Lidija Manić

Lidija Manić
Лидија Манић
Born
Lidija Vera Manić[1]

1955 (1955)
Pirot, PR Serbia, FDR Yugoslavia
Died17 June 2026(2026-06-17) (aged 70–71)
Belgrade, Serbia
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Yugoslavia 1975
Years active
1975–2026
Hair color
Brown
Major competition(s)
Miss Yugoslavia 1975
(Winner)
Miss Universe 1975
(Unplaced)
Miss International 1975
(Winner)

Lidija Vera Manić (1955 – 17 June 2026) was a Serbian and Yugoslav model and beauty queen who won the Miss International 1975 pageant in Motobu, Japan.[2] She became the first woman from Yugoslavia to win a major international beauty pageant.

Miss International

Manić was succeeded by French delegate Sophie Perin as Miss International in 1976. Incidentally, Perin and Manić were delegates of their respective countries in the 1975 Miss Universe pageant held in San Salvador, El Salvador.

Yugoslavia had disintegrated into several countries since 1992, Manić remained the only winner of a major beauty pageant from Yugoslavia, beside Saša Zajc, Miss Europe 1969.

Later career and death

Manic later worked as a television journalist in Belgrade. She died in Belgrade on 17 June 2026.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ https://net.hr/danas/svijet/jugoslavenka-koja-je-bila-najljepsa-na-svijetu-nudio-mi-je-vilu-zlato-i-krzno-da-mu-dam-nevinost-31e8a6ae-ae9d-11ed-b52a-b21f56bb6bf9
  2. ↑ "Yugoslav wins beauty title". The Modesto Bee. November 5, 1975. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  3. ↑ "Lidija Manic". 24sedam.rs
  4. ↑ "Lidija Manic death notice". eČitulje.com
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