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Mariann Birkedal
Mariann Birkedal in Stavanger) is a Norwegian beauty queen who has represented Norway in Miss Universe 2008 and Miss World 2010. Miss Universe 2008 After participating in Frøken Norge 2008 and placing first runner-up, she was selected in a separate competition to be her country's representative to the 2008 Miss Universe pageant held in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008. Miss World 2010 Birkedal competed and won the 2010 Frøken Norge pageant celebrated in Noresund on June 26, gaining the right to represent Norway in Miss World 2010. As the official representative of her country to the 2010 Miss World pageant, held in Sanya, China, she won the Miss World Top Model fast-track event on October 23, and automatically became one of the Top 25 semifinalists, the first Norwegian woman to place in Miss World since 2003. Birkedal also placed third in both Miss World Beach Beauty Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frøken Norge 2008
The Frøken Norge 2008 beauty pageant was held in Lillestrøm, Norway on 20 April 2008. 10 finalists out of 2110 applicants were chosen after weeks of public voting to compete the final night, trying to win the coveted crown. All of the 10 finalists represented their hometown in the contest. The eventual winner, Lene Egeli from Stavanger, a former Norway's Next Top Model runner-up, represented Norway in Miss World 2008 in South Africa. Final results Judges *Kristin Spitznogle (psychologist/sexologist) *Camilla Feranley (choreographer) *Per Heimly (photographer) *Daniel Hamnes (TV host and son of the National Director Geir Hamnes) *Stig Kjos (the Norwegian Bachelor 2008) *Christian August Stang (stylist) *Alf Gunnar Sørby Nilsen (musician/TV presenter) *Sigrid Bonde Tusvik (comedian) Notes *Originally, Lisa-Mari Moen Jünge was chosen to represent Norway in Miss Universe 2008, but since she already had crowned her successor, Lene Egeli, the Miss Universe Organization declare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World
Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth, it is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. The current Miss World is Karolina Bielawska of Poland, who was crowned by Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica on March 16, 2022, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. History 20th century In 1951, Eric Morley organised a bikini contest as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations that he called the Festival Bikini Contest. The event was popular with the press, which dubbed it "Miss World". The swimsuit competition was intended as a promotion for the bikini, which had only recently been introduced to the market and was still widely regarded as immodest. When the 1951 Miss World pageant winner, Kerstin "Kiki" Hakansson from Sweden, was crowned in a bikini, it adde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 2010 Delegates
Miss (pronounced ) is an English language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as "Doctor" or " Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, it is a contraction of ''mistress''. Its counterparts are Mrs., used for a married women who has taken her husband's name, and Ms., which can be used for married or unmarried women. The plural ''Misses'' may be used, such as in ''The Misses Doe''. The traditional French "Mademoiselle" (abbreviation "Mlle") may also be used as the plural in English language conversation or correspondence. In Australian, British, and Irish schools the term 'miss' is often used by pupils in addressing any female teacher. Use alone as a form of address ''Miss'' is an honorific for addressing a woman who is not married, and is known by her maiden name. It is a shortened form of ''mistress'', and departed from ''misses/missus'' which became used to signify ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Norwegian Beauty Pageant Winners
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the two official written forms: ** Bokmål, literally "book language", used by 85–90% of the population of Norway ** Nynorsk, literally "New Norwegian", used by 10–15% of the population of Norway *The Norwegian Sea Norwegian or may also refer to: Norwegian * Norwegian Air Shuttle, an airline, trading as Norwegian **Norwegian Long Haul, a defunct subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, flying long-haul flights *Norwegian Air Lines, a former airline, merged with Scandinavian Airlines in 1951 *Norwegian coupling, used for narrow-gauge railways *Norwegian Cruise Line, a cruise line *Norwegian Elkhound, a canine breed. *Norwegian Forest cat, a domestic feline breed *Norwegian Red, a breed of dairy cattle *Norwegian Township, Schuylkill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eli Landa
