Isabel Lestapier Winqvist
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Isabel Lestapier Winqvist (born 8 May 1987 in Helsingborg
, Scania
, Sweden
) is a former Miss Sweden
titleholder who resigned.
She won the Miss Sweden pageant in her home town, Helsingborg, after several months of a recruitment process. She is the second delegate to be elected by the Panos Emporio Corporation
. The competition was televised in eight countries, and therefore all the contestants spoke English
. She was crowned on 21 April 2007 by her precursor, Josephine Alhanko
, who was semi-finalist at the Miss Universe 2006
pageant, held in Hollywood.
The day after the coronation it became known that she had been featured in the Swedish edition of FHM
. Having featured in erotic photographies was against the rules for Miss Sweden contestants, but since she had only featured on bikini pictures rather than topless or in the nude, the owner of the Miss Sweden brand, Panos Emporio
, took the decision not to disqualify Winqvist. Despite this, she decided to resign from the title 25 June 2007, citing communication problems with the Swedish sponsors. She had the shortest Swedish reign of all times. Her first runner-up, Lina Hahne
became the new titleholder.
Isabel Lestapier Winqvist is married to Peter London
, bassist from the Swedish glam metal band Crashdïet
.
Helsingborg
Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...
, Scania
Scania
Scania is the southernmost of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden, constituting a peninsula on the southern tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, and some adjacent islands. The modern administrative subdivision Skåne County is almost, but not totally, congruent with the...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
) is a former Miss Sweden
Miss Sweden
Miss Sweden , is the title of the Swedish beauty pageant, which ran from 1949-2003, by the female magazine VeckoRevyn and production company Strix in partnership with MTG. The competition qualified delegates to the global contests Miss Universe and first runner ups to Miss World...
titleholder who resigned.
Biography
Winqvist studied business and social science at upper secondary school. She studied at ProCivitas Private Gymnasium. She is now in law school.She won the Miss Sweden pageant in her home town, Helsingborg, after several months of a recruitment process. She is the second delegate to be elected by the Panos Emporio Corporation
Panos Emporio
Panos Emporio AB was founded by Panos Papadopoulos who is also the head of design. The company is today represented in over 30 countries throughout Europe and the Caribbean. Panos markets swimwear and accessories under the brand name Panos Emporio...
. The competition was televised in eight countries, and therefore all the contestants spoke English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. She was crowned on 21 April 2007 by her precursor, Josephine Alhanko
Josephine Alhanko
Josephine Alhanko, is a Swedish actress and former Miss Sweden titleholder. She is niece of the ballet dancer, Anneli Alhanko....
, who was semi-finalist at the Miss Universe 2006
Miss Universe 2006
Miss Universe 2006, the 55th Miss Universe pageant, took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, USA. Unlike past events, it was broadcast live on NBC on a Sunday, July 23, 2006, almost two months later than usual....
pageant, held in Hollywood.
The day after the coronation it became known that she had been featured in the Swedish edition of FHM
FHM
FHM, originally published as For Him Magazine, is an international monthly men's lifestyle magazine.- History :The magazine began publication in 1985 in the United Kingdom under the name For Him and changed its title to FHM in 1994 when Emap Consumer Media bought the magazine, although the full For...
. Having featured in erotic photographies was against the rules for Miss Sweden contestants, but since she had only featured on bikini pictures rather than topless or in the nude, the owner of the Miss Sweden brand, Panos Emporio
Panos Emporio
Panos Emporio AB was founded by Panos Papadopoulos who is also the head of design. The company is today represented in over 30 countries throughout Europe and the Caribbean. Panos markets swimwear and accessories under the brand name Panos Emporio...
, took the decision not to disqualify Winqvist. Despite this, she decided to resign from the title 25 June 2007, citing communication problems with the Swedish sponsors. She had the shortest Swedish reign of all times. Her first runner-up, Lina Hahne
Lina Hahne
Lina Maria Hahne is a former Miss Sweden titleholder, who was crowned on June 26 after the original winner Isabel Lestapier Winqvist was dethroned from the title. It seems that Lina won't be a representative for Sweden at Miss Universe 2008 after several unsuccessful attempts to participate and...
became the new titleholder.
Isabel Lestapier Winqvist is married to Peter London
Peter London
Peter London is a Swedish bassist most famous for being the bassist for the Swedish Glam metal band Crashdïet, but he also has his own one-man-band Alter Egon. As Alter Egon London plays all the instruments himself and he sings in Swedish...
, bassist from the Swedish glam metal band Crashdïet
Crashdïet
CRASHDÏET are a glam metal band from Stockholm, Sweden. They have released three albums: 2005's Rest in Sleaze, 2007's The Unattractive Revolution and 2010's Generation Wild.- Early years :...
.