Lucia Bride of Sweden
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National Lucia Bride of Sweden (in Swedish: Sveriges Lucia) is a competition for Swedish
females. The contest is usually held in churches or in the Swedish open air museum Skansen
. The competition is arranged by the magazines Året Runt and Stockholm City since 1973, but one of the first competitions took place in the 1930s with other sponsors.
The competition takes place December 13 (Saint Lucy's Day) and the four contestants, two runner ups and the winner sing Christmas carols during Christmas Day.
The competition is based on personal interviews and voice capacity of singing gospels and carols. Every contestant represents a Swedish charity organization.
Yvonne Ryding
, titleholder of the 1983 contest, also took part in the Miss Sweden
pageant the following year and went to win Miss Universe
.
On December 13, 2008, the current titleholder, Emma Johansson
, will crown the new winner.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
females. The contest is usually held in churches or in the Swedish open air museum Skansen
Skansen
Skansen is the first open air museum and zoo in Sweden and is located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was founded in 1891 by Artur Hazelius to show the way of life in the different parts of Sweden before the industrial era....
. The competition is arranged by the magazines Året Runt and Stockholm City since 1973, but one of the first competitions took place in the 1930s with other sponsors.
The competition takes place December 13 (Saint Lucy's Day) and the four contestants, two runner ups and the winner sing Christmas carols during Christmas Day.
The competition is based on personal interviews and voice capacity of singing gospels and carols. Every contestant represents a Swedish charity organization.
Yvonne Ryding
Yvonne Ryding
Yvonne Agneta Ryding is a beauty queen from Sweden who was crowned Miss Universe 1984 on July 9, 1984...
, titleholder of the 1983 contest, also took part in the Miss Sweden
Miss Sweden
Miss Sweden , is the title of the Swedish beauty pageant, which ran from 1949-2003, by the female magazine VeckoRevyn and production company Strix in partnership with MTG. The competition qualified delegates to the global contests Miss Universe and first runner ups to Miss World...
pageant the following year and went to win 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....
.
On December 13, 2008, the current titleholder, Emma Johansson
Emma Johansson
Emma Johansson is a Swedish professional cyclist. She won the silver medal in the women's road race at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
, will crown the new winner.
Finalists 2008
| Draw | Name | Organization | English Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johanna Bergman | Bris | Protecting children's right in the society |
| 2 | Li Melander | Stadsmissionen Enter | Working alongside homeless people, education and elderly issues |
| 3 | Nicole Wångne | Hungerprojektet | Preventing hunger in the society |
| 4 | Katharina Bäcklin | Anorexi och Bulemi Kontakt | Working alongside people with eating disorders |
| 5 | Alexandra Rahm | A Non Smoking Generation | Lectures children about the danger in smoking |
| 6 | Emma Andersson | Stiftelsen MSD | Making disabled children's dreams come true |
| 7 | Emma Johansson | Save the Children Sweden Save the Children Save the Children is an internationally active non-governmental organization that enforces children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries... |
Working to defend children |
Past winners
| Year | Lucia Bride | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | May Gret Andersson | Princess Christina Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, is the sister of Carl XVI Gustaf, the current King of Sweden. She was born at Haga Palace outside Stockholm. She is the fourth child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and granddaughter of King Gustaf VI... |
| 1974 | Anne Olofsdotter | Nils Erik Baehrendtz |
| 1975 | Birgitta Lindvall | Liv Ullmann Liv Ullmann Liv Johanne Ullmann is a Norwegian actress and film director, as well as one of the "muses" of the Swedish director Ingmar Bergman... |
