Miss Sweden
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VeckoRevyn
VeckoRevyn a Swedish weekly tabloid newspaper for women edited by Ebba von Sydow alongside Louise Bratt.The magazine was created in 1935 by Albert Bonnier, released by Bonniers Media Group, nowadays operating in 21 countries worldwide....
and production company Strix
Strix
Strix may refer to:* Strix , a legendary creature of ancient Roman mythology* Strix , the genus of large "earless" wood-owls* Strix , a Swedish production company...
in partnership with MTG
Modern Times Group
Modern Times Group is a Swedish media company. MTG was formed out of the media holdings of investment company Kinnevik, which in 1997 was distributed to the company stockholders. Among the assets were Viasat and Metro International...
. The competition qualified delegates to the global contests 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....
and first runner ups to Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...
. As the competition stopped running, it was replaced by separate pageants with various franchises.
Pageant history
The pageant has a long tradition of sending the national delegates to vacation abroad, for photos in swimsuits and evening gowns to viewers, such as DubaiDubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
(1996), Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
(1997) and Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
(2002).
Founded by Bonnier Media Group in 1948 and franchise has been in hand from 1949 until 1999 by the magazine VeckoRevyn, from 2000 to 2004 by the production company Strix. The first pageant was held in 1949 and was won by Kerstin Ringberg
Kerstin Ringberg
Kerstin Ringberg, born March 27, 1925 was the first woman to win the Miss Sweden pageant in 1949.-References:...
. This pageant has introduced models and actresses such as Anita Ekberg
Anita Ekberg
Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg is a Swedish model, actress and cult sex symbol. She is best known for her role as Sylvia in the 1960 Federico Fellini film La Dolce Vita which features the legendary scene of her cavorting in Trevi Fountain alongside Marcello Mastroianni.-Biography:Ekberg was born in...
, Mary Stävin
Mary Stavin
Mary Ann-Catrin Stävin is a Swedish actress, model, and a former Miss World. She was born in Örebro, Sweden. She returned to judge the Miss World contest in 1980 and 2010.-Acting career:...
, Lena Olin
Lena Olin
Lena Maria Jonna Olin is a Swedish actress.-Early life:Olin was born the youngest of three children, in Stockholm, Sweden. She is the daughter of actress Britta Holmberg and the director Stig Olin...
, Jessica Folcker
Jessica Folcker
Jessica Folcker born , is a Swedish singer.-Biography:Folcker was born as Jessica Elisabeth Angelique Folcker in Täby, a Stockholm suburb, on . Her mother is Swedish and her father is from Senegal....
and Victoria Silvstedt
Victoria Silvstedt
Karen Victoria Silvstedt is a Swedish celebrity model, actress, singer, and television personality.-Background:Born in Skelleftehamn, Silvstedt was raised in a family of five in Bollnäs, having one older sister and one younger brother...
. Many of the contestants have found notable careers in television and film, locally and in Hollywood with numerous of contracts with Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures
-1920:* White Youth* The Flaming Disc* Am I Dreaming?* The Dragon's Net* The Adorable Savage* Putting It Over* The Line Runners-1921:* The Fire Eater* A Battle of Wits* Dream Girl* The Millionaire...
. Some of them remain missing their maiden names.
Titleholders
VeckoRevyn
VeckoRevyn a Swedish weekly tabloid newspaper for women edited by Ebba von Sydow alongside Louise Bratt.The magazine was created in 1935 by Albert Bonnier, released by Bonniers Media Group, nowadays operating in 21 countries worldwide....
