Miss Iceland is the annual national beauty contest

Beauty contest

A beauty pageant or beauty contest, is a competition that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants, although such contests often incorporate personality, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria...

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Iceland

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History

The competition has been carried out since 1950; in the first year it was called Miss Reykjavík (Ungfrú Reykjavík). Since 1955, the contest has taken place under the current name Miss Iceland.

In the past, contest winners gained the right to represent Iceland in Miss Universe

Miss Universe

Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

, Miss World

Miss World

The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...

 or Miss International

Miss International

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. As of 2009, the winner goes on to compete in Miss World. Runners-up go to Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth

Miss Earth

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There are six regional preliminary contests in each of the five rural regions and in the capital Reykjavík. 20 to 24 candidates, three to four from each region, take part in the finals.

Iceland is one of the most successful countries at the Miss World pageant with three victories, a record for a nation with a population of less than half million people.

The current owner of the pageant is Arnar Laufdal Ólafsson.

Winners

Year	Name	Participated in	Placement	Notes
1955	Arna Hjörleifsdóttir	Miss World 1955
1956	Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir	Miss World 1956
1957	Bryndís Schram	Miss Universe 1957
1958	Sigríður Þorvaldsdóttir	Miss Universe 1959	Top 15
1959	Sigríður Geirsdóttir	Miss International 1960
1960	Sigrún Ragnarsdóttir	Miss International 1961
1961	María Guðmundsdóttir	Miss International 1962
1962	Guðrún Bjarnadóttir	Miss International 1963	MISS INTERNATIONAL 1963 Miss International 1963 The 4th Miss International pageant was held on 16 August 1963 at Long Beach, California.- Results :-Delegates:*' - Susana Cukar Cuhan*' - Tricia Reschke*' - Xenia Doppler*' - Monique Bourgeois*' - Maria Lozada...
1963	Thelma Ingvarsdóttir	Miss Universe 1964
1964	Pálína Jónmundsdóttir	—	—	—
1965	Sigrún Vignisdóttir
1966	Kolbrún Einarsdóttir	Miss International 1967
1967	Guðrún Pétursdóttir	Miss Universe 1967
1968	Jónína Konráðsdóttir	—	—	—
1969	María Baldursdóttir	Miss Universe 1969
1970	Erna Jóhannesdóttir	Miss Universe 1970
1971	Guðrún Valgarðsdóttir	Miss Universe 1971
1972	Þórunn Símonardóttir	—	—	—
1973	Katrin Gisladóttir
1974	Anna Björnsdóttir Anna Bjorn Anna Bjorn is an Icelandic model and actress. She was born in 1955, and was Miss Iceland 1974. She has starred in several movies and television shows in the 1980s . She was briefly married to Icelandic actor and musician Jakob Magnússon...	Miss Universe 1974		Miss Congeniality
1975	Helga Eldon Jonsdóttir	Miss International 1973
		Miss Universe 1975
1976	Guðmunda Jóhannesdóttir	Miss Universe 1976
1977	Kristjana Þrainsdóttir (dethroned)	Miss Universe 1977
	Anna Eðvarðsdóttir (successor)	—	—	—
1978	Halldóra Jónsdóttir	Miss Universe 1979
1979	Kristín Bernharðsdóttir	—	—	—
1980	Elisabet Traustadóttir	Miss Universe 1981
1981	—	—	—	—
1982	Guðrún Möller	Miss Universe 1982
1983	Unnur Steinsson Unnur Steinsson Unnur Steinsson was Miss Iceland 1983 who competed in Miss Universe 1983 and came in the Top 5 position at the Miss World finals. She is the mother of Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir who won the Miss Iceland pageant in 2005 and became Miss World 2005....	Miss Universe 1983
		Miss World 1983	4th runner-up
1984	Berglind Johansen	Miss Universe 1984
		Miss World 1984	Top 15
1985	Holmfridur Karlsdóttir	Miss World 1985	MISS WORLD 1985 Miss World 1985 Miss World 1985, the 35th Miss World pageant, was held on 14 November 1985 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom. 78 contestants from all over the world competed for the coveted title...	Queen of Europe
