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Miss Scandinavia is a beauty pageant for Nordic women. The contest was merged with the Miss Baltic Sea pageant for the years 2007 and 2008 and after that the merged pageant was also discontinued.
It was sponsored by MTV3 .
After a haitus between 2009 and 2020, the Miss Scandinavia pageant returned in 2021 with new organizers under the Miss Scandinavia Organization.
| Year | Miss Scandinavia Titleholder | Comments | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Scandinavia | |||||
| 2021 | Moa Sandberg Sweden | ||||
| No pageant between 2009—2020. | |||||
| Miss Scandinavia and Miss Baltic Sea | |||||
| 2008 | Fanney Lára Guðmundsdóttir Iceland | Miss Scandinavia & Miss Baltic Sea | |||
| 2007 | Dorota Gawron  Poland | Miss Scandinavia & Miss Baltic Sea | |||
| Miss Scandinavia | |||||
| 2006 | No pageant in 2006. | ||||
| 2005 | Gitte Hanspal Denmark | ||||
| 2004 | Piritta Hannula Finland | ||||
| 2003 | Marna Haugen Norway | ||||
| 2002 | Íris Björk Árnadóttir Iceland | Semi-finalist Miss Europe 01 | |||
| 2001 | Jenni Maria Dahlman Finland | ||||
| 2000 | Saija Palin Finland | 2nd Runner-Up Miss International 99 | |||
| 1999 | Jonna Kauppila Finland | ||||
| 1998 | Dagmar Íris Gylfadóttir Iceland | ||||
| 1997 | Lola Iyabode Odusoga Finland | 2nd Runner-Up Miss Universe 96 | |||
| 1996 | Sandra Hjort Sweden | ||||
| 1995 | Birna Bragadóttir Iceland | ||||
| 1994 | Beatrice Magnusson Sweden | ||||
| 1993 | Thorunn Larusdóttir Iceland | Semi-finalist Miss International 92 | |||
| 1992 | Nina Autio Finland | ||||
| 1991 | Nina Björkfelt Finland | 3rd Runner-Up Miss World 90 | |||
| 1990 | Louise Drevenstam Sweden | 1st Runner-Up Miss Universe 89 | |||
| 1989 | Helle Hansen Norway | ||||
| 1988 | Maria Valtonen Finland | ||||
| 1987 | Hege Rasmussen Norway | ||||
| 1986 | Sif Sigfúsdóttir Iceland | ||||
| No pageant between 1982—1985. | |||||
| 1981 | Eva-Lena Lundgren Sweden | 3rd Runner-Up Miss Europe 81, 2nd Runner-Up Miss Universe 81 | |||
| 1980 | Mona Olsen Denmark | Semi-finalist Miss Universe 81 | |||
| 1979 | Käte Nyberg Finland | 3rd Runner-Up Miss International 79 | |||
| 1978 | Susanne Olsson Sweden | ||||
| 1977 | Birgitta Lindwall Sweden | ||||
| 1976 | Bente Lihaug Norway | Semi-finalist Miss Universe 76 | |||
| 1975 | No pageant in 1975. | ||||
| 1974 | Lena Olin Sweden | ||||
| 1973 | Monica Sundin Sweden | ||||
| 1972 | Tuula Anneli Björkling Finland | 5th Runner-Up Miss World 72, Winner Miss International 73 | |||
| 1971 | Eila Kivistö Finland | ||||
| 1970 | Kristina Wayborn Sweden | Semi-finalist Miss Universe 70 | |||
| 1969 | Harriet Marita Eriksson Finland | 3rd Runner-Up Miss Europe 69, 1st Runner-Up Miss Universe 69 | |||
| 1968 | Tone Knaran Norway | Semi-finalist Miss Universe 68, 4th Runner-Up Miss Europe 68 | |||
| 1967 | Eva Englander Sweden | Semi-finalist Miss Universe 67 | |||
| 1966 | Satu Charlotta Östring Finland | 1st Runner-Up Miss Universe 66, 1st Runner-Up Miss International 69 | |||
| 1965 | Elsa Brun Norway | ||||
| 1964 | Birgitta Elisabeth Alverljung Sweden | Semi-finalist Miss International 64 | |||
| 1963 | Thelma Ingvarsdóttir Iceland | ||||
| 1962 | Kaarina Marita Leskinen Finland | 2nd Runner-Up Miss Europe 62, 1st Runner-Up Miss World 62 | |||
| Miss Norden | |||||
| 1961 | Rigmor Trengereid Norway | ||||
| Country/Territory | Titles | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Finland | 14 | 1962, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1979, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1964, 1967, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996 |
| Norway | 7 | 1961, 1965, 1968, 1976, 1987, 1989, 2003 |
| Iceland | 6 | 1963, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2002, 2008 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1980, 2005 |
| Poland | 1 | 2007 |
| Year | Hosts (s) |
|---|---|
| 1963 | Jaakko Jahnukainen and Jutta Zilliacus |
| 1964 | Carl-Erik Creutz and Lenita Airisto |
| 1965 | Carl-Erik Creutz and Liisa Tähkä |
| 1966 | Hugo Ahlberg and Lenita Airisto |
| 1967 | Hugo Ahlberg and Tuula Ignatius |
| 1971 | Voitto Kotilainen |
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