| Year | Fröken Sverige | Origin | Placement at Miss Universe |
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| 1952 | Anne Marie Thistler Anne Marie Thistler Anne-Marie Tistler, is a former Miss Sweden titleholder and semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1952, top model and actress. Emigrated to Mexico and called herself Anne-Marie de Bosques. Appeared in films during the 1950s.-Appearances in films:... |
Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... |
Semi finalist |
| 1953 | Ulla Sandkler | Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area... |
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| 1954 | Ragnild Olausson | Alingsås Alingsås Alingsås is a locality and the seat of Alingsås Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 22,919 inhabitants in 2005.-Geography:... |
4th Runner Up |
| 1955 | Hillevi Rombin Hillevi Rombin Hillevi Schine, , crowned as Miss Sweden and is the fourth winner of Miss Universe in 1955. She was the first deceased Miss Universe title holder since the pageant's inception.-Biography:... † |
Alfta Alfta Alfta is a locality situated in Ovanåker Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 2,185 inhabitants in 2005.... |
MISS UNIVERSE 1955 Miss Universe 1955 The fourth edition of Miss Universe was held on 22 July 1955, at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA. They had 33 young ladies in the competition... |
| 1956 | Ingrid Goude Ingrid Goude Ingrid Goude is a model from Sandviken, in Gästrikland, Sweden.She became an actress in B-movie and sci-fi motion pictures of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. Edward K.... |
Sandviken Sandviken Sandviken may refer to:* Sandviken, a Swedish town and the seat of Sandviken municipality* Sandviken Municipality, a Swedish municipality around the town of Sandviken* Sandviken, Norway, a neighbourhood in Bergen, Norway... |
2nd Runner Up |
| 1957 | Ingrid Margareta Jonsson | Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area... |
4th Runner Up |
| 1958 | Birgitta Elisabeth Gårdman | Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... |
Semi finalist |
| 1959 | Marie Louise Ekström | Sundsvall Sundsvall -External links:* - Official site from Nordisk Familjebok - Sundsvalls tourist information bureau. - The alternative guide to Sundsvall. - Blog with photos from Sundsvall.... |
Semi finalist |
| 1960 | Birgitta Öfling | Uppsala Uppsala - Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med... |
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| 1961 | Gunilla Knutsson | Ystad Ystad Ystad is a "locality", or town, and the seat of Ystad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden, with 17,286 inhabitants .Settlement dates back to the 11th century and the town has become a busy ferryport, local administrative centre and tourist attraction... |
Semi finalist |
| 1962 | Monica Rågby | Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area... |
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| 1963 | Kicki Margareta Jonsson | Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... |
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| 1964 | Siv Märta Åqvist | Gävle Gävle Gävle is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 71,033 inhabitants in 12/31 2010. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland , having received its charter in 1446 from Christopher of Bavaria.-History:It is believed that the name Gävle... |
3rd Runner Up |
| 1965 | Ingrid Norman | Tranås Tranås Tranås is a locality and the seat of Tranås Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 14,017 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:It is close to the lake Sommen in the north of Småland. Its main commercial center is located along the main street, Storgatan. The symbol of the town is the crane as... |
3rd Runner Up |
| 1966 | Margareta Arvidsson Margareta Arvidsson Margareta Arvidsson, born in Gothenburg, Sweden, on August 12, 1947, was 18 years old when she was crowned as the 1966 Miss Universe . She represented Vänersborg in the 1966 Miss Sweden Pageant.... |
Vänersborg Vänersborg Vänersborg is a locality and the seat of Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 21,672 inhabitants in 2005. Until 1997 it was the capital of Älvsborg County, which was dissolved in 1998. Since 1999 Vänersborg is the seat of the regional parliament of Västra Götaland County... |
MISS UNIVERSE 1966 Miss Universe 1966 Miss Universe 1966, the 15th Miss Universe pageant, was won by 18-year-old Margareta Arvidsson of Sweden. It took place on 16 July 1966 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.-Placements:-Special awards:-Contestants:... |
| 1967 | Eva-Lisa Svensson | Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area... |
Semi finalist |
| 1968 | Anette Marie Hellqvist | Hallsberg Hallsberg Hallsberg is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Hallsberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 7,122 inhabitants in 2005. It is also partly located in Kumla Municipality.-Overview:... |
Semi finalist |
| 1969 | Birgitta Lindloff | Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area... |
Semi finalist |
| 1970 | Kristina Wayborn Kristina Wayborn Kristina Wayborn is a Swedish-born actress who worked mostly in the United Kingdom and in the United States.- Biography :... |
