Miss World Sweden
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- Not to be confused with Miss SwedenMiss SwedenMiss 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...
Miss World Sweden Inc. is a private-owned competition, tasked with verifying a Swedish
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....
delegate, to the global contest, 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...
. The contest was sponsored from 1949–1999 partly by the magazine VeckoRevyn
VeckoRevyn
VeckoRevyn a Swedish weekly tabloid newspaper for women edited by Ebba von Sydow alongside Louise Bratt.The magazine was created in 1935 by Albert Bonnier, released by Bonniers Media Group, nowadays operating in 21 countries worldwide....
and the title was handed out to the first runner-up in the 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...
pageant, but lost the franchise in 2003. The pageant is under sponsorship by Studio Fashion Inc and the marketing is made by the women's magazine Hänt Extra
Hänt Extra
Hänt Extra is a Swedish celebrity magazine published by Aller Media. It was the second best selling magazine in the country in 2004....
.
Sweden has the longest unbroken participation at the Miss World pageant, having appeared every year since the first edition in 1951. Many of the contestants have gone on to notable careers in television and film.
Controversry
In the 1970 Miss WorldMiss 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...
pageant, held in London
London
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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, controversy followed after the result was announced. Black contestant Jennifer Hosten (1928-) of Grenada
Grenada
Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
won, and black contestant Pearl Jansen of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
placed second, after which the BBC
BBC
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and newspapers received numerous protests about the result, and accusations of racism were made by all sides. Four of the nine judges had given first-place votes to Miss Sweden Marjorie Christel Johansson, while Miss Grenada received only two firsts, yet Johansson finished fourth. Since the Prime Minister of Grenada, Sir Eric Gairy
Eric Gairy
Sir Eric Matthew Gairy was the first Prime Minister of Grenada, serving from Grenada`s independence in 1974 until his overthrow in a coup by Maurice Bishop in 1979...
, was on the judging panel, inevitably there were many accusations that the contest had been rigged. Some of the audience gathered in the street outside Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
after the contest and chanted "Swe-den, Swe-den". Four days later, organising director Julia Morley (1941-) resigned because of the intense pressure from the newspapers. Years later, Johansson was reported as saying that she had been cheated out of the title. (In 1979 Gairy was overthrown after years of corruption, favoritism, and human rights abuses.)
Rita Rudolfsson Berntsson, at the 1972 Miss World pageant, created a mild sensation at the luncheon, where she wore a gown which had the flag of Sweden attached to her derriere. The crew were likely much more impressed with top front panel of her gown which barely covered the sides of her breasts. She was told to change the outfit.
Jennifer Palm Lundberg
Jennifer Palm Lundberg
Jennifer Palm Lundberg is Miss World Sweden 2008 and represented Sweden in Miss World 2008, in Johannesburg, South Africa.- Biography :...
placed third runner-up in the national pageant, but won the title when each of the original top three placers declined the crown. This happened after arguments over the contract for the winner. It was revealed that the original winner was fired when her lawyer suggested her not to sign the contract written by the agency. The first and second runner-ups each declined the crown for various reasons.
Miss World Sweden
The Miss World Sweden Organization was created in 2003 in response to Sweden's recent lack of interest at the Miss World pageant. It is a branch from the late Miss Sweden pageant.
| Year | Winner | Origin | Placement |
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| 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,... |
Ida Söfringsgärd | Växjö Växjö Växjö is a city and the seat of Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 64 200 inhabitants in 2010. It is the administrative, cultural and industrial centre of Kronoberg County. Furthermore it is the episcopal see of the Diocese of Växjö. It has a population of about 64 200, out of a... |
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| 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... |
Eva Helena Hjertonsson | Kalmar Kalmar Kalmar is a city in Småland in the south-east of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 62,767 inhabitants in 2010 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of 233,776 inhabitants .From the thirteenth to the... |
20th place |
| 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... |
Liza Berggren Liza Berggren Liza Berggren is a Swedish fashion model and former Miss World Sweden.-Career:In 2005, she was the Swedish delegate at 2005 Miss World pageant, held in Sanya, China after winning Miss World Sweden. Afterward, Berggren decided to become a fashion model. Berggren started her modeling career with... |
Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area... |
21st place |
| 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... |
Cathrin Skoog Cathrin Skoog Cathrin Skoog is a Swedish model and call-centre agent. She has studied International Economy. She was the Swedish delegate in the 2006 Miss World pageant, held in Warsaw.- References :... |
Östersund Östersund Östersund is an urban area in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön, and is the only city in Jämtland. Östersund is the... |
18th place |
| 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... |
Annie Oliv Annie Oliv Annie Oliv, born on October 12, 1987, in Jönköping, Sweden, is a Swedish beauty pageant contestant who represented her country and ranked as a top-five finalist in Miss World 2007 held in Sanya, People's Republic of China.-Career:... |
Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area... |
Top 5 |
