Ingrun Helgard Möckel | |
|---|---|
 Ingrun Helgard Möckel, from a 1964 publication of the US Department of State | |
| Born | 1941 |
| Died | October 1977 |
| Other names | Ingrun Moeckel, Ingrun Neckermann |
| Occupation | Model |
| Known for | Miss Germany (1960), Miss Europe (1961) |
| Relatives | Josef Neckermann (father-in-law) Eva Maria Pracht (sister-in-law) Martina Pracht (niece) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Germany 1960 |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Germany 1960 (Winner) Miss World 1960 (Unplaced) Miss Europe 1961 (Winner) |
Ingrun Helgard Möckel (1941[1] – October 1977), later Ingrun Neckermann was a German model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Germany 1960 and represented her country at Miss World 1960 but unplaced later she was crowned Miss Europe 1961.
Möckel was from Düsseldorf.[2] At age 9, she immigrated to New Zealand with her mother.[3][4] She attended Epsom Girls' Grammar School in Auckland.[5] She was a music student in Baden-Baden when she found fame in beauty pageants.[6]
Möckel was crowned Miss Rheinland and Miss Germany in 1960,[7] and Miss Europe in 1961, in Beirut.[8] She was a runner-up at the Miss Universe pageant held in Miami, Florida, in 1960,[9] and at the Miss World pageant that same year, held in London.[10] She worked as a fashion model with the Ford agency in New York.[11]
While in New York, Möckel met businessman Johannes Neckermann, son of Josef Neckermann, they married in 1966. They had three children. She died in a car accident in 1977, aged 35 years. Her grave is in the Frankfurt Main Cemetery.[6] In 2001, her three children appeared with singer Billy Joel in a documentary, Die Akte Joel by filmmaker Beate Thalberg.[12]