Nybro Nybro Nybro is a city and the seat of Nybro Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 12,598 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:The name Nybro literally means New Bridge. It was founded as a market town in the 19th century, but rapidly transformed into an industrial town. In 1865 the town became a municipality... |
Semi finalist |
| 1971 | Vivian Öihanen | Vaxholm Vaxholm Vaxholm is a locality and the seat of Vaxholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It is located in the Stockholm archipelago. The name Vaxholm comes from Vaxholm Castle, which was constructed in 1549 on an islet with this name on the inlet to Stockholm, for defense purposes, by King Gustav... |
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| 1972 | Britt-Marie Johansson | Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... |
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| 1973 | Monica Sundin | Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... |
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| 1974 | Eva-Christine Römpke | Malmö Malmö Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County... |
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| 1975 | Catharina Sjödahl | Örebro Örebro -Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions.... |
4th Runner Up |
| 1976 | Caroline Westerberg | Tierp Tierp Tierp is a locality and the seat of Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 5,377 inhabitants in 2005. There is a saying that in Tierp the birds fly upside down.-Communications:... |
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| 1977 | Birgitta Lindvall | Luleå Luleå - Transportation :Local buses are run by .A passenger train service is available from Luleå Centralstation on Sweden's national SJ railway service northbound to Narvik on the Norwegian coast, or southbound to Stockholm. See Rail transport in Sweden.... |
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| 1978 | Cecilia Björnsdotter Rodhe | Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area... |
4th Runner Up |
| 1979 | Annette Marie Ekström | Eskilstuna Eskilstuna Eskilstuna is a city and the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 60,185 inhabitants in 2005. Eskilstuna has a large Sweden Finn population.... |
4th Runner Up |
| 1980 | Eva Birgitta Andersson | Uddevalla Uddevalla Uddevalla is a city and the seat of Uddevalla Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 30,513 inhabitants in 2005.It is located at the bay Byfjorden, of the south-eastern part of the sea known as Skagerrak... |
4th Runner Up |
| 1981 | Eva-Lena Lundgren | Piteå Piteå Piteå is a locality and the seat of Piteå Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The town has 22,650 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 41,000 in 2008.- Geography :... |
2nd Runner Up |
| 1982 | Anna Kari Bergström | Piteå Piteå Piteå is a locality and the seat of Piteå Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The town has 22,650 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 41,000 in 2008.- Geography :... |
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| 1983 | Viveka Miriam Jung | Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area... |
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| 1984 | Yvonne Ryding Yvonne Ryding Yvonne Agneta Ryding is a beauty queen from Sweden who was crowned Miss Universe 1984 on July 9, 1984... |
Eskilstuna Eskilstuna Eskilstuna is a city and the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 60,185 inhabitants in 2005. Eskilstuna has a large Sweden Finn population.... |
MISS UNIVERSE 1984 Miss Universe 1984 Miss Universe 1984, the 33rd Miss Universe pageant, was held at James L. Knight Convention Center in Miami, Florida, USA on July 9, 1984. 81 contestants competed for the crown.... |
| 1985 | Carina Marklund | Eskilstuna Eskilstuna Eskilstuna is a city and the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 60,185 inhabitants in 2005. Eskilstuna has a large Sweden Finn population.... |
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| 1986 | Anna Lena Rahmberg | Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area... |
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| 1987 | Suzanne Thörngren | Handen Handen Handen is a part of Metropolitan Stockholm, and the seat of Haninge Municipality in Stockholm County in eastern Sweden. It had 11,524 inhabitants in 2003... |
Semi finalist |
| 1988 | Annika Davidsson | Umeå Umeå - Transport :The road infrastructure in Umeå is well-developed, with two European highways passing through the city. About 4 km from the city centre is the Umeå City Airport... |
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| 1989 | Louise Drevenstam Louise Drevenstam Louise Camuto, is a former Miss Sweden, from Örebro, in Närke, Sweden. She finished second in the Miss Universe 1989 contest, losing to Dutchwoman Angela Visser... |
Örebro Örebro -Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions.... |
1st Runner Up |
| 1990 | Linda Isacsson Linda Isacsson Linda Susanna Lindorff is a former Miss Sweden* and a TV personality, hostess, reporter and weather forecaster. She represented her country at Miss Universe 1990.-References:... |
Vilhelmina Vilhelmina Vilhelmina is a locality and the seat of Vilhelmina Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden with 3,633 inhabitants in 2005.- References :... |