| 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... |
Jennifer Palm Lundberg Jennifer Palm Lundberg Jennifer Palm Lundberg is Miss World Sweden 2008 and represented Sweden in Miss World 2008, in Johannesburg, South Africa.- Biography :... |
Sigtuna Sigtuna Sigtuna is a locality situated in Sigtuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 18 inhabitants in 2005. It is the namesake of the municipality even though the seat is in Märsta.... |
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| 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... |
Erica Harrison | Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... |
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| 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... |
Daniela Karlsson Dani Karlsson Dani Karlsson is a Swedish beauty pageant titleholder and model who won Miss World Sweden 2010 and represented Sweden at Miss World 2010 on October 30 in China. Karlsson was called in the same day as the pageant finale as one of the other contestant decided to back out of the pageant... |
Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... |
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| 2011 Miss World 2011 Miss World 2011, the 61st edition of the Miss World pageant took place at the Earls Court Two on November 6, 2011 in London. As part of the events, the contestants also traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland between October 23 and October 27.. Alexandria Mills of the United States crowned her successor... |
Nicoline Artursson Nicoline Artursson Nicoline Artursson born in 1993 is a Swedish fashion model and current Miss World Sweden titleholder. Artursson will represent Sweden in Miss World 2011 on November 6 in London. Nicoline Artursson was born in the village of Villshärad outside Halmstad... |
Halmstad Halmstad Halmstad is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of Nissan in the province of Halland on the Swedish west coast. Halmstad is the seat of Halmstad Municipality and the capital of Halland County... |
Top 15 |
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Selected delegates
| Year | Name | Result |
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| 1951 | Kicki Håkansson Kicki Håkansson Kerstin "Kiki" Håkansson is the winner of the first Miss World beauty pageant in 1951. She represented Sweden, and was the only winner to don a bikini for the crowning ritual.-References:*... |
Miss World 1951 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... |
| 1952 | May Louise Flodin May Louise Flodin May-Louise Flodin won the Miss World Contest in 1952, representing Sweden. She was the second Swede to win the pageant.- References :... |
Miss World 1952 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... |
| 1953 | Ingrid Johansson | |
| 1954 | Margareta Westling | |
| 1955 | Anita Åstrand | 4th Runner-Up |
| 1956 | Eva Bränn Eva Brann Eva Brann is a former dean and the longest-serving tutor at St. John's College, Annapolis, and a 2005 recipient of the National Humanities Medal.... |
4th Runner-Up |
| 1957 | Ellenor Edin | |
| 1958 | Harriett Margareta Wågström | 3rd Runner-Up |
| 1959 | Carola Håkansson | |
| 1960 | Barbara Olsson | |
| 1961 | Ingrid Margareta Lundquist | |
| 1962 | Margareta Palin | |
| 1963 | Greta Qviberg | 4th Runner-Up |
| 1964 | Agneta Malmberg | |
| 1965 | Britt Marie Lindberg | Semi-finalist |
| 1966 | Ulla Andersson Ulla Andersson Ulla Agneta Jones née Andersson, known professionally as Ulla Andersson and as Ulla Jones is a former high fashion model, actress, singer and songwriter who appeared on numerous magazine covers during the 1960s, before she retired from the Ford Modelling Agency, and has been married to Quincy Jones... |
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| 1967 | Eva Englander | Semi-finalist |
| 1968 | Gunilla Friden | Semi-finalist |
| 1969 | Ingrid Marie Ahlin | |
| 1970 | Marjorie Christal Johansson | 3rd Runner-Up |
| 1971 | Simonetta Kohl | Semi-finalist |
| 1972 | Rita Rudolfsson Berntsson | |
| 1973 | Mercy Nilsson | |
| 1974 | Jill Lindquist | 4th Runner-Up |
| 1975 | Agneta Catharina Magnusson | |
| 1976 | Anne Christine Gernandt | |
| 1977 | Mary Ann Catrin Stävin Mary Stavin Mary Ann-Catrin Stävin is a Swedish actress, model, and a former Miss World. She was born in Örebro, Sweden. She returned to judge the Miss World contest in 1980 and 2010.-Acting career:... |
Miss World 1977 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... |
| 1978 | Ossie Margareta Carlsson | 1st Runner-Up |
| 1979 | Ingrid Marie Säveby | |
| 1980 | Kerstin Monica Jernemark | Semi-finalist |
| 1981 | Carita Gustafsson | |
| 1982 | Annelie Margareta Sjöberg | |
| 1983 | Eva Lisa Törnquist | |
| 1984 | Birgitta Madeleine Gunnarsson | |
| 1985 | Anne Bolette Jill Christophersson | Semi-finalist |
| 1986 | Elisabeth Marita Ulvan | |
| 1987 | Karin Charlotta Trydell | |
| 1988 | Cecilia Margareta Hörberg | Semi-finalist Miss Hawaiian Tropic 1984 Hawaiian Tropic Hawaiian Tropic is a brand of suntan lotion sold around the world, but more widely available in the United States.The Company was founded by Ron Rice in 1969. It was the largest private manufacturer of sun care products in the United States until being acquired in May 2007 by Playtex Products, Inc... |
| 1989 | Lena Berglind | |
| 1990 | Daniela Maria Jessica Almen | |
| 1991 | Catrin Olsson | |
| 1992 | Ulrika Johansson | |
| 1993 | Victoria Silvstedt Victoria Silvstedt Karen Victoria Silvstedt is a Swedish celebrity model, actress, singer, and television personality.-Background:Born in Skelleftehamn, Silvstedt was raised in a family of five in Bollnäs, having one older sister and one younger brother... |
Semi-finalist |
| 1994 | Sofia Andersson | |
| 1995 | Jeanette Hassel | |
| 1996 | Åsa Johansson | |
| 1997 | Sofia Joelsson | |
| 1998 | Jessica Almenäs Jessica Almenäs Jessica Magdalena Therése Almenäs, born 16 November 1975, in Jokkmokk, Sweden, is a Swedish TV personality, former model, and basketball player.Almenäs has studied science in media and is a TV personality on the Swedish channel TV4... |
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| 1999 | Jenny Louise Torsvik | |
| 2000 | Ida Sofia Manneh | |
| 2001 | Camilla Bäck | |
| 2002 | Sofia Hedmark | |
| 2003 | Isabelle Jonsson | (Disqualified) |