Viivi Pumpanen

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Viivi Pumpanen
Born
Viivi Pumpanen

(1988-07-20) 20 July 1988 (age 36)
Vantaa, Finland
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+12 in) [1]
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Miss Finland 2010
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)
Miss Universe 2010
(Unplaced)

Viivi Pumpanen (born 20 July 1988) is a Finnish actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Finland 2010, the official representative of Finland to the 2010 Miss Universe pageant. [2]

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Early life

Viivi Pumpanen was born on 20 July, 1988 in Vantaa, Finland. She graduated from Vaskivuoren lukio in 2008. [3]

Career

Pumpanen was chosen as the winner of Miss Helsinki beauty pageant in 2009. [4] She then competed in Miss Finland 2010 pageant and won. [5] As the 71st Miss Finland, Pumpanen accepted the crown from Essi Pöysti, the 2009 titleholder, on 17 January 2010 and said "I have been dreaming about this since I was eight years old. My mother and father have been supporting me." [1]

She competed in the Miss Universe 2010 beauty pageant on 23 August 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In 2011, Pumpanen won television dance competition Tanssii tähtien kanssa , the Finnish version of Strictly Come Dancing . Her professional partner was Matti Puro. In 2018, she signed a record deal with FinRecords and has released five standalone singles as of 2021. [6] [7]

On 11 December 2023, she was revealed as one of the hosts of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2024 , the Finnish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, alongside Pilvi Hämäläinen  [ fi ] and Benjamin Peltonen. [8]

Discography

Singles

YearTitleAlbum
2018"Elämännälkäinen"Non-album single
2019"Sun kaltainen"
"Maailmanpyörä"
2020"Lahja"
2021"Ihmeidentekijä"

Filmography

Film and television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Kerran viikossaWaitressEpisode: "Ensisilmäyksellä"
2015Voitolla yöhönHerselfHost; 11 episodes
2015–2022PosseHerselfHost; 75 episodes
2016Saturday Night LiveVarious rolesEpisode: "Viivi Pumpanen"
2020 Masked Singer Suomi Herself / ChickenContestant; 4 episodes [9]
2021 Reunion 3: Singles Cruise RisteilyemäntäFilm; Finnish title: Luokkakokous 3 – Sinkkuristeily
2022HarjunpääSanna Lehikoinen2 episodes
2022Free SkateMotherFilm
2024 Salatut elämät Kikka Granberg5 episodes

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References

  1. 1 2 Helsingin Sanomat - International Edition - People
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  8. Yle [@uudenmusiikinkilpailu] (11 December 2023). "TÄSSÄ HE OVAT: UMK:n juontajat kaudelle '24!" [HERE THEY ARE: UMK's presenters for the '24 season!] (in Finnish and English). Retrieved 11 December 2023 via Instagram.
  9. "Masked Singer -hahmon alta paljastunut Viivi Pumpanen varjeli kuukausia suurta salaisuutta – joutui kiusallisiin tilanteisiin: "Todella hämmentävää"". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 July 2023.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Finland
2010
Succeeded by