Kirby Ann Basken
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Kirby Ann Basken is a Norwegian model. She was born in Lørenskog
, Norway
to a Norwegian father and a Filipino mother. On April 9, 2007, she won the coveted title of Miss Norway Universe 2007 and represented Norway in the Miss Universe 2007
pageant held in Mexico City
in May 2007. She first took a shot at Frøken Norge, also known as Miss Norway, in January 2006, achieving second place. She also won the title of Miss Photogenic and was declared Olympus
Face of the Year.
, Bahamas in October 2006 where she emerged among the top 12 semifinalists.
Kirby Ann Basken is the first Filipino-Norwegian to win the title of Frøken Norge
. She is the first Filipino-Norwegian to hold two national beauty titles in in a span of one year.
. She works as a fashion model in Norway (Oslo
Fashion Week/Oslo Fashion Awards) and abroad. She has appeared in Norwegian magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Mag,Teknofil, Se & Hør, Her & Nå, and in foreign magazines such as Mod, Metro, Candy, Chalk, People Asia, Status mag and Cosmopolitan. She also appeared on the front cover of FHM Norway, August 2007, was featured in FHM Australia, December 2007, in FHM's Annual Issue "The Girls of FHM 2007" among the 58 most beautiful women in the world, and in "The Girls of FHM Special Collector's Edition 2008" among the 33 sexiest and hottest women in the world. In December 2007. She also appeared in TV commercials in the Philippines
, the latest being TV ads for Pepsi Cola and Great Taste coffee. Kirby was also the face of Thune jewelry, one of Norway's oldest and leading chains of diamond jewelry, goldsmiths and watchmakers.
Except being a co-host for the gameshow "R U Kidding Me? (Owws? Hindi nga?!)" in the Philippines, Kirby is also the editor for the Miss Norway website http://www.froken.no
Lørenskog
is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lørenskog. Lørenskog was separated from the municipality of Skedsmo on 1 January 1908.-Name:...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
to a Norwegian father and a Filipino mother. On April 9, 2007, she won the coveted title of Miss Norway Universe 2007 and represented Norway in the Miss Universe 2007
Miss Universe 2007
Miss Universe 2007, the 56th Miss Universe pageant, took place on May 28, 2007 at the National Auditorium in Mexico City, Mexico. 77 delegates competed for the title. Riyo Mori of Japan was crowned the winner of the title by Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico....
pageant held in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
in May 2007. She first took a shot at Frøken Norge, also known as Miss Norway, in January 2006, achieving second place. She also won the title of Miss Photogenic and was declared Olympus
Olympus Corporation
is a Japan-based manufacturer of optics and reprography products. Olympus was established on 12 October 1919, initially specializing in microscope and thermometer businesses. Its global headquarters are in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, while its USA operations are based in Center Valley, Pennsylvania,...
Face of the Year.
Competition
Being of Filipino-Norwegian descent, she represented the Filipino community in Scandinavia in the Mutya ng Pilipinas pageant in June 2006, where she gained the title Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia-Pacific International and three other special awards: Best in Long Gown, Calayan Best Skin and Miss Philippine International Hairdressers Association (PIHA). She then represented the Philippines in the Miss Intercontinental pageant held in NassauNassau, Bahamas
Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The city has a population of 248,948 , 70 percent of the entire population of The Bahamas...
, Bahamas in October 2006 where she emerged among the top 12 semifinalists.
Kirby Ann Basken is the first Filipino-Norwegian to win the title of Frøken Norge
Frøken Norge 2007
The Frøken Norge 2007 beauty pageant was held in Lillestrøm, Norway on 9 April 2007. 12 finalists out of about 2200 applicants were competing the final night for the two crowns....
. She is the first Filipino-Norwegian to hold two national beauty titles in in a span of one year.
Other Work
Kirby Ann Basken worked as a TV host for Sonen (TV2 Zebra) and a radio host for a youth program in Tining Pinoy (The Voice of Filipinos). She also appeared as a briefcase lady in Norway’s version of Deal or No DealDeal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal is the name of several closely related television game shows, the first of which was the Dutch Miljoenenjacht produced by Dutch producer Endemol. It is played with up to 26 cases with certain sums of money...
. She works as a fashion model in Norway (Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
Fashion Week/Oslo Fashion Awards) and abroad. She has appeared in Norwegian magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Mag,Teknofil, Se & Hør, Her & Nå, and in foreign magazines such as Mod, Metro, Candy, Chalk, People Asia, Status mag and Cosmopolitan. She also appeared on the front cover of FHM Norway, August 2007, was featured in FHM Australia, December 2007, in FHM's Annual Issue "The Girls of FHM 2007" among the 58 most beautiful women in the world, and in "The Girls of FHM Special Collector's Edition 2008" among the 33 sexiest and hottest women in the world. In December 2007. She also appeared in TV commercials in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, the latest being TV ads for Pepsi Cola and Great Taste coffee. Kirby was also the face of Thune jewelry, one of Norway's oldest and leading chains of diamond jewelry, goldsmiths and watchmakers.
Except being a co-host for the gameshow "R U Kidding Me? (Owws? Hindi nga?!)" in the Philippines, Kirby is also the editor for the Miss Norway website http://www.froken.no
External links
- Frøken Norge
- Mutya ng Pilipinas
- Philippines Inquirer: 2 Filipinas to compete in 2007 Miss Universe pageant
- Filipino-Norwegian Beauty Wins Miss Norway-Universe 2007 Title Press Release from the Department of Foreign Affairs dated April 13, 2007.
- http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/news/view_article.php?article_id=71113 Filipino-Norwegian beauty vows to promote RP tourist spots
- http://www.cosmopolitan.no/php/art.php?id=384917 Månedens FFF (Fun Fearless Female in Cosmopolitan): Kirby Ann Basken
- http://www.mod.com.ph/cgi-bin/admin/mod.pl?act=past_you&you_id=64 The New Global Look - Kirby Ann Basken
- http://www.slide.com/r/IHhUR8N9nj_AXEk3hPYZVgPAkIgVpDZN?previous_view=mscd_embedded_url&view=original Kirby Ann Basken in People Asia Magazine October 2007
- http://www.slide.com/mscd?pxcid=A_7kcmgHWIfuox0TXzLqD8s-PF0XzI6KLgTg_AV_kMsCh5qqk0_SjJxdggkPZvna¬ifyfans=1&bnc=bnc Kirby Ann Basken in Candy Magazine November 2007
- http://www.slide.com/r/jGxfpZif7D_M99SELnWS51ngBKc5r58I?previous_view=mscd_embedded_url&view=original Kirby Ann Basken in Chalk Magazine Dec 2007
- http://www.slide.com/r/jZSfeja34T_zOj5mU5qLPU2YBu_tYi2s?previous_view=mscd_embedded_url&view=original Kirby Ann Basken in Metro Magazine Dec-Jan 2008
- http://70.87.69.50/status/issue01/downloads/16_10_2007_046.pdf Kirby Fully Loaded in Status Magazine, April 2008
- http://www.thune.no/uploads/thune_dm_vaar_2008_lav.pdf Kirby Ann Basken in Thune Jewelry's Summer Catalogue 2008 featuring the Temptation Collection, pages 10–13
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyut0wwcv-w Kirby Ann Basken crowns her successor in Frøken Norge 2008
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9azDppx_Q4 Kirby Ann Basken in Great Taste Coffee TV-commercial
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