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| 1991 | Susanna Gustafsson | Grums Grums Grums is a locality and the seat of Grums Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 5,231 inhabitants in 2005.- References :... |
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| 1992 | Monica Brodd | Täby Täby Täby is a trimunicipal locality and the seat of Täby Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden, with 58,593 inhabitants in 2005. It is also partly located in Danderyd Municipality and Sollentuna Municipality... |
Semi finalist |
| 1993 | Johanna Lind Johanna Lind Johanna Karin Lind Clausen became Miss Sweden in 1993 and represented her country at Miss Universe. She won over the 1st runner-up and later Playboy model Victoria Silvstedt.Her married name is Clausén.... |
Linköping Linköping Linköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County... |
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| 1994 | Domenique Forsberg | Kiruna Kiruna Kiruna is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is the seat of Kiruna Municipality Kiruna (Northern Sami: Giron, Finnish: Kiiruna) is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is... |
Semi finalist |
| 1995 | Petra Hultgren Petra Hultgren Petra Cecilia Alexandra Hultgren is a Swedish actress.She was crowned as Miss Sweden in 1995 and won the Miss Photogenic award at Miss Universe 1995.... |
Värmdö Värmdö Värmdö can mean:*Värmdö Municipality - a municipality of Stockholm County in Sweden, named after the island Värmdön*Värmdö - a large island in eastern Sweden, in Värmdö Municipality... |
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| 1996 | Annika Duckmark Annika Duckmark Annika Duckmark, is a Swedish television presenter. She was crowned as Miss Sweden 1996. She was married to the former football player Tomas Brolin, but they divorced in 2006.... |
Borås Borås Borås is a locality and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 63,441 inhabitants in 2005.- Geography :Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them the railway between Gothenburg and Kalmar, and is often considered the Swedish city gaining the... |
Semi finalist |
| 1997 | Victoria Lagerström Victoria Lagerström Victoria Lagerström, born on 22 October 1972, in Stockholm, Sweden. Swedish singer and former Miss Universe contestant. She was Miss Sweden in 1997.Today, Victoria works in the People's Health Department in Stockholm.... |
Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... |
Semi finalist |
| 1998 | Jessica Olérs Jessica Olérs Jessica Patricia Marie Olérs, born in 1978 in Borlänge, Sweden, to a Swedish father and a Colombian mother. Jessica is a former Miss Sweden and her country's representative at the Miss Universe 1998 pageant. She has studied marketing in Stockholm and New York. Nowadays she is employed as marketing... |
Borlänge Borlänge Borlänge is a locality and the seat of Borlänge Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 49200 inhabitants in 2011.- History :Originally Borlänge was the name of a tiny village, and the first historical information about it is from 1390. The village was insignificant up until about 1870... |
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| 1999 | Emma-Helena Nilsson Emma Helena Nilsson Emma Helena Nilsson, born 1975, in Östersund, Jämtland, Sweden. Formerly Miss Sweden and cross country skier. 34th place at Vasa Ski Marathon Race in the year of 2000.... |
Östersund Östersund Östersund is an urban area in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön, and is the only city in Jämtland. Östersund is the... |
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| 2000 | Valerie Aflalo | Malmö Malmö Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County... |
Franchise holder between 2001-2004: Strix Productions
Strix
Strix may refer to:* Strix , a legendary creature of ancient Roman mythology* Strix , the genus of large "earless" wood-owls* Strix , a Swedish production company...
and Moore! Magazine
Moore Magazine
Moore Magazine is Sweden's largest lifestyle portal for men on the Internet, where many thousands of visitors daily partake of the articles and advice covering everything from fashion , fitness, dating, gadgets and more...
- 2001: Malin Olsson, FalunFalunFalun is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 36,447 inhabitants in 2005. It is also the capital of Dalarna County...
- 2002: Malou HanssonMalou HanssonMalou Hansson, served as Miss Sweden in 2002. She was the first black woman to hold this beauty pageant title....
, StockholmStockholmStockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... - 2003: Helena Stenbäck, PiteåPiteåPiteå is a locality and the seat of Piteå Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The town has 22,650 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 41,000 in 2008.- Geography :...
- 2004: Katarina WiganderKatarina WiganderKatarina Agnes Wigander is a model and formerly Miss Sweden.Her winning was controversial in her home country, as she was crowned by Moore Magazine, a magazine for men which publishes pictures for other Swedish "men's" magazines, such as Slitz...
, LerumLerumLerum is a locality and the seat of Lerum Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 15,819 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:Lerum has a station on the Gothenburg commuter rail system and is a suburb of Gothenburg....
