María Guðmundsdóttir (born 12 February 1942) is an Icelandic filmmaker, photographer and model. She is a former
supermodel
A supermodel is a highly paid fashion model who has a worldwide reputation and background in ''haute couture'' and commercial modeling. The term became popular in the 1990s.
Supermodels usually work for prominent fashion designers and clothin ...
and
Miss Iceland
The Miss Iceland or Miss Universe Iceland () is a national beauty pageant in Iceland. Beginning in 2023, the winner represents Iceland at Miss Universe pageant.
History
The competition has been carried out since 1950; in the first year, it wa ...
in 1961.
Biography
María was born in
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the worl ...
and grew up in
Djúpavík
Djúpavík () is a small village in the North-West of Iceland. It is located at the head of Reykjarfjörður on the Strandir coast in the Westfjords region (Vestfirðir), in the municipality of Árneshreppur.
It is approximately 70 km away ...
until the age of 11. She was crowned
Miss Iceland
The Miss Iceland or Miss Universe Iceland () is a national beauty pageant in Iceland. Beginning in 2023, the winner represents Iceland at Miss Universe pageant.
History
The competition has been carried out since 1950; in the first year, it wa ...
in 1961. By 1967, she was modeling for
Eileen Ford
Eileen Cecile Ford (née Otte; March 25, 1922 – July 9, 2014) was an American modeling agency executive. Along with her husband Gerard W. Ford, Gerard "Jerry" Ford, she co-founded Ford Models in 1946, which emerged as one of the earliest and m ...
in New York.
In 2015 she produced and directed the documentary ''Ferðin heim - smásögur úr Árneshreppi á Ströndum'', about the people of
Árneshreppur
Árneshreppur () is an Icelandic municipality, located in the Westfjords peninsula of northwestern Iceland.[" ...](_blank)
, the municipality where she grew up.
References
External links
Ferðin heim - smásögur úr Árneshreppi á StröndumIcelandic Films summary page
1942 births
Living people
Maria Gudmundsdottir
Maria Gudmundsdottir
Maria Gudmundsdottir
Maria Gudmundsdottir
Maria Gudmundsdottir
Maria Gudmundsdottir
Maria Gudmundsdottir
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