1986	Gigja Birgisdóttir	Miss World 1986
1987	Anna Margrét Jónsdóttir	Miss International 1985
		Miss Universe 1987
		Miss World 1987	2nd runner-up
1988	Linda Pétursdóttir Linda Pétursdóttir Linda Pétursdóttir is a former Miss World from Vopnafjörður, Iceland. She is now a business woman running Baðhúsið, The Bath House, a ladies-only health spa. After a period in Vancouver, Canada, she has returned to her native Iceland and given birth to a daughter Isabella Cohen.-External links:*...	Miss World 1988	MISS WORLD 1988 Miss World 1988 The 38th Miss World Pageant was held on November 17, 1988 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Linda Pétursdóttir from Iceland. Runner up was Yeon-hee Choi representing Korea and third was Kirsty Roper from the United Kingdom...	Queen of Europe
1989	Hugrún Guðmundsdóttir	Miss World 1989
1990	Ásta Sigríður Einarsdóttir	Miss World 1990
1991	Svava Haraldsdóttir	Miss World 1991
		Miss Universe 1992		11th place
1992	María Rún Hafliðadóttir	Miss World 1992
		Miss Universe 1993		14th place
1993	Svala Björk Arnardóttir	Miss Universe 1994		33rd place
1994	Margrét Skúladóttir Sigurz	Miss Universe 1995		27th place
1995	Hrafnhildur Hafsteinsdóttir	Miss Universe 1996		35th place
1996	Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir	Miss Universe 1997		19th place
1997	Harpa Harðardóttir	—	—	—
1998	Guðbjörg Hermannsdóttir	Miss International 1998
1999	Katrín Baldursdóttir	—	—	—
2000	Elín Magnúsdóttir
2001	Ragnheiður Guðnadóttir
2002	Manuela Harðardóttir Manuela Ósk Harðardóttir Manuela Ósk Harðardóttir is an Icelandic beauty queen. She was crowned Miss Reykjavik and Miss Iceland in 2002. She represented her country in Miss Scandinavia and was 1st runner-up. She also went to compete in Miss Universe 2003 in Panama City...	Miss Universe 2003		Withdrew (dehydration)
2003	Ragnhildur Jónsdóttir Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir is an Icelandic television personality, actress, and former Miss Iceland.-Biography:Ragnhildur began her gymnastics career in 1991, and was recognised as the 1998 Best Gymnast. Ragnhildur is the co-host of Sjónvarpið's top-rated primetime news/talk show Kastljós...	—	—	—
2004	Hugrún Harðardóttir	Miss World 2004
2005	Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir is a former winner of the Miss Iceland pageant. She was crowned Miss World 2005 on December 10, 2005, in the Beauty Crown Theatre located in the Chinese beach city of Sanya, by the reigning beauty queen, 2004's Miss Peru Maju Mantilla.Mexico and Puerto Rico were the...	Miss World 2005	MISS WORLD 2005 Miss World 2005 Miss World 2005, the 55th Miss World pageant was held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, People's Republic of China on December 10, 2005. Nine former Miss World titleholders and chairwoman of Miss World Organization Julia Morley judged the pageant. Miss World 2004 María Julia Mantilla of Peru...	Queen of Europe
2006	Sif Aradóttir Sif Aradóttir Sif Aradóttir was Ungfrú Ísland or Miss Iceland in 2006. She is from Keflavík.At the time of her crowning as Iceland's national beauty queen, which was televised live on Icelandic Television, Sif was a student training to be an air traffic controller.Organizers of the national contest decided to...	Miss Universe 2006
2007	Jóhanna Vala Jónsdóttir Jóhanna Vala Jónsdóttir Jóhanna Vala Jónsdóttir, born 1986 in Reykjavík, Iceland, won the Miss Iceland beauty contest in 2007 and represented her country in Miss World 2007, in Sanya, China.-External links:*...	Miss World 2007
2008	Alexandra Ívarsdóttir Alexandra Ívarsdóttir Alexandra Helga Ívarsdóttir is a beauty pageant contestant who won the title of Miss Iceland 2008, and represented Iceland in Miss World 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa, where she won the fast track event Miss World Sports and placed among the top fifteen semi-finalists.-External links:*...	Miss World 2008	Top 15	Miss World Sport
2009	Guðrún Rúnarsdóttir	Miss World 2009
2010	Fanney Ingvarsdóttir	Miss World 2010
2011	Sigrún Eva Ármannsdóttir

