Margareta Arvidsson is a Swedish actress, fashion model and beauty queen who was crowned as the 1966 Miss Universe at age 18. She represented Vänersborg in the 1966 Miss Sweden Pageant. She was the second Swedish to win the crown, 11 years after Hillevi Rombin.
Cécilia Catharina Björnsdotter Rodhe is a Swedish former model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Sweden 1978 and competed in the Miss Universe 1978 pageant, held in Mexico, 24 July. In the Miss Universe pageant, she finished fifth place. She is currently a sculptor.
The Miss Sweden or Miss Universe Sweden, is the title of the Swedish beauty pageant, qualifying delegates to the Miss Universe competition. In 2009 the pageant renamed as Miss Universe Sweden and the first national final was held on 6 June 2009, the National Day of Sweden. Among the judges were Yvonne Ryding, Miss Universe 1984. The pageant is a late branch of the Miss Sweden contest. The director of the contest is Joakim Granberg of the Starworld Entertainment Corporation.
The Miss Norway is a national beauty pageant in Norway The pageant was founded in 1950, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe.
Annika Duckmark, is a Swedish television presenter and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned as Miss Sweden in 1996.
Anneli Elisabeth Alhanko Skoglund is a Swedish ballet dancer and actress. She is the daughter of the Finnish consul Erkki Alhanko, who was stationed in Colombia when she was born.
Malou Hansson served as Miss Sweden in 2002. She was the first woman with black African ancestry to hold this beauty pageant title.
Louise Camuto is a Swedish model, businesswoman and beauty pageant titleholder. She was Miss Sweden 1989, and finished as first runner-up in the Miss Universe 1989 pageant. Later that year, she was crowned Miss Scandinavia, in Helsinki. She was formerly Chief Creative Officer at Camuto Group, owned by her late husband, businessman Vince Camuto. She attended the New York School of Interior Design, Christie's Education and Columbia University's Executive Management program. She has worked as an executive, holding the position of President of Marketing and Communications at Camuto Group, a company owned by her husband Vince Camuto, who died in 2015.
Helena Stenbäck, won the Miss Sweden pageant in 2003 and represented the country in Miss Universe but did not make the top 15 cut. She is from Piteå and was educated in Umeå where she completed a Master in Economics. Helena became a full favorite of jury after her discussion about war in Iraq.
Eva-Lena Lundgren is a Swedish model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Sweden 1981. Later in 1981 she finished in third place at the Miss Universe 1981 pageant and fourth place at Miss Europe. Lundgren was awarded the Miss Scandinavia crown the same year in Helsinki, Finland.
Isabel Lestapier Winqvist is a former Miss Sweden titleholder who resigned.
Panos Papadopoulos is the founder, designer and entrepreneur behind Panos Emporio AB, established 1986 in Gothenburg, Sweden, the largest swimwear supplier in Scandinavia. He is known as the "King of Swimwear". He is also well known as the man who desired to change the face of beauty competitions when he purchased the Miss Sweden contest and changed the name to New Miss Sweden.
Azra Duliman was the 2009 Miss Sweden winner. She came to Sweden as a 7 year old from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Duliman is currently studying law in Stockholm. Azra Duliman will not participate in Miss Universe or any other beauty pageant since Miss Sweden lost its license rights to crown such a winner. Duliman has also told press that she wasn't interested in representing Sweden at Miss Universe 2009 anyway, and that she felt that beauty pageants are exploiting women in a bad way.
Anna Anka, is a Swedish and American model, actress, and author. She was married to Canadian singer Paul Anka. Anka is featured in the Swedish reality show Svenska Hollywoodfruar.
Nya Fröken Sverige(in English: New Miss Sweden) was a Swedish beauty pageant, under administration of the swimsuit producer Panos Emporio. The recruitment process is based on personal interviews and education backgrounds, and no traditional swimsuit competition is arranged. The very first winner Josephine Alhanko competed at the Miss Universe in 2006 and was placed as semi-finalist, but it was later discovered that the two pageants are fundamentally different and the national director decided to abolish international beauty competitions. The contest is a branch of the former Miss Sweden pageant, that existed between 1949 and 2005. Politician Sara Skyttedal participated in 2006 and made it to the final.
Alexandra Friberg is a Swedish model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe Sweden 2013 on 30 August 2013. Friberg represented Sweden at the Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow.
The Miss Denmark is a national Beauty pageant in Denmark. The pageant was founded in 1926, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe and other titleholders to Miss World, Miss International and Miss Supranational.
Karolina Charlotte Lassbo is a Swedish blogger, internet personality and lawyer.
Ida Ovmar is a Swedish model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Sweden 2016 and represented Sweden at Miss Universe 2016.
