Kerstin Ringberg

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Kerstin Ringberg (March 27, 1925 - July 24, 2001) [1] was a Swedish model who became the first winner of the Miss Sweden pageant in 1949. [2]

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References

  1. Ekdahl.org: Kerstin Ringberg
  2. Fröken sverige genom tiderna Archived 2010-08-21 at the Wayback Machine , accessed January 22, 2009 (in Swedish)