Winner

Semifinalist

Note in bold

Miss World

The following women have represented Iceland in Miss World:

Year	Contestant	Placement	Special Awards
1955 Miss World 1955 Miss World 1955, the fifth annual Miss World pageant, was held on October 20, 1955 at Lyceum Theatre, London, United Kingdom. 21 contestants competed for the Miss World. The winner was Susana Duijm, represented Venezuela...	Arna Hjorleifsdóttir
1956 Miss World 1956 Miss World 1956, the sixth annual Miss World pageant, was held on 15 October 1956 at Lyceum Theatre, London, United Kingdom. 24 contestants competed for the Miss World...	Agusta Gudmundsdóttir
1957 Miss World 1957 Miss World 1957, the seventh annual Miss World pageant, was held on 14 October 1957 at Lyceum Theatre, London, United Kingdom. 23 contestants competed for the Miss World...	Runa Brynjolfdóttir
1958 Miss World 1958 Miss World 1958, the 8th annual Miss World pageant, was held on October 13, 1958 at Lyceum Theatre, London, United Kingdom. 22 contestants competed for the Miss World...	Hjordis Sigurvinsdóttir
1959 Miss World 1959 Miss World 1959, the ninth annual Miss World pageant, was held on November 10, 1959 at Lyceum Theatre, London, United Kingdom and was the first to be televised by the BBC. 37 contestants competed for the Miss World...	Sigurbjörg Sveinsdóttir
1960 Miss World 1960 Miss World 1960, the 10th annual Miss World pageant, was held on November 8, 1960 at Lyceum Theatre, London, United Kingdom. 39 contestants competed for the Miss World...	Kristin Thorvaldsdóttir
1961 Miss World 1961 Miss World 1961, the 11th Miss World pageant, was won by Rosemarie Frankland of United Kingdom. It took place on November 9, 1961 at the Lyceum Theatre in London, UK.-Results:-Contestants:*' - Susana Julia Pardal*' - Hella Wolfsgrubej...	Johanna Kristjansdóttir
1962 Miss World 1962 Miss World 1962, the 12th Miss World pageant, was won by Catharina Lodders of Holland. It took place on November 8, 1962 at the Lyceum Theatre in London, UK.-Results:-Contestants:*' - Maria Amalia Ramirez*' - Inge Jaklin...	Rannveig Olafsdóttir
1963 Miss World 1963 Miss World 1963, the 13th Miss World pageant, was won by Carole Crawford of Jamaica. It took place on November 7, 1963 at the Lyceum Theatre in London, UK.-Results:-Contestants:*' - Diana Sarti*' - Sonja Russ*' - Irène Godin...	Maria Ragnarsdóttir
1964 Miss World 1964 Miss World 1964, the 14th Miss World pageant, was won by Ann Sidney of United Kingdom. It took place on November 12, 1964 at the Lyceum Theatre in London, UK.-Results:-Contestants:*' - Ana Maria Soria*' - Regina Croes...	Rosa Einarsdóttir
1965 Miss World 1965 Miss World 1965, the 15th Miss World pageant, was won by Lesley Langley of the United Kingdom. It took place on November 19, 1965 at the Lyceum Ballroom, London in London, UK.-Placements:-Contestants:*' - Lidia Alcira Diaz*' - Jan Rennison...	Sigrun Vignisdóttir
1966 Miss World 1966 Miss World 1966, the 16th Miss World pageant, was won by Reita Faria of India. It took place on November 17, 1966 at the Lyceum Theatre in London, UK.-Results:-Contestants:*' - Graciela Guardone*' - Reina Patricia Hernandez...	Audur Hardardóttir
1967 Miss World 1967 Miss World 1967, the 17th Miss World pageant, was held on November 16, 1967 at Lyceum Theatre, London, United Kingdom. 55 contestants competed for the Miss World...	Hrefna Steinthorsdóttir
1968	—	—	—
1969 Miss World 1969 The 19th annual Miss World pageant was held for the first time at the Royal Albert Hall on November 22, 1969 on BBC. 50 delegates vied for the crown won by Eva Rueber-Staier of Austria.- Results :*Miss World 1969: Eva Rueber-Staier '...	Ragnheidur Pétursdóttir
1970 Miss World 1970 Miss World 1970, the 20th annual Miss World contest, was held on November 20, 1970 at Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom. 58 contestants competed for the Miss World. Jennifer Hosten from Grenada won the crown of Miss World 1970...	Anna Hansdóttir
1971 Miss World 1971 Miss World 1971, the 21st annual Miss World pageant, was held on November 10, 1971 at Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom. 56 contestants competed for the Miss World...	Fanney Bjarnadóttir
1972 Miss World 1972 The 22nd Annual Miss World pageant was held at the Royal Albert Hall on 1 December 1972 on BBC. 53 delegates vied for the crown won by Belinda Green of Australia...	Rosa Helgadóttir
1973 Miss World 1973 The 23rd Annual Miss World pageant was held at the Royal Albert Hall on November 23, 1973. Fifty-four delegates vied for the crown won by an American, Marjorie Wallace of Indiana.Pageant Controversy...	Nina Breidfjord
1974	—	—	—
1975 Miss World 1975 The 25th Miss World pageant was held on November 20, 1975 at the Royal Albert Hall in London. 67 contestant took part in the pageant won by Wilnelia Merced of Puerto Rico...	Halldora Björk Jonsdóttir
1976 Miss World 1976 The 26th Miss World Pageant was held on November 18, 1976, in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK.The winner was Cindy Breakspeare from Jamaica...	Sigridur Olgeirsdóttir