| 1976 | Liselotte Cargain | Saul Bellow Saul Bellow Saul Bellow was a Canadian-born Jewish American writer. For his literary contributions, Bellow was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize for Literature, and the National Medal of Arts... |
| 1977 | Maria Sandahl | Bertil Ohlin Bertil Ohlin Bertil Gotthard Ohlin was a Swedish economist and politician. He was a professor of economics at the Stockholm School of Economics from 1929 to 1965. He was also leader of the People's Party, a social-liberal party which at the time was the largest party in opposition to the governing Social... |
| 1978 | Elisabeth Bernhoff | Ola Ullsten Ola Ullsten Stig Kjell Olof Ullsten is a Swedish liberal politician, former Prime Minister of Sweden and former leader of the Swedish Liberal People's Party.-Background and early career:... |
| 1979 | Gunilla Nilsson | Britt Mogård |
| 1980 | Monica Rydell | Jan Erik Wikström |
| 1981 | Laura Wessberg | Kai Siegbahn Kai Siegbahn Kai Manne Börje Siegbahn was a Swedish physicist.He was born in Lund, Sweden, and his father Manne Siegbahn also won the Nobel Prize in Physics, in 1924. Siegbahn earned his doctorate at the University of Stockholm in 1944... |
| 1982 | Carina Vogestedt | Kai Siegbahn Kai Siegbahn Kai Manne Börje Siegbahn was a Swedish physicist.He was born in Lund, Sweden, and his father Manne Siegbahn also won the Nobel Prize in Physics, in 1924. Siegbahn earned his doctorate at the University of Stockholm in 1944... |
| 1983 | Yvonne Ryding Yvonne Ryding Yvonne Agneta Ryding is a beauty queen from Sweden who was crowned Miss Universe 1984 on July 9, 1984... |
William Golding William Golding Sir William Gerald Golding was a British novelist, poet, playwright and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate, best known for his novel Lord of the Flies... |
| 1984 | Cecilia Gullin | Ingemund Bengtsson Ingemund Bengtsson Sten Bertil Ingemund Bengtsson was a Social democratic politician, and Speaker of the Riksdag from 1979 to 1988.He was born 30 January 1919 in Veddige, Sweden, and was a Member of Parliament from 1951.... |
| 1985 | Cecilia Ericsson | Sten Andersson Sten Andersson * Not to be confused with Sten Christer Andersson , who was a long-time member of the centre-right Moderate Party and subsequently a member of the far-right Sweden Democrats .... |
| 1986 | Martina Jansson | Anders Wijkman Anders Wijkman Anders Ivar Sven Wijkman is a Swedish politician and Member of the European Parliament. As a member of the European Parliament, he focusses on issues related to climate change, environment, development cooperation and humanitarian affairs.He is a member of the Christian Democrats, part of the... |
| 1987 | Annelie Ericsson | Astrid Lindgren Astrid Lindgren Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren , 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish author and screenwriter who is the world's 25th most translated author and has sold roughly 145 million copies worldwide... |
| 1988 | Sophie Andersson | Cyndee Peters Cyndee peters Cyndee Peters is a well known gospel singer and author in Sweden. She was born in 1946 in Granite Falls, North Carolina.In addition to featuring in TV shows and concerts, she has also written two books:... |
| 1989 | Anna Kohlström | Alice Babs Alice Babs Alice Babs is a singer and actor from Kalmar in Sweden. While she has worked in a wide number of genres - e.g. Swedish folklore, Elizabethan songs and opera - she is best known internationally as a jazz singer... |
| 1990 | Anna Jansson Anna Jansson Anna Maria Angelika Jansson is a Swedish crime writer and nurse from Visby, Gotland. She started her career as a surgeon nurse, but soon went over to the lung clinic due to her frequent fainting from seeing blood.... |
Princess Christina Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, is the sister of Carl XVI Gustaf, the current King of Sweden. She was born at Haga Palace outside Stockholm. She is the fourth child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and granddaughter of King Gustaf VI... |
| 1991 | Monica Andreasson | Eva Nordenson |
| 1992 | Linda Olofsson Linda Olofsson Linda Olofsson is a Swedish TV-journalist.She is currently co-hosting the debate show "Argument" on SVT together with Helena Wink, and was earlier the hostess of "Mitt i naturen", succeeding Charlotte Permell. She was later succeeded by Martin Emtenäs.- References :... |
