Pia Pakarinen
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Pia Pakarinen is a Finnish beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Suomi 2011
, the official representative of Finland
to the 2011 Miss Universe
pageant.
, Pakarinen spent her youth with her parents who live in a big, old school with one dog, cats and chickens. A self-described shy person, Pakarinen says she has become a more confident woman during her participation in Miss Suomi
.
In 2009, Pakarinen moved to Joensuu
and enjoys cooking, exercising in the gym and outdoor activities. She's been dating professional footballer Niko Väyrynen for the past three years.
's national beauty pageant, Miss Suomi
, broadcast live by MTV3
on March 5, 2011, where she became the eventual winner of the title, gaining the right to represent Finland
in the 2011 Miss Universe
pageant, to be broadcast live from São Paulo
, Brazil
on September 12, 2011. Pakarinen resigned from the duties of Miss Suomi
on national TV broadcast on September 16th 2011. This was due to differences of opinions with Finnartist Oy and especially Eino Makunen. Pakarinen felt she was left all alone and wasn't supported in a professional manner. After her decision Eino Makunen announced that the new Miss Suomi
2011 is Sara Sieppi.
Miss Finland
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, the official representative of Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
to the 2011 Miss Universe
Miss Universe 2011
Miss Universe 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011. Ximena Navarrete of Mexico crowned her successor, Leila Lopes of Angola, at the end of this event...
pageant.
Early life
Born in JuukaJuuka
Juuka is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
, Pakarinen spent her youth with her parents who live in a big, old school with one dog, cats and chickens. A self-described shy person, Pakarinen says she has become a more confident woman during her participation in Miss Suomi
Miss Finland
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.
In 2009, Pakarinen moved to Joensuu
Joensuu
Joensuu is a city and municipality in North Karelia in eastern Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of North Karelia region. It was founded in 1848...
and enjoys cooking, exercising in the gym and outdoor activities. She's been dating professional footballer Niko Väyrynen for the past three years.
Miss Suomi
Pakarinen, who stands tall, competed as one of 10 finalists in her countryFinland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
's national beauty pageant, Miss Suomi
Miss Finland
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, broadcast live 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...
on March 5, 2011, where she became the eventual winner of the title, gaining the right to represent Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
in the 2011 Miss Universe
Miss Universe 2011
Miss Universe 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011. Ximena Navarrete of Mexico crowned her successor, Leila Lopes of Angola, at the end of this event...
pageant, to be broadcast live from São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
on September 12, 2011. Pakarinen resigned from the duties of Miss Suomi
Miss Finland
-External links:*...
on national TV broadcast on September 16th 2011. This was due to differences of opinions with Finnartist Oy and especially Eino Makunen. Pakarinen felt she was left all alone and wasn't supported in a professional manner. After her decision Eino Makunen announced that the new Miss Suomi
Miss Finland
-External links:*...
2011 is Sara Sieppi.