1977 Miss World 1977 The 27th Miss World Pageant was held on November 17, 1977 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Mary Ann Catrin Stävin from Sweden...	Sigurlaug Halldórsdóttir
1978 Miss World 1978 Miss World 1978, the 28th Miss World pageant, was held on November 16, 1978 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Silvana Suárez from Argentina...	Asdis Loftsdóttir
1979 Miss World 1979 Miss World 1979, the 29th Miss World pageant, was held on November 15, 1979 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Gina Swainson from Bermuda...	Sigrun Saetran
1980	—	—	—
1981 Miss World 1981 Miss World 1981, the 31st Miss World pageant. was held on November 12, 1981 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Pilín León from Venezuela, the first titleholder from her country since 1955...	Asdis Hannesdóttir
1982 Miss World 1982 Miss World 1982, the 32nd Miss World pageant, was held on November 18, 1982 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Mariasela Álvarez from the Dominican Republic...	Maria Bjork Sverrisdóttir
1983 Miss World 1983 Miss World 1983, the 33rd Miss World pageant was held on November 17, 1983 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Sarah-Jane Hutt from the United Kingdom...	Unnur Steinsson Unnur Steinsson Unnur Steinsson was Miss Iceland 1983 who competed in Miss Universe 1983 and came in the Top 5 position at the Miss World finals. She is the mother of Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir who won the Miss Iceland pageant in 2005 and became Miss World 2005....	4th Runner-up
1984 Miss World 1984 The 34th Miss World Pageant was held on 15 November 1984 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Astrid Carolina Herrera Irrazabal from Venezuela. The 1st and 2nd runner-ups were Constance Ellen Fitzpatrick from Canada, and Lou-Anne Caroline Ronchi from Australia. It was hosted by...	Berglind Johansen	Top 15
1985 Miss World 1985 Miss World 1985, the 35th Miss World pageant, was held on 14 November 1985 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom. 78 contestants from all over the world competed for the coveted title...	Holmfridur Karlsdóttir	Miss World 1985	Queen of Europe
1986 Miss World 1986 The 36th Miss World Pageant was held on November 13, 1986 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Giselle Jeanne-Marie Laronde from Trinidad & Tobago. Runner up was Pia Rosenberg Larsen representing Denmark and third was Chantal Schreiber from Austria.-Placements:-Order of...	Gigja Birgisdóttir
1987 Miss World 1987 The 37th Miss World Pageant was held on November 12, 1987 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Ulla Weigerstorfer from Austria. Runner up was Albani Josefina Lozada Jimenez from Venezuela, and third was Anna Margret Jonsdottir from Iceland.-Results:-Order of Semi-finalists:* 1....	Anna Margret Jonsdóttir	2nd runner-up
1988 Miss World 1988 The 38th Miss World Pageant was held on November 17, 1988 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Linda Pétursdóttir from Iceland. Runner up was Yeon-hee Choi representing Korea and third was Kirsty Roper from the United Kingdom...	Linda Pétursdóttir Linda Pétursdóttir Linda Pétursdóttir is a former Miss World from Vopnafjörður, Iceland. She is now a business woman running Baðhúsið, The Bath House, a ladies-only health spa. After a period in Vancouver, Canada, she has returned to her native Iceland and given birth to a daughter Isabella Cohen.-External links:*...	Miss World 1988	Queen of Europe
1989 Miss World 1989 The 39th Miss World marked the very first staging of the Miss World pageant in a foreign location. The pageant was held at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. 78 contestants took part in the pageant...	Hugrun Gudmundsdóttir
1990 Miss World 1990 Miss World 1990, the 40th Miss World pageant was held on 8 November 1990 in the London Palladium, London, United Kingdom. The winner was Gina Tolleson, representing the United States.-Placements:-Special awards:-Continental Queens:...	Asta Sigridur Einarsdóttir
1991 Miss World 1991 Miss World 1991, the 41st Miss World pageant, was held on December 28, 1991 in Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The winner was Ninibeth Beatriz Leal Jiménez representing Venezuela.-Results:-Order of Semi-finalists:# France# Turkey...	Svava Haraldsdóttir
1992 Miss World 1992 Miss World 1992, the 42nd Miss World pageant was held on December 12, 1992 in Sun City Entertainment Center, Sun City, South Africa. The winner was Julia Alexandrovna Kourotchkina from Russia.-Results:-Order of Semi-finalists:*1. Finland*2. Venezuela...	Maria Run Haflidadóttir
1993 Miss World 1993 Miss World 1993, the 43rd Miss World pageant was held on 27 November 1993 at the Sun City Entertainment Centre in Sun City, South Africa. The pageant attracted 81 contestants from all over the world. This is the second consecutive staging of the pageant in Sun City. The event was hosted by actor...	Gudrun Hreidarsdóttir