Eli Landa (born 21 March 1984 in Sandnes, Norway, currently living in Stavanger) is a Norwegian model, bank employee, teacher and beauty pageant titleholder. She studied at the University of Stavanger who was crowned Frøken Norge Universe 2009 (Miss Norway Universe 2009) on 28 March 2009. The winner of the Frøken Norge World title was Sara Skjoldnes from Skien. Landa travelled to the Bahamas to represent Norway in Miss Universe 2009, where Miss Universe 2008, Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela, crowned her successor, Stefanía Fernández, also from Venezuela, on 23 August 2009. Landa was not among the Top 15 semi-finalists. Previously, she has competed in a Norwegian model contest called Årets Ansikt (Face of the Year) in 2003 where she was a finalist, and New Silk Road Model Look 2003 in Hangzhou Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirby Ann Basken
Kirby-Ann Katarina Basken is a Norwegian model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was born in Lørenskog, Norway to a Norwegian father and a Filipino mother. On April 9, 2007, she won the title of '' Miss Norway Universe 2007'' and represented Norway in the Miss Universe 2007 pageant held in Mexico City in May 2007. Competition Being of Filipino-Norwegian descent, she represented the Filipino community in Scandinavia in the Mutya ng Pilipinas 2006 pageant. She gained the title '' Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia-Pacific International'' together with three special awards: Best in Long Gown, Calayan Best Skin and Miss Philippine International Hairdressers Association (PIHA). She then represented the Philippines in the Miss Intercontinental pageant held in Nassau, Bahamas in October 2006, where she emerged among the top 12 semifinalists. Kirby Ann Basken is the first Filipino-Norwegian to win the title of Frøken Norge. She is also the first Filipino-Norwegian to hold two national bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Norway
Miss Norway (formerly known as "Frøken Norge") is a national beauty pageant in Norway The pageant was founded in 1950, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe. History Miss Norway was held for first time in 1950 by Dagbladet Magazine. There were no official Frøken Norge or Miss Norway titleholders from 1975 to 1982 during which Norwegian model agencies sent girls to international pageants. Since 1983 the pageant was run by Frøken Norge Corporation. In 2000 - 2010, the pageant was sponsored by TV2 Network. Traditionally, the winner will get a chance to compete at Miss World pageant. Meanwhile, the runners-up will compete at Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Europe. Sometimes the winner will be able to compete at the other pageants. In May 2012, a new concept called "Miss Universe Norway" was established by the company "Motivaction AS" after the application for the license for Miss Universe in Norway was approved. The same year, the "Miss World Norway" competi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perla Beltrán
Perla Judith Beltrán Acosta (born September 30, 1986) is a Mexican beauty queen from the state of Sinaloa, and the first runner-up in Miss World 2009. Early life An industrial engineering alumni, Beltrán was born in Culiacán, Sinaloa and raised in Guamúchil from the age of 10. Despite her admiration for beauty queens as a child, Beltrán never expected to take part in the pageant world. However, her mother convinced her to compete in a local contest for the first time in 2001, and she took home the title. Nuestra Belleza Mexico Prior to competing in Nuestra Belleza México, Beltrán participated in Miss Earth Mexico in 2007 and placed first runner-up as ''Miss Air''. A year later, 21-year-old Beltrán represented her native Sinaloa in her country's national pageant, Nuestra Belleza México 2008, held in Monterrey, Nuevo León on September 20. She was named Nuestra Belleza Mundo México among thirty-two other contestants, gaining the right to compete in the 59th Miss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily compact newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and owned by Nine. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and "the most widely-read masthead in the country." The newspaper is published in compact print form from Monday to Saturday as ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, '' The Sun-Herald'' and digitally as an online site and app, seven days a week. It is considered a newspaper of record for Australia. The print edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is available for purchase from many retail outlets throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, most parts of regional New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. Overview ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' publishes a variety of supplements, including the magazines ''Good Weekend'' (included in the Saturday edition of ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
