961)

Feature on the adventures that develop the most perfect of false priest. ...

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Impaciencia del corazón (1960)

Young army officer gets involved with two sisters; one of them's a chronic invalid and her family has protected and sheltered her from all possible harm with such smothering care that she's a spoiled, petulant bag of temper tantrums. She forms a big ol' cr ...

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Póker de reinas (1960)

A musical comedy about a group of pretty girls who meet in Mexico and decide to break into showbiz and make a pact and promise not to get involved with men. But they all are in love with different guys and that complicates things. ...

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Infierno de almas (1960)

Mauricio flees from the police and takes refuge in the apartment of Ivonne, who gives him blood to save his life. Carlos the policeman who is in love with her, finds Mauricio's passport and has the inspector offer 10 thousand pesos to whoever turns him in. ...

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Tipi da spiaggia (1959)

Four penniless friends wich Belong to a small commedy theatre go to taormina a famous Italian beach resort willing to marry Barbara a famous multimillionaire cosmetic firm owner and forget their troubles. After a series of adventures the four youths go bac ...

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Yo pecador (1959)

Biopic of a 1930s operatic tenor who ended up becoming a Franciscan monk and joining the priesthood. ...

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The Little Savage (1959)

The most fearsome pirate in epic deeds and fierce battles. Betrayed and abandoned on an island, discover a fabulous treasure and fight to the death to save a child from the dangers and wild beasts. ...

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Señoritas (1959)

Four young women facing "crises," mostly centered around the crucially-important issue of preserving their virginity in a variety of purity-oath threatening situations. ...

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¡Viva el amor! (1958)

Man wants to dump wife for a new girlfriend; all three end up weekending in Acapulco together along with a gentleman the wife meets enroute, and all four explore the possibility of forming new relationships. ...

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Hundred girls (1957)

Don Manuel is a successful bathing suit designer that decides to retire tired of his business. While doing so, he announces he will leave his company in the hands of his own employers. If during a year they manage to increase the sales of their designs, he ...

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Adam and Eve (1956)

Version of the story of Adam and Eve. ...

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Una lección de amor (1956)

An older gentleman takes responsibility for molding a young showgirl's career; there seems to be a romantic link between them, but she has lots of side-pieces running around, and a serious boyfriend waiting in the wings... ...

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Bataclán mexicano (1956)

International showgirl engineers a green-card marriage for herself to avoid being deported. ...

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Wild Heart (1956)

On the Caribbean island of Martinique, two half-brothers are involved in the entanglements of a frivolous and calculating young woman. ...

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Drop the Curtain (1955)

Cantinflas, who owns a cleaning business, cleans the windows of the house of a famous French actress. While carrying out his work he observes how a man steals one of the famous actress necklaces, but he can only see his back. ...

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So This Is Paris (1954)

Three sailors on leave head for Paris with one thing on their minds. ...

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Yankee Pasha (1954)

Tale of an adventurer trying to rescue a damsel kidnapped by pirates. ...

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