Derek Walcott Derek Walcott Derek Alton Walcott, OBE OCC is a Saint Lucian poet, playwright, writer and visual artist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992 and the T. S. Eliot Prize in 2011 for White Egrets. His works include the Homeric epic Omeros... |
| 1993 | Victoria Reichel | Ulf Adelsohn Ulf Adelsohn Ulf Adelsohn is a Swedish politician, leader of the Moderate Party from 1981 to 1986 and landshövding of Stockholm County in 1992-2001... |
| 1994 | Lisa Almgren | Hans Alfredson Hans Alfredson Hans Folke "Hasse" Alfredson is a Swedish actor, film director, writer and comedian. He was born in Malmö, Sweden. He is known for his collaboration with Tage Danielsson... |
| 1995 | Camilla Johansson Camilla Johansson Camilla Johansson is a former Swedish Olympic backstroke swimmer. She competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she finished 10th in the 4×100 m medley relay team and 31st in the 100 m backstroke. Her married name is Camilla Johansson-Sponseller... |
Börje Ahlstedt Börje Ahlstedt Nils Börje Ahlstedt is a Swedish actor who has worked extensively with the world famous director Ingmar Bergman in films like Fanny and Alexander , The Best Intentions , Sunday's Children and Saraband . Ahlstedt has also worked with the directors Bo Widerberg and Kay Pollak.Börje Ahlstedt was... |
| 1996 | Therése Nilsson | Marita Ulvskog Marita Ulvskog Marita Ulvskog is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. She was a member of the Riksdag 1998-2009. She was the Swedish Minister for Home Affairs from 1994 to 1996 and Minister for Culture from 1996 to 2004... |
| 1997 | Linda Harritz | Ulf Adelsohn Ulf Adelsohn Ulf Adelsohn is a Swedish politician, leader of the Moderate Party from 1981 to 1986 and landshövding of Stockholm County in 1992-2001... |
| 1998 | Jenny Åkerström | Peter Harrysson Peter Harryson John Peter Kaj Harryson is a Swedish actor, singer and entertainer from Norrköping, Östergötland. He is the son of actor John Harryson .... |
| 1999 | Linda Pettersson | Herman Lindqvist Herman Lindqvist (journalist) Herman Lindqvist is a Swedish journalist who has served as foreign correspondent in many countries and authored a number of popular books on Swedish history. In particular his multiple-volume Historien om Sverige has become very popular, but has also drawn criticism for lacking historical... |
| 2000 | Amanda Gustafsson | Anna Maria Bildt Anna Maria Corazza Bildt Anna Maria Corazza Bildt is an Italian-Swedish politician of the Moderate Party.In 1998, she married Carl Bildt, former Prime Minister of Sweden, former leader of the Swedish Moderate Party and present Foreign Minister... |
| 2001 | Linda Cahling | Thomas Di Leva Thomas Di Leva Thomas di Leva, birth name Sven Thomas Magnusson, is a Swedish singer-songwriter and a New Age-spokesman.-Biography:Sven Thomas Magnusson was born 1963 in Gävle... |
| 2002 | Emma Johannesson | Bibi Andersson Bibi Andersson Bibi Andersson is a Swedish actress.-Early life:Bibi Andersson was born as Berit Elisabeth Andersson in Kungsholmen, Stockholm, the daughter of Karin , a social worker, and Josef Andersson, a businessman... |
| 2003 | Therése Andersson | Lars Berghagen |
| 2004 | Karin Westerberg | Leif Pagrotsky Leif Pagrotsky Leif Pagrotsky, born October 20, 1951 in Gothenburg, is a Swedish Social Democratic politician, who had various posts in the government of Göran Persson between 1996 and 2006.-Biography:... |
| 2005 | Isolde Palombo | Michael Nyqvist Michael Nyqvist Rolf Åke Michael Nyqvist is a Swedish actor. Educated at the School of Drama in Malmö, he became well known from his role as police officer Banck in the first series of Beck movies made in 1997. He is recently most recognized for his role in the internationally acclaimed Millennium series as... |
| 2006 | Jennie Samuelsson | Ernst Billgren |
| 2007 | Madeleine Gustafsson | Paolo Roberto Paolo Roberto Paolo Roberto is a Swedish ex-boxer, actor, and TV host of partial Italian descent.-Outside boxing:... |
| 2008 | Emma Johansson Emma Johansson Emma Johansson is a Swedish professional cyclist. She won the silver medal in the women's road race at the 2008 Summer Olympics... |
Paolo Roberto Paolo Roberto Paolo Roberto is a Swedish ex-boxer, actor, and TV host of partial Italian descent.-Outside boxing:... |
External links
See also
- Lucia Bride