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Maria Antoinette (Mies) Bouwman (born 31 December 1929) is a Dutch televisionpresenter.

Born in Amsterdam, she started her career on the very first broadcasting evening of the Dutch broadcasting association KRO (Catholic Radio Broadcaster) on 16 October 1951.

She made her name as the host of the first large fund-raising programm on Dutch TV, Open Het Dorp. In this show viewers were asked to donate money for charity, in order to open a special village for people with a handicap. This show was broadcast live on 26 and 27 November 1962 and lasted 23 hours. Mies Bouwman presented the entire show.

Mies Bouwman hosted Één van de 8, known in the UK as The Generation Game.

She hosted numerous talkshows, as well as the Dutch version of This is your life. She stopped her regular work after falling sick but has occasionally returned for special programs.

See also

• Television in the Netherlands#Public Channels