Miss World Denmark

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Miss World Denmark
Formation2004
Type Beauty pageant
PurposeBeauty with a Purpose
Headquarters Copenhagen
Location
Membership
Miss World
Official language
Danish
Director
Lisa Lents
Parent organization
Miss and Mister of Denmark

Miss World Denmark is a beauty pageant that came into existence in 2004 when the Miss Denmark competition split into two separate competitions: Miss World Denmark and Miss Universe Denmark. [1] The former Miss World 2008 contestant Lisa Lents, became the National Director of the pageant the year after her participation. [2] When Lisa Lents represented Denmark at the Miss World competition, Unibet guessed that she would place fifth, while NordicBet guessed that she would come in first as the first contestant from Denmark in history. [3] In the same year that Lents competed in Miss World, she also competed on the Danish National Taekwondo team at the European Taekwondo Championships in Antalya, Turkey. [4]

After Lisa Lents became the Franchise of the pageant, Miss World Denmark pageant has become the biggest pageant in Denmark.

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References

  1. "Miss Danmark vindere gennem tiderne" (in Danish). Miss and Mister of Denmark. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  2. James Kristoffer Miles (June 3, 2010). "Hun skal sætte ild i Bendtner". B.T. (in Danish). Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  3. Camilla Albrechtsen (November 16, 2008). "Lisa Lents: Gode chancer i Miss World". Se og Hør (in Danish). Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  4. Henrik Nielsen (July 20, 2008). "Danmarks Miss World-kandidat: Stiller op til EM i taekwondo". Se og Hør (in Danish). Retrieved June 25, 2013.