Pia Lamberg (; born 5 October 1990) is a Finnish actress, fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder.
She was crowned
Miss Finland 2011 and later she represented
Finland at
Miss Universe 2011 pageant on September 12, 2011 in
Brazil.
Life and career
Pia Pakarinen was born on 5 October 1990 in Juuka, Finland. She changed her surname to her mother's maiden name Lamberg when she moved to the United States in the early 2010s.
She competed as one of the 10 finalists in Finland's national beauty pageant,
Miss Finland 2011 broadcast live by
MTV3 on 5 March 2011.
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 12 September 2011.
Pakarinen resigned from the duties of
Miss Finland on national TV broadcast on 16 September 2011. This was due to differences of opinions with Finnartist Oy and especially Eino Makunen. She felt she was left all alone and wasn't supported in a professional manner.
After her decision Eino Makunen announced that the new
Miss Finland 2011 was
Sara Sieppi
Sara Josefina Sieppi (born 3 June 1991) is a Finnish television host, social media personality and Miss Finland of 2011.
Sara Sieppi, originally from Tornio, Lapland, was the first runner-up in Miss Finland pageant in 2011, but became Miss Finla ...
.
Lamberg subsequently moved to
Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting and modeling. In 2015, she signed a modeling contract with NTA Model Management in Los Angeles. Lamberg has modeled for numerous brands such as
Corona,
Nike,
Adidas
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,
John Frieda
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Early life
Frieda was born ...
,
Ole Henriksen, Mineral Air and Paula's Choice. She has been featured in commercials for
Mercedes-Benz,
Booking
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* The intake or admission process into a prison or psychiatric facility.
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,
Quiznos and
Dave & Buster's.
In 2013, Lamberg was cast as lifeguard Heather in
The CW's action-drama television series ''
SAF3''. The series followed the daily challenges of the multi-agency task force known as SAF3, which includes lifeguards, firefighters and Coast Guard officers.
She was a Trophy Model at the
54th Annual Grammy Awards
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(2012) and the
61st Annual Grammy Awards (2019), which aired on
CBS.
She had small roles in television shows such as ''
Kingdom'' (2014) and ''
Tosh.0'' (2018), and appeared as a model at ''
The Queen Latifah Show'' (2014).
Filmography
Further reading
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References
External links
*
Official Miss Suomi website*
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1990 births
Living people
Miss Finland winners
Miss Universe 2011 contestants
People from Joensuu
Finnish beauty pageant winners
Finnish expatriates in the United States