Corinna Tsopei

Kyriaki "Corinna" Tsopei (Greek: Κυριακή (Κορίννα) Τσοπέη; born 21 June 1944) is a Greek actress, model, and beauty queen who won Miss Universe 1964.

Corinna Tsopei
Κυριακή Τσοπέη
Born	Kyriaki Tsopei 21 June 1944 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
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Major competition(s)	Miss Star Hellas 1964 (Winner) Miss Universe 1964 (Winner)

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 ("Castles 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.

References

1. Miss Universe list Archived 2011-01-18 at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 2010
2. Lisanti, Tom (25 September 2007). Glamour Girls of Sixties Hollywood: Seventy-Five Profiles. McFarland. ISBN 9780786431724 – via Google Books.
3. "Dr. Steven Zax's Obituary on Houston Chronicle". Houston Chronicle.
4. "Corinna Tsopei Miss Universe 1964". 23 June 2015.

External links

• Corinna Tsopei at IMDb