The Frøken Norge 2008 beauty pageant was held in

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, 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,

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from

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, a former Norway's Next Top Model runner-up, represented Norway in

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in South Africa.

Final results

Judges

*Kristin Spitznogle (

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) *Camilla Feranley (choreographer) * Per Heimly (photographer) *Daniel Hamnes (TV host and son of the National Director Geir Hamnes) *Stig Kjos (the Norwegian

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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

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, but since she already had crowned her successor,

, the

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declared that they would not accept her as a contestant. Therefore, a special pageant was held, called Norske Miss Universe 2008 ''(Norwegian Miss Universe 2008)'', where all of the finalists (except for the winner Lene Egeli) of Frøken Norge 2008, in addition to Christine Ruste Hinna from

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who was the closest to reach the Top 10 of Frøken Norge 2008, competed. Mariann Birkedal, 1st Runner-up of Frøken Norge 2008, won the contest and went on to compete in Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam.

References

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