1994 Miss World 1994 Miss World 1994 was the 44th Miss World pageant and marked the third consecutive staging of Miss World in Sun City, South Africa. Actor Blair Underwood and supermodel Naomi Campbell served as presenters. The pageant attracted 87 contestants from around the world...	Birna Bragadóttir
1995	—	—	—
1996
1997
1998
1999 Miss World 1999 The 49th Miss World pageant was held on 4 December 1999 at London's Olympia Hall. The pageant was hosted by Ulrika Jonsson and model Melanie Sykes. The 1999 pageant attracted 94 delegates from all over the world. The 1999 pageant also marked the first time that Scotland and Wales fielded their...	Katrin Baldursdóttir
2000 Miss World 2000 Miss World 2000, the 50th Miss World pageant, was held on 30 November 2000 at the Millennium Dome in London, United Kingdom. The pageant's swimsuit segment was filmed in the Maldives....	Elva Dögg Melsted
2001 Miss World 2001 Miss World 2001, the 51st Miss World pageant was held at the Super Bowl, in Sun City Entertainment Centre, Sun City, South Africa on November 16, 2001. Agbani Darego from Nigeria won the pageant, she became the first black African to win the Miss World crown...	Kolbrún Helgadóttir
2002	—	—	—
2003 Miss World 2003 Miss World 2003, the 53rd Miss World pageant was held at Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, People's Republic of China on 6 December 2003. The pageant was presented by Phil Keoghan, Amanda Byram and Angela Chow. The contestants also visited Beijing, the national capital of People's Republic of China,...	Regína Jónsdóttir
2004 Miss World 2004 Miss World 2004, the 54th Miss World pageant was held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, People's Republic of China on December 6, 2004. The 2004 pageant marks the second straight year that Sanya played host of the pageant. Miss World 2003, Rosanna Davison of Ireland crowned her successor María...	Hugrun Hardardottir
2005 Miss World 2005 Miss World 2005, the 55th Miss World pageant was held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, People's Republic of China on December 10, 2005. Nine former Miss World titleholders and chairwoman of Miss World Organization Julia Morley judged the pageant. Miss World 2004 María Julia Mantilla of Peru...	Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir is a former winner of the Miss Iceland pageant. She was crowned Miss World 2005 on December 10, 2005, in the Beauty Crown Theatre located in the Chinese beach city of Sanya, by the reigning beauty queen, 2004's Miss Peru Maju Mantilla.Mexico and Puerto Rico were the...	Miss World 2005	Queen of Europe
2006 Miss World 2006 Miss World 2006, the 56th Miss World pageant was held at Sala Kongresowa, the main 2,897-seat auditorium at the Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw, Poland on the September 30, 2006. It was the first time ever that the pageant was held in a European city other than London, United Kingdom, having...	Ásdís Hallgrímsdóttir
2007 Miss World 2007 Miss World 2007, the 57th Miss World pageant was held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, People's Republic of China on December 1, 2007. It was hosted by Fernando Allende and Angela Chow. Zhang Zilin of the People's Republic of China won the crown and succeeded Miss World 2006, Taťána Kuchařová...	Johanna Vala Jonsdottir Jóhanna Vala Jónsdóttir Jóhanna Vala Jónsdóttir, born 1986 in Reykjavík, Iceland, won the Miss Iceland beauty contest in 2007 and represented her country in Miss World 2007, in Sanya, China.-External links:*...
2008 Miss World 2008 Miss World 2008, the 58th Miss World pageant was held at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on December 13, 2008. Originally, the pageant was going to take place in Kiev, Ukraine, but because of the ongoing crisis between Georgia and Russia in neighboring South Ossetia, the...	Alexandra Ívarsdóttir Alexandra Ívarsdóttir Alexandra Helga Ívarsdóttir is a beauty pageant contestant who won the title of Miss Iceland 2008, and represented Iceland in Miss World 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa, where she won the fast track event Miss World Sports and placed among the top fifteen semi-finalists.-External links:*...	Top 15	Miss World Sport
2009 Miss World 2009 Miss World 2009, the 59th Miss World pageant, was held on December 12, 2009 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. 112 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the pageant's history...	Gudrún Dögg Rúnarsdóttir
2010 Miss World 2010 Miss World 2010, the 60th Miss World pageant was held on October 30, 2010, in Sanya, People's Republic of China; after Vietnam backed out of the hosting contract. Kaiane Aldorino of Gibraltar crowned her successor Alexandria Mills of the United States as Miss World 2010.-Vietnam backed out:On June...	Fanney Ingvarsdóttir	TBA	TBA

