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Norway has participated in 54 Miss World pageants since the pageant's inception in 1951. No Norwegian has won the title, although one was first runner-up in 1972.
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Norway has participated in 54 Miss World pageants since the pageant's inception in 1951. No Norwegian has won the title, although one was first runner-up in 1972.
One of the two winners at the Miss Norway Pageant would compete at the Miss World. When the candidate does not qualify (due to age), another woman is sent. Norway sent its first Miss World representative to the third Miss World pageant in 1953. Norway has never won Miss World. Its best placement belongs to Ingeborg Sørensen, first runner-up to Miss World 1972.
| Year | Miss Norway | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Solveig Gulbrandsen | Unplaced | |
| 1958 | Åse Qjeldvik | Top 12 | |
| 1959 | Berit Grundvig | Unplaced | |
| 1960 | Grethe Solhoy | Unplaced | |
| 1966 | Birgit Andersen | Unplaced | |
| 1967 | Vigdis Sollie | Unplaced | |
| 1968 | Hedda Lie | Unplaced | |
| 1969 | Kjersti Jortun | 6th runner-up | |
| 1970 | Aud Fosse | Unplaced | |
| 1971 | Kate Starvik | Unplaced | |
| 1972 | Ingeborg Sørensen | 1st runner-up | |
| 1973 | Wenche Steen | Unplaced | |
| 1974 | Torill Mariann Larsen | Top 15 | |
| 1975 | Sissel Gulbrandsen | Unplaced | |
| 1976 | Nina Kristine Rønneberg | Unplaced | |
| 1977 | Åshild Jenny Ottesen | Unplaced | |
| 1978 | Elisabet Klaeboe | Unplaced | |
| 1979 | Jeannette Aarum | Unplaced | |
| 1980 | Maiken Nielsen | Unplaced | |
| 1981 | Anita Nesbø | Unplaced | |
| 1982 | Janett Carine Krefting | Unplaced | |
| 1983 | Karen Elizabeth Dobloug | Unplaced | |
| 1984 | Ingrid Maria Martens | Unplaced | |
| 1985 | Karen Margrethe Moe | Unplaced | |
| 1986 | Inger Louise Berg | Unplaced | |
| 1987 | Mette Veiseth | Unplaced | |
| 1988 | Rita Paulsen | Top 10 | |
| 1989 | Bente Brunland | Unplaced | |
| 1990 | Ingeborg Kolseth | Unplaced | |
| 1991 | Anne-Britt Røvik | Unplaced | |
| 1992 | Kjersti Brakestad | Unplaced | |
| 1993 | Rita Omvik | Unplaced | |
| 1994 | Anne Lena Hansen | Unplaced | |
| 1995 | Inger Lise Ebeltoft | Unplaced | |
| 1996 | Eva Sjøholt | Unplaced | |
| 1997 | Charlotte Høiåsen | Unplaced | |
| 1999 | Anette Haukaas | Semi-finalists | |
| 2000 | Stine Pedersen | Unplaced | |
| 2001 | Malin Johansen | Unplaced | |
| 2002 | Kathrine Sørland | Top 10 | |
| 2003 | Elisabeth Wathne | Top 20 | |
| 2004 | Hege Torresdal | Unplaced | |
| 2005 | Helene Tråsavik | Unplaced | |
| 2006 | Tonje Elise Skjærvik | Unplaced | |
| 2007 | Lisa-Mari Moen Jünge | Unplaced | |
| 2008 | Lene Egeli | Unplaced | |
| 2009 | Sara Skjoldnes | Unplaced | |
| 2010 | Mariann Birkedal | Top 7 | Miss World Top Model |
| 2011 | Anna Larsen Zahl | Unplaced | |
| 2012 | Karoline Olsen | Unplaced | |
| 2013 | Alexandra Backstrom | Unplaced | |
| 2014 | Monica Pedersen | Unplaced | |
| 2015 | Fay Teresa Vålbekk | Unplaced | |
| 2017 | Celine Herregården | Unplaced | |
| 2018 | Madelen Michelsen | Unplaced | |
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