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- 1 2 "Tässä on uusi Miss Suomi: "Tuon Miss Universum -voiton Suomeen!"". iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ↑ "Tamperelainen Matilda Wirtavuori on Miss Suomi 2024". Kymen Sanomat. 15 September 2024.
- ↑ Ihalainen, Sanna (20 August 2024). "Syömishäiriöstä toipunut tamperelainen Matilda Wirtavuori kamppailee Miss Suomen kruunusta: "Haluan todistaa, että missillä voi olla terve keho"". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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