Winner

Semifinalist

Award in bold

Miss Universe

The following women have represented Iceland in Miss Universe:

Year	Contestant	Placement	Special Awards
1956 Miss Universe 1956 The fifth edition of the Miss Universe pageant was held on 20 July 1956, at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA. They had 30 young ladies in the competition. Miss USA, 20-year-old Carol Morris, won the competition...	Gudlaug Gudmundsdóttir
1957 Miss Universe 1957 The 6th Miss Universe pageant, Miss Universe 1957 was held in Long Beach, California, USA for the 6th time. In this pageant thirty two contestants competed...	Bryndis Schram
1958 Miss Universe 1958 The 7th Miss Universe pageant, Miss Universe 1958 was held in Long Beach, California, USA for the 7th time. In this pageant, thirty six contestants competed, where finally, Miss Colombia, 19-year-old Luz Marina Zuluaga won the competition...	—	—	—
1959 Miss Universe 1959 The 8th Miss Universe pageant, Miss Universe 1959 was held in Long Beach, California, USA for the 8th time. Thirty four contestants competed and in the end Miss Japan, 22-year-old Akiko Kojima won the competition. She was crowned by Miss Universe 1958, Luz Marina Zuluaga from Colombia...	Sigridur Thorvaldsdóttir	Top 15
1960 Miss Universe 1960 Miss Universe 1960, the 9th Miss Universe pageant, was won by 18-year-old Linda Bement of USA. It took place on 9 July 1960 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.-Placements:-Special awards:...	Svanhildur Jakobsdóttir
1961 Miss Universe 1961 Miss Universe 1961, the 10th Miss Universe pageant, was won by 24-year-old Marlene Schmidt of Germany. It took place on 15 July 1961 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.-Placements:-Special awards:-Contestants:...	Kristjana Magnusdóttir	Top 15
1962 Miss Universe 1962 Miss Universe 1962, the 11th Miss Universe pageant, was won by 24-year-old Norma Nolan of Argentina. It took place on 14 July 1962 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.-Placements:-Special awards:...	Anna Geirsdóttir	1st runner-up
1963 Miss Universe 1963 Miss Universe 1963, the 12th Miss Universe pageant, was won by 18-year-old Iêda Maria Vargas of Brazil. It took place on 20 July 1963 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.-Placements:-Special awards:-Contestants:...	Theodora Thordardóttir
1964 Miss Universe 1964 Miss Universe 1964, the 13th Miss Universe pageant, was won by 21-year-old Corinna Tsopei of Greece. It took place on 1 August 1964 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.-Placements:-Special awards:...	Thelma Ingvarsdóttir
1965 Miss Universe 1965 Miss Universe 1965, the 14th Miss Universe pageant, was won by 18-year-old Apasra Hongsakula of Thailand. It took place on 24 July 1965 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.-Placements:-Special awards:-Contestants:...	Bara Magnusdóttir
1966 Miss Universe 1966 Miss Universe 1966, the 15th Miss Universe pageant, was won by 18-year-old Margareta Arvidsson of Sweden. It took place on 16 July 1966 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.-Placements:-Special awards:-Contestants:...	Erla Traustadóttir
1967 Miss Universe 1967 Miss Universe 1967, the 16th Miss Universe pageant, was won by 21-year-old Sylvia Hitchcock of USA. It took place on 15 July 1967 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.-Placements:-Special awards:-Contestants:...	Gudrun Petursdóttir
1968 Miss Universe 1968 Miss Universe 1968, the 17th Miss Universe pageant, was won by 20-year-old Martha Vasconcellos of Brazil. It took place on 13 July 1968 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.-Placements:-Special awards:-Contestants:...	Helen Knuttsdóttir
1969 Miss Universe 1969 Miss Universe 1969, the 18th edition of the Miss Universe pageant, was held in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. The winner was Gloria Diaz, an eighteen year old Miss Philippines. Ms...	Maria Baldursdóttir
1970 Miss Universe 1970 Miss Universe 1970, the 19th Miss Universe pageant, was won by Marisol Malaret of Puerto Rico. It took place on July 11, 1970 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States...	Erna Johannesdóttir
1971 Miss Universe 1971 Miss Universe 1971, the 20th Miss Universe pageant, was won by Georgina Rizk of Lebanon. It took place on July 24, 1971 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States.-Placements:-Special awards:-Contestants:...	Gudrun Valgardsdóttir
1972 Miss Universe 1972 Miss Universe 1972 was held at Cerromar Beach Hotel in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, on July 29, 1972. Kerry Anne Wells earned Australia's first Miss Universe crown. The outgoing Miss Universe, Georgina Rizk of Lebanon, was not allowed to crown her successor due to government restrictions because of...	Maria Johannesdóttir
1973	—	—	—
1974 Miss Universe 1974 Miss Universe 1974, the 23rd Miss Universe pageant, was held in Manila, Philippines on the early morning of July 21, 1974 before a live audience of an estimated 10,000 at the Folk Arts Theater and broadcast live by CBS and Radio Philippines Network . The pageant was hosted by Bob Barker and Helen...	Anna Bjornsdóttir		Miss Congeniality
1975 Miss Universe 1975 Miss Universe 1975 the 24th Miss Universe pageant was held at the National Gymnasium, San Salvador, El Salvador on July 19, 1975. The live telecast was broadcast on CBS. Miss Universe 1972, Kerry Anne Wells of Australia crowned the new Miss Universe, Anne Marie Pohtamo of Finland.The political...	Helga Eldon Jonsdóttir
1976 Miss Universe 1976 Miss Universe 1976, the 25th Miss Universe pageant was held at Lee Theatre in Hong Kong on July 11, 1976 morning, namely July 10 evening in United States. Rina Messinger earned Israel's first Miss Universe crown...	Gudmunda Johannesdóttir
1977 Miss Universe 1977 Miss Universe 1977, the 26th annual Miss Universe pageant was held at the National Theater, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on July 16, 1977. 24-year-old Janelle Commissiong earned Trinidad & Tobago its first Miss Universe crown as well as becoming the first black woman to win the title...	Kristjana Thrainsdóttir
1978 Miss Universe 1978 Miss Universe 1978, the 27th Miss Universe pageant, was held at Centro de Convenciones de Acapulco, Acapulco, Mexico on July 24, 1978. Seventy-five contestants competed in the event....	Anna Edwards
1979 Miss Universe 1979 Miss Universe 1979 was held at Perth Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia on 20 July 1979. 18-year-old Maritza Sayalero earned Venezuela's first Miss Universe crown. First runner-up Gina Swainson would go on to win the rival Miss World 1979 later in the year...	Halldora Jonsdóttir