Delegates living abroad
| Pageant | Delegate | Location | Career |
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| 1952 Miss Universe 1952 Miss Universe 1952, the very first Miss Universe pageant, was held on June 28, 1952 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, USA. 30 contestants competed for the crown... |
Anne Marie Thistler Anne Marie Thistler Anne-Marie Tistler, is a former Miss Sweden titleholder and semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1952, top model and actress. Emigrated to Mexico and called herself Anne-Marie de Bosques. Appeared in films during the 1950s.-Appearances in films:... |
Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... |
Actress |
| 1956 Miss Universe 1956 The fifth edition of the Miss Universe pageant was held on 20 July 1956, at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA. They had 30 young ladies in the competition. Miss USA, 20-year-old Carol Morris, won the competition... |
Ingrid Goude Ingrid Goude Ingrid Goude is a model from Sandviken, in Gästrikland, Sweden.She became an actress in B-movie and sci-fi motion pictures of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. Edward K.... |
USA | Actress |
| 1961 Miss Universe 1961 Miss Universe 1961, the 10th Miss Universe pageant, was won by 24-year-old Marlene Schmidt of Germany. It took place on 15 July 1961 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.-Placements:-Special awards:-Contestants:... |
Gunilla Knutsson Gunilla Knutson Gunilla Knutsson is a Swedish model, actress and author. She was named Miss Sweden during 1961 and was a semi-finalist in the Miss Universe pageant during that same year.... |
USA | Actress, model |
| 1970 Miss Universe 1970 Miss Universe 1970, the 19th Miss Universe pageant, was won by Marisol Malaret of Puerto Rico. It took place on July 11, 1970 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States... |
Kristina Wayborn Kristina Wayborn Kristina Wayborn is a Swedish-born actress who worked mostly in the United Kingdom and in the United States.- Biography :... |
USA/UK | Actress |
| 1978 Miss Universe 1978 Miss Universe 1978, the 27th Miss Universe pageant, was held at Centro de Convenciones de Acapulco, Acapulco, Mexico on July 24, 1978. Seventy-five contestants competed in the event.... |
Cecilia Rodhe | USA | Sculptor |
| 1989 Miss Universe 1989 Miss Universe 1989, the 38th Miss Universe pageant was held at Fiesta Americana Condesa Hotel, Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico on May 23, 1989. Angela Visser of Holland was crowned as Miss Universe 1989. Seventy-six contestants competed for the crown.... |
Louise Drevenstam Louise Drevenstam Louise Camuto, is a former Miss Sweden, from Örebro, in Närke, Sweden. She finished second in the Miss Universe 1989 contest, losing to Dutchwoman Angela Visser... |
USA | Vice President of Camuto Group |
- Hillevi RombinHillevi RombinHillevi Schine, , crowned as Miss Sweden and is the fourth winner of Miss Universe in 1955. She was the first deceased Miss Universe title holder since the pageant's inception.-Biography:...
, the only deceased Miss Universe title holder since the pageant's inception, lived in Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, CACaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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Format
| Edition | Year | Presenter | Version | Winner | Represented | Venue | Voting | Delegates | Franchise |
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| 44th | 1992 | Yvonne Ryding Yvonne Ryding Yvonne Agneta Ryding is a beauty queen from Sweden who was crowned Miss Universe 1984 on July 9, 1984... , Adam Alsing Adam Alsing Rolf Adam Engelbrekt Alsing in Karlstad, Sweden, is a Swedish television host, best known for hosting Big Brother Sweden on Kanal 5. Subsequently he moved to TV4 in 2005, hosting the Swedish version of Jeopardy!. He also hosts his own show Adam Live.-External links:... |
Dubai Dubai Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi... |
Monica Brodd |  UpplandUppland Uppland is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders Södermanland, Västmanland and Gästrikland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic sea... |
Grand Hôtel Grand Hotel (Stockholm) Grand Hôtel is a five-star hotel in Stockholm. It was founded by Frenchman Jean-François Régis Cadier in 1872 and opened on 14 June 1874. It opened at the same time as the Grand Hotel in Oslo and all Scandinavian capitals have a major Hotel called 'Grand Hotel'. Grand Hôtel is located next to the... |
Celebrity Panel | 28 | VeckoRevyn VeckoRevyn VeckoRevyn a Swedish weekly tabloid newspaper for women edited by Ebba von Sydow alongside Louise Bratt.The magazine was created in 1935 by Albert Bonnier, released by Bonniers Media Group, nowadays operating in 21 countries worldwide.... |
| 45th | 1993 | Yvonne Ryding, Adam Alsing | Dubai | Johanna Lind | Östergötland Östergötland Östergötland, English exonym: East Gothland, is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland, and the Baltic Sea. In older English literature, one might also encounter the Latinized version, Ostrogothia... |
Grand Hôtel | Celebrity Panel | 28 | VeckoRevyn |
| 46th | 1994 | Yvonne Ryding, Adam Alsing | Dubai | Domenique Forsberg |  LapplandLappland Lappland can refer to:*Lapland, geographic region in Northern Fennoscandia* Lappland, Sweden* Lapland, FinlandUnlike the English word "Lapland", the Swedish word is not used to indicate the area specifically inhabited by the Sami people. An old Swedish word for the Sami area under Swedish control... |
