- Rika Diallina
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name = Rika Diallina
"Ρίκα Διαλυνά"
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location = flagicon|GreeceHerakleion ,Crete ,Greece
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spouse = Nick Papadakos
awards =Rika Diallina ( _el. Ρίκα Διαλυνά) also spelled Dialina and Dialyna, born in
Heraklion ,Crete in 1934, won theMiss Star Hellas title, ( _el. Μις Σταρ Ελλάς) and went on to representGreece at theMiss Universe 1954 pageant inLong Beach, California .Rika, along with Miss Korea,
Pu Rak Hi , were denied entry into the U.S. because of their alleged Communist affiliations. Diallina was disqualified from obtaining a U.S. visa for allegedly illustrating a book on Communism. In her place went first runner up,Effie Androulakakis , who won the Miss Friendship' award.U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles intervened in Rika's case and she was able to optain a temporary entry permit. She arrived just a few days before the event, making the top 16 finalists.Effie Androulakakis was asked to remain in the competition as Miss Crete but she declined, stating that Rika was "the choice the people of my country to represent them here." While in the States, Rika got married while in the U.S. and remained in the country.In 2002 her artwork was put on display at the
Benedictine Art Awards , her work being one of the 40 to make thePark Avenue Art Gallery out of 2000 that participated in the event.Filmography
*"Pontikaki, To" 1954 ..... Christina
*"Kokkina triantafylla" 1955
*"Diakopes stin Kolopetinitsa" 1959 ..... Judy
*"Laos kai Kolonaki" 1959 ..... Dedi
*"Na zisoun ta ftohopaida" 1959 ..... Diana
*"Gia to psomi kai ton erota" 1959 ..... Hilda
*"Enas vlakas kai misos" 1959 ..... Ourania Karamaouna
*"Koroidaki tis despoinidos, To" 1960 ..... Aliki
*"Randevou sti Venetia" 1960
*"Spiti tis idonis, To" 1961
*"Arhontas tou kampou, O" 1961
*"Kalos mas angelos, O" 1961
*"Tre volti della paura, I" 1963 ..... Maria
*"Mostri, I" 1963 ..... Anna
*"Gamos ala... ellinika" 1964 ..... Mrs. Panagiotou
*"Todesstrahlen des Dr. Mabuse, Die" 1964 ..... Judy
*"Amore all'italiana " 1965
*"Giulietta degli spiriti " 1965 ..... woman in nightmare
*"Diplopennies" 1966 ..... Rita
*"Io, io, io... e gli altri" 1966
*"Xerokefalos, O" 1970 ..... Sophie
*"Natane to 13, napefte se mas!" 1970 ..... Lola
*"Taxitzou, I!" 1970
*"Ethelontis ston erota" 1971 ..... Tzina Karneli
*"Piso mou s' eho, satana!" 1971
*"Agathiaris kai i atsida, O!" 1971 ..... Mitsouko
*"Dromos ton iroon, O!" 1971
*"Trellopenintaris, O" 1971 ..... Mrs. Jefferson
*"Faflatas, O" 1971 ..... Fofi
*"Ti 30... ti 40... ti 50..." 1972 ..... Natalia
*"Efialtis, O" 1978
*"Parthenokynigos, O" 1980
*"Tyhodiohtes, Oi" 1981
*"Kamakia, Ta" 1981 ..... Nadia
*"Summer Lovers " 1982 ..... Monica
*"Peraste... filiste... teleiosate!" 1986
*"Ikoyenia pantrevomaste" 1986
*"Bananes" 1987
*"Orpheus & Eurydice" 2000 ..... ShepherdessExternal links
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