1980 Miss Universe 1980 Miss Universe 1980 was held at Sejong Cultural Center, Seoul, South Korea on July 8, 1980. 20-year-old Shawn Weatherly of USA was crowned as Miss Universe 1980...	Gudbjörg Sigurdardóttir	Top 12
1981 Miss Universe 1981 Miss Universe 1981, the 30th Miss Universe pageant, was held at Minskoff Theater, New York City, New York, USA on July 20, 1981. 19-year-old Irene Sáez of Venezuela was crowned as Miss Universe 1981. There were 77 contestants competing for the crown, but Miss Mauritius got homesick and withdrew....	Elisabet Traustadóttir
1982 Miss Universe 1982 Miss Universe 1982, the 31st annual Miss Universe pageant, was held at Coliseo Amauta in Lima, Peru on July 26, 1982. 77 contestants competed in the pageant and 18-year-old Karen Dianne Baldwin of Canada was crowned Miss Universe 1982.-Placements:...	Gudrun Moller
1983 Miss Universe 1983 Miss Universe 1983, the 32nd Miss Universe pageant, was held at Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, USA on July 11, 1983. 19-year-old Lorraine Downes of New Zealand was crowned Miss Universe 1983, the first woman from that country to win the title...	Unnur Steinsson
1984 Miss Universe 1984 Miss Universe 1984, the 33rd Miss Universe pageant, was held at James L. Knight Convention Center in Miami, Florida, USA on July 9, 1984. 81 contestants competed for the crown....	Berglind Johansen
1985 Miss Universe 1985 Miss Universe 1985, the 34th Miss Universe pageant, was held at James L. Knight Convention Center, Miami, USA on July 15, 1985. Seventy-nine contestants competed in the 1985 Miss Universe Pageant...	Halla Bryndis Jonsdóttir
1986 Miss Universe 1986 Miss Universe 1986, the 35th Miss Universe pageant, was held at ATLAPA Convention Center, Panama City, Panama on July 21, 1986. 22-year-old Bárbara Palacios Teyde of Venezuela was crowned as Miss Universe 1986 by the outgoing titleholder, Deborah Carthy-Deu of Puerto Rico...	Halla Bryndis Jonsdóttir
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1988 Miss Universe 1988 Miss Universe 1988, the 37th Miss Universe Pageant was held at Lin Kou Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan on May 24, 1988. Porntip Nakhirunkanok of Thailand was crowned the title of Miss Universe 1988. 66 contestants competed in the pageant...	Anna Margret Jonsdóttir
1989 Miss Universe 1989 Miss Universe 1989, the 38th Miss Universe pageant was held at Fiesta Americana Condesa Hotel, Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico on May 23, 1989. Angela Visser of Holland was crowned as Miss Universe 1989. Seventy-six contestants competed for the crown....	Gudbjörg Gissurardóttir
1990 Miss Universe 1990 Miss Universe 1990, the 39th Miss Universe pageant was held at Shubert Theatre, Los Angeles, USA on April 15, 1990. Mona Grudt of Norway was crowned as Miss Universe 1990. Seventy-one contestants competed for the crown....	Hildur Dungal	20th place
1991 Miss Universe 1991 Miss Universe 1991 was held at the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts on the Las Vegas Strip, USA on May 17, 1991.Lupita Jones of Mexico was crowned as Miss Universe 1991...	Dis Sigurgeirsdóttir	40th place
1992 Miss Universe 1992 Miss Universe 1992, the 41st Miss Universe pageant, was held at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand on May 8, 1992. 78 international beauties competed for the Miss Universe crown....	Svava Haraldsdóttir	11th place
1993 Miss Universe 1993 Miss Universe 1993, the 42nd Miss Universe pageant, was held at Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico on May 21, 1993. Dayanara Torres of Puerto Rico was crowned as Miss Universe 1993...	Maria Run Haflidadóttir	14th place
1994 Miss Universe 1994 Miss Universe 1994, the 43rd Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Plenary Hall of the Philippine International Convention Center, in Manila, Philippines on May 20, 1994...	Svala Arnardóttir	23rd place
1995 Miss Universe 1995 Miss Universe 1995, the 44th Miss Universe pageant was held at Windhoek Country Club Resort, in Windhoek, Namibia on May 12, 1995. Chelsi Smith of USA was crowned as Miss Universe 1995 by Miss Universe 1994 Sushmita Sen of India...	Margret Skuladóttir Sigurz	27th place
1996 Miss Universe 1996 Miss Universe 1996, the 45th Miss Universe pageant was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in the Aladdin Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on May 17, 1996. Alicia Machado of Venezuela was crowned as Miss Universe 1996 by Miss Universe 1995 Chelsi Smith of USA. 79 contestants...	Hrafnhildur Hafsteinsdóttir	35th place
1997 Miss Universe 1997 Miss Universe 1997 pageant was held in Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, culminating in the final competition on May 16, 1997. This was the second consecutive year that the pageant had been held in the United States. Miss USA, Brook Lee of Hawaii was crowned Miss...	Solveig Gudmundsdóttir	19th place
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2003 Miss Universe 2003 Miss Universe 2003, the 52nd Miss Universe pageant, was held at Figali Convention Center, Panama City, Panama on June 3, 2003. 71 delegates from around the universe competed for the crown...	Manuela Harðardóttir Manuela Ósk Harðardóttir Manuela Ósk Harðardóttir is an Icelandic beauty queen. She was crowned Miss Reykjavik and Miss Iceland in 2002. She represented her country in Miss Scandinavia and was 1st runner-up. She also went to compete in Miss Universe 2003 in Panama City... (Withdrew)	—	—
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2005
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....	Sif Aradóttir Sif Aradóttir Sif Aradóttir was Ungfrú Ísland or Miss Iceland in 2006. She is from Keflavík.At the time of her crowning as Iceland's national beauty queen, which was televised live on Icelandic Television, Sif was a student training to be an air traffic controller.Organizers of the national contest decided to...
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2008
2009 Miss Universe 2009 Miss Universe 2009, the 58th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009. It was the first time back to back victories in Miss Universe history: Stefanía Fernández of Venezuela, was crowned Miss Universe 2009 by outgoing titleholder Dayana...	Ingibjörg Egilsdóttir Ingibjörg Egilsdóttir Ingibjörg Ragnheiður Egilsdóttir . Ingibjörg Ragnheiður Egilsdóttir grew up in Seyðisfjörður in Austurland the east part of Iceland. Ingibjörg Ragnheiður Egilsdóttir is a model and a beauty pageant title holder as she is the Miss Iceland Universe 2009...	Top 15
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Best results