Grand Hôtel | Celebrity Panel | 28 | VeckoRevyn |
| 47th | 1995 | Agneta Sjödin Agneta Sjödin Agneta Sjödin is a Swedish presenter and TV-personality on the Swedish television channel TV4. Hosted the first two seasons of the popular show Let's Dance on TV4, along with David Hellenius.... , Martin Timell Martin Timell Martin Timell is a Swedish carpenter, actor and television presenter.Timell is married and has two children. He is the brother of Anders Timell, a Swedish restaurant keeper and radio host.-External links:... |
Dubai | Petra Hultgren |  StockholmStockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... |
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| 48th | 1996 | Agneta Sjödin, Martin Timell | Canary Islands Canary Islands The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union... |
Annika Duckmark |  VästergötlandVästergötland ', English exonym: West Gothland, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden , situated in the southwest of Sweden. In older English literature one may also encounter the Latinized version Westrogothia.... |
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| 49th | 1997 | Agneta Sjödin | Canary Islands | Victoria Lagerström | Stockholm |
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| 50th | 1998 | Agneta Sjödin | Canary Islands | Jessica Olérs |  DalarnaDalarna ', English exonym: Dalecarlia, is a historical province or landskap in central Sweden. Another English language form established in literature is the Dales. Places involving the element Dalecarlia exist in the United States.... |
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| 51st | 1999 | Sofia Wistam Sofia Wistam Sofia Wistam is a Swedish television host on TV4 and TV3 and radio talk-show host. She has also worked as a stylist for stars such as Carola, Jerry Williams and Tommy Nilsson... |
Canary Islands | Emma-Helena Nilsson |  JämtlandJämtland Jämtland or Jamtland is a historical province or landskap in the center of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders to Härjedalen and Medelpad in the south, Ångermanland in the east, Lapland in the north and Trøndelag and Norway in the west... |
Circus Theatre Cirkus (Stockholm) Cirkus is an arena in Djurgården, Stockholm, that holds 1,650 people. It was built in 1892 and originally used as a circus , but is today mostly used for concerts and musical shows.-External links:*... |
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| 52nd | 2000 | Sofia Wistam | Canary Islands | Valerie Aflalo |  MalmöMalmö Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County... |
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| 53rd | 2001 | Lydia Cappolicchio Lydia Cappolicchio Lydia Cappolicchio, born January 7, 1964 in Borås, Sweden, of Italian father and Slovene mother, is a Swedish journalist and hostess.Lydia hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, alongside Harald Treutiger, held in Malmö, Sweden.-References:... |
Barbados Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint... |
Malin Olsson | Dalarna |
Grand Hôtel | SMS & Televoting | 28 | Strix Strix (TV production company) STRIX Television is a Swedish television production company that was founded in 1988 and today is serves as one of the largest production companies for the Nordic countries.. Strix’s head office is in Stockholm, Sweden. They also have offices in Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Oslo, and Prague. It is a... |
| 54th | 2002 | Ulrika Jonsson Ulrika Jonsson Eva Ulrika Jonsson is a Swedish television presenter in the UK, who became famous as a TV-am weather presenter and moved on to present Gladiators and became a team captain of the show Shooting Stars.-Early life:... |
Barbados | Malou Hansson | Uppland |
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| 55th | 2003 | Fredrik Birging | Barbados | Helena Stenbäck |  NorrbottenNorrbotten Norrbotten is a Swedish province in northernmost Sweden. It borders south to Västerbotten, west to Swedish Lapland, and east to Finland.- Administration :... |
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The year of 1992 was the first time the pageant was broadcast. The promoters were a commercial
Commercial broadcasting
Commercial broadcasting is the broadcasting of television programs and radio programming by privately owned corporate media, as opposed to state sponsorship...
channel alongside a magazine released for females. The readers picked their favourites and the winner was chosen among a panel of judges. The 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....
pageant was shown on Swedish television for the first time ever a few months later.
In the year of 2001, winners were picked via a telephone poll. There was still an acting jury, giving suggestions over whom they might believe be potential for the Miss Universe pageant.
Last winner was crowned in early 2004, winner was Katarina Wigander
Katarina Wigander
Katarina Agnes Wigander is a model and formerly Miss Sweden.Her winning was controversial in her home country, as she was crowned by Moore Magazine, a magazine for men which publishes pictures for other Swedish "men's" magazines, such as Slitz...
and crowned by Moore! Magazine
Moore Magazine
Moore Magazine is Sweden's largest lifestyle portal for men on the Internet, where many thousands of visitors daily partake of the articles and advice covering everything from fashion , fitness, dating, gadgets and more...
.