Sif Aradóttir was Ungfrú Ísland or Miss Iceland

Miss Iceland

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

 in 2006. She is from Keflavík

Keflavík

Keflavík is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. In 2009 its population was of 8,169.In 1995 it merged with Njarðvík and Hafnir to form a municipality called Reykjanesbær with a population of 13,971 .- History :...

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At the time of her crowning as Iceland's national beauty queen

Beauty Queen

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, which was televised live on Icelandic Television

Skjár einn

Skjár Einn is an Icelandic television channel owned by Skipti. Skjár Einn broadcasts both Icelandic and foreign television shows. Since its foundation in 1999 it has aired crime, drama, reality and comedy television series...

, Sif was a student training to be an air traffic controller

Air traffic controller

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Organizers of the national contest decided to send Sif to compete in Miss Universe 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....

 (to be held in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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 on July 23) after a three-year unexplained absence.

This also marks the first time in three years that the winner was not sent to 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....

's rival pageant 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...

, which was won by Iceland's own 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...

in 2005. Sif's runner-up, Ásdís Svava, will be Iceland's representative at Miss World 2006.