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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 | Country | 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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