Ingrun Helgard Moeckel

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 placed 3rd Runner-Up at Miss World 1960. Later, she was crowned Miss Europe 1961.

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)

Early life

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]

Career

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]

Personal life

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]