Miss Scandinavia
Encyclopedia
Miss Scandinavia was a beauty pageant for Nordic
females. The contest was merged with the Miss Baltic Sea
pageant for the years 2007 and 2008 and after that the merged pageant was also discontinued.
It was sponsored by MTV3
.
Nordic countries
The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland...
females. The contest was merged with the Miss Baltic Sea
Miss Baltic Sea
Miss Baltic Sea was a beauty pageant for countries that border the Baltic Sea: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden. It merged with Miss Scandinavia for the years 2007 and 2008 and then that merged pageant was discontinued.-Winners:...
pageant for the years 2007 and 2008 and after that the merged pageant was also discontinued.
It was sponsored by MTV3
MTV3
MTV3 is a Finnish commercial television station owned by Bonnier. It had the biggest audience share of all Finnish TV channels until Finnish Broadcasting Company’s YLE1 took the lead. The letters MTV stand for Mainos-TV , due to the channel getting its revenue from running commercials...
.
Titleholders
| Year | Miss Scandinavia Titleholder | Country | Comments |
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| 2008 | Fanney Lára Guðmundsdóttir | Miss Scandinavia & Miss Baltic Sea | |
| 2007 | Dorota Gawron | Miss Scandinavia & Miss Baltic Sea | |
| 2006 | NOT HELD | ||
| 2005 | Gitte Hanspal Gitte Hanspal Gitte Hanspal is a Danish/Indian model who won the Miss Scandinavia 2005 contest.-Early life:She was born in Roskilde to a Danish mother and an Indian father in 1982. She has one brother and one sister. Gitte Hanspal is married to a Denmark based Indian and has a son.She completed her Masters... |
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| 2004 | Piritta Hannula | ||
| 2003 | Marna Haugen | ||
| 2002 | Íris Björk Árnadóttir | Semi-finalist Miss Europe 01 | |
| 2001 | Jenni Maria Dahlman Jenni Dahlman Jenni Dahlman-Räikkönen is a former Finnish model and Miss Scandinavia 2001. She is the daughter of Hannu and Alice, and her older brother is Kalle. She started modeling at the age of fourteen, and she was chosen the first runner-up to Miss Finland 2000. One year later, she became Miss Scandinavia... |
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| 2000 | Saija Palin | 2nd Runner-Up Miss International 99 | |
| 1999 | Jonna Kauppila | ||
| 1998 | Dagmar Íris Gylfadóttir | ||
| 1997 | Lola Iyabode Odusoga | 2nd Runner-Up Miss Universe 96 | |
| 1996 | Sandra Hjort | ||
| 1995 | Birna Bragadóttir | ||
| 1994 | Beatrice Magnusson | ||
| 1993 | Thorunn Larusdóttir | Semi-finalist Miss International 92 | |
| 1992 | Nina Autio | ||
| 1991 | Nina Björkfeldt | 3rd Runner-Up Miss World 90 | |
| 1990 | Louise Drevenstam Louise Drevenstam Louise Camuto, is a former Miss Sweden, from Örebro, in Närke, Sweden. She finished second in the Miss Universe 1989 contest, losing to Dutchwoman Angela Visser... |
1st Runner-Up Miss Universe 89 | |
| 1989 | Helle Hansen | ||
| 1988 | Maria Valtonen | ||
| 1987 | Hege Rasmussen | ||
| 1986 | Sif Sigfúsdóttir | ||
| 1982-85 | NOT HELD | ||
| 1981 | Eva Lena Lundgren Eva Lena Lundgren Eva-Lena Lundgren is a former model from Piteå, Sweden, and the former Miss Sweden 1981.Later in 1981 year she finished in third place at 1981 Miss Universe pageant and fourth place at Miss Europe... |
3rd Runner-Up Miss Europe 81, 2nd Runner-Up Miss Universe 81 | |
| 1980 | Mona Olsen | Semi-finalist Miss Universe 81 | |
| 1979 | Käte Nyberg | 3rd Runner-Up Miss International 79 | |
| 1978 | Susanne Olsson | ||
| 1977 | Birgitta Lindwall | ||
| 1976 | Bente Lihaug | Semi-finalist Miss Universe 76 | |
| 1975 | NOT HELD | ||
| 1974 | Lena Olin Lena Olin Lena Maria Jonna Olin is a Swedish actress.-Early life:Olin was born the youngest of three children, in Stockholm, Sweden. She is the daughter of actress Britta Holmberg and the director Stig Olin... |
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| 1973 | Monica Sundin | ||
| 1972 | Tuula Anneli Björkling | 5th Runner-Up Miss World 72, Winner Miss International 73 | |
| 1971 | Eila Kivistö | ||
| 1970 | Kristina Wayborn Kristina Wayborn Kristina Wayborn is a Swedish-born actress who worked mostly in the United Kingdom and in the United States.- Biography :... |
Semi-finalist Miss Universe 70 | |
| 1969 | Harriet Marita Eriksson | 3rd Runner-Up Miss Europe 69, 1st Runner-Up Miss Universe 69 | |
| 1968 | Tone Knaran | Semi-finalist Miss Universe 68, 4th Runner-Up Miss Europe 68 | |
| 1967 | Eva Englander | Semi-finalist Miss Universe 67 | |
| 1966 | Satu Charlotta Östring | 1st Runner-Up Miss Universe 66, 1st Runner-Up Miss International 69 | |
| 1965 | Elsa Brun | ||
| 1964 | Birgitta Elisabeth Alverljung | Semi-finalist Miss International 64 | |
| 1963 | Thelma Ingvarsdóttir | ||
| 1962 | Kaarina Marita Leskinen | 2nd Runner-Up Miss Europe 62, 1st Runner-Up Miss World 62 | |
External links
- Miss Scandinavia at Pageantopolis
- Frøken Danmark
- Frøken Norge
- Fröken Sverige
- Suomen Neito
- Ungfrú Ísland
See also
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