Pageant	Year	Placement
Miss Universe Miss Universe Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....	1962 Miss Universe 1962 Miss Universe 1962, the 11th Miss Universe pageant, was won by 24-year-old Norma Nolan of Argentina. It took place on 14 July 1962 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.-Placements:-Special awards:...	1st runner-up
Miss World Miss World The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...	1985 Miss World 1985 Miss World 1985, the 35th Miss World pageant, was held on 14 November 1985 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom. 78 contestants from all over the world competed for the coveted title... , 1988 Miss World 1988 The 38th Miss World Pageant was held on November 17, 1988 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Linda Pétursdóttir from Iceland. Runner up was Yeon-hee Choi representing Korea and third was Kirsty Roper from the United Kingdom... , 2005 Miss World 2005 Miss World 2005, the 55th Miss World pageant was held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, People's Republic of China on December 10, 2005. Nine former Miss World titleholders and chairwoman of Miss World Organization Julia Morley judged the pageant. Miss World 2004 María Julia Mantilla of Peru...	Winner
Miss International Miss International Miss International is an annual international beauty pageant held since 1960.The current Miss International is Fernanda Cornejo, from Ecuador...	1963 Miss International 1963 The 4th Miss International pageant was held on 16 August 1963 at Long Beach, California.- Results :-Delegates:*' - Susana Cukar Cuhan*' - Tricia Reschke*' - Xenia Doppler*' - Monique Bourgeois*' - Maria Lozada...	Winner
Miss Europe Miss Europe Miss Europe is a popular regional beauty pageant among female contestants from the nations of the European continent established in 1928 and re-established at the end of World War II by Roger Zeiler of the French Committee of Elegance and Claude Berr...	1978, 1988	3rd runner-up

Pageant Notes

• Unnur Steinsson
  Unnur Steinsson
  Unnur Steinsson was Miss Iceland 1983 who competed in Miss Universe 1983 and came in the Top 5 position at the Miss World finals. She is the mother of Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir who won the Miss Iceland pageant in 2005 and became Miss World 2005....
  
   was Miss Iceland 1983 and finished in the top five positions at the Miss World finals the same year. She is the mother of Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir
  Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir
  Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir is a former winner of the Miss Iceland pageant. She was crowned Miss World 2005 on December 10, 2005, in the Beauty Crown Theatre located in the Chinese beach city of Sanya, by the reigning beauty queen, 2004's Miss Peru Maju Mantilla.Mexico and Puerto Rico were the...
  
  who won the Miss Iceland pageant in 2005 and became Miss World 2005. Steinsson was three months pregnant when she competed in the 1983 contest, which was strictly forbidden and could have led to disqualification. Her daughter, Unnur, as mentioned, won the pageant 22 years later.