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Miss Iceland
Miss Iceland or Miss Universe Iceland ( is, Ungfrú Ísland) is a national beauty pageant in Iceland. Began 2023 the winner represents Iceland at Miss Universe pageant. History The competition has been carried out since 1950; in the first year it was called Miss Reykjavík (Ungfrú Reykjavík). Since 1955, the contest has taken place under the current name Miss Iceland. In the past, contest winners gained the right to represent Iceland in Miss Universe, Miss World or Miss International. As of 2009, the winner goes on to compete in Miss World. There are six regional preliminary contests in each of the five rural regions and in the capital Reykjavík. 20 to 24 candidates, three to four from each region, take part in the finals. Iceland is one of the most successful countries at the Miss World pageant with three victories, a record for a nation with a population of less than half million people. In 2023, Jorge Esteban and Manuela Ósk Harðardóttir took the brand of Ungfrú ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirry Steffen
Sirry Steffen (born Sigríður Geirsdóttir, Anglicisation of names, anglicised as Sigridur Geirsdottir; 29 May 1938 – 1 February 2020) was a former Miss Iceland who appeared in American television series and movies in the 1960s. "Sirry Steffen" is her Americanized name used for film and television credits. Pageant career She won the Miss Iceland contest in 1959.Miss Iceland website In August 1960, she competed against fifty-one other national winners in the very first Miss International 1960, Miss International contest,Miss International 1960 (with pictures) webpage at The Crown Competitors website held at the Veteran's Memorial Coliseum in Long Beach, Califor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauty Pageant
A beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, talent, character, and charitable involvement, through private interviews with judges and answers to public on-stage questions. The term beauty pageant refers originally to the Big Four international beauty pageants. Pageant titles are subdivided into Miss, Mrs. or Ms., and Teen – to clearly identify the difference between pageant divisions. Hundreds and thousands of beauty contests are held annually, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious, widely covered and broadcast by media. For example, ''The Wall Street Journal'', BBC News, CNN, Xinhua News Agency, and global news agencies such as Reuters, Associated Press and Agence France-Presse collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Scandinavia
''Miss Scandinavia'' is a beauty pageant for Nordic females. 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. In 2021, the Miss Scandinavia pageant is back with new organizers under the Miss Scandinavia Organization. Titleholders Winners by countries and territories Hosts {, class="wikitable" , - ! 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 , - See also * Miss Denmark, Miss Universe Denmark, Miss World Denmark * Suomen Neito, Miss Finland * Miss Iceland, Miss Universe Iceland * Miss Norway * Miss Sweden, Miss Universe Sweden, Miss World Sweden * Miss Universe * Miss World * Miss Internatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kópavogur
Kópavogur () is a town in Iceland that is the country's second largest municipality by population. It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Capital Region. The name literally means ''seal pup inlet''. The town seal contains the profile of the church Kópavogskirkja with a seal pup underneath. Kópavogur is largely made up of residential areas, but has commercial areas and much industrial activity as well. The tallest building in Iceland, the Smáratorg Tower, is located in central Kópavogur. History Kópavogur is historically significant as the site of the 1662 Kópavogur meeting. This event marked the total incorporation of Iceland into Denmark–Norway when, on behalf of the Icelandic people, Bishop Brynjólfur Sveinsson and Árni Oddsson, a lawyer, signed a document confirming that the introduction of absolute monarchy by Frederick III of Denmark–Norway also applied to Iceland. Kópavogur is also one of Iceland's most prominent sites for Icelandic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akranes
Akranes () is a port town and municipality on the west coast of Iceland, around north of the capital Reykjavík. The area where Akranes is located was settled in the 9th century; however, it did not receive a municipal charter until 1942. History Akranes was settled in the 9th century by the brothers Þormóður and Ketill, sons of Bresi, who came from Ireland. The town started to form in the mid-17th century as a fishing village. In 1942, it was formally chartered, and in the following years it had the biggest surge in population in its history. Industry has been a big and growing employer: a cement plant has been operated in the town since the 1950s, and an aluminum smelting plant has been in operation near the town since 1998. Economy The fishing industry remains the town's most important source of employment. Akranes also acts as a service center for the large rural region surrounding it. The town is expected to grow in the coming years because of an increase in industri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jökulsárlón
Jökulsárlón (; literally "glacial river lagoon") is a large glacial lake in southern part of Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. Situated at the head of the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier, it developed into a lake after the glacier started receding from the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. The lake has grown since then at varying rates because of melting of the glaciers. It is now about away from the ocean's edge and covers an area of about . In 2009 it was reported to be the deepest lake in Iceland, at over , as glacial retreat extended its boundaries. The size of the lake has increased fourfold since the 1970s. The lake can be seen from Route 1 between Höfn and Skaftafell. It appears as "a ghostly procession of luminous blue icebergs". Jökulsárlón has been a setting for four Hollywood movies: ''A View to a Kill'', ''Die Another Day'', '' Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'', and ''Batman Begins'', as well as the reality TV series ''The Amazing Race''. In 1991, Iceland issued a postage st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir
Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir (born 30 May 1995) is an Icelandic model, beauty pageant titleholder, and pole vaulter. She was crowned Miss Iceland 2015, and represented her country at Miss World 2015. Arna later won Miss Universe Iceland 2017 and represented Iceland at Miss Universe 2017. Arna made international headlines in 2016, after withdrawing from Miss Grand International 2016, where she was set to represent Iceland, because of pageant organizers asking her to lose weight. Life and career Athletics Arna is a track and field athlete specialising in the pole vault. She has won the Icelandic women's championship, and won the bronze medal at the 2014 European Team Championships in Tbilisi. Pageantry Arna received her first national title after being crowned Miss Iceland 2015 in September 2015. In June 2016, she won the Miss Euro pageant. She went on to represent Iceland at Miss World 2015, where she was unplaced. Arna Ýr was later set to represent Iceland at Miss Grand Internatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Ívarsdóttir
Miss Iceland or Miss Universe Iceland ( is, Ungfrú Ísland) is a national beauty pageant in Iceland. Began 2023 the winner represents Iceland at Miss Universe pageant. History The competition has been carried out since 1950; in the first year it was called Miss Reykjavík (Ungfrú Reykjavík). Since 1955, the contest has taken place under the current name Miss Iceland. In the past, contest winners gained the right to represent Iceland in Miss Universe, Miss World or Miss International. As of 2009, the winner goes on to compete in Miss World. There are six regional preliminary contests in each of the five rural regions and in the capital Reykjavík. 20 to 24 candidates, three to four from each region, take part in the finals. Iceland is one of the most successful countries at the Miss World pageant with three victories, a record for a nation with a population of less than half million people. In 2023, Jorge Esteban and Manuela Ósk Harðardóttir took the brand of Ungfrú Í ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 2005
Miss World 2005, the 55th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 10 December 2005 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China. María Julia Mantilla of Peru crowned her successor Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir of Iceland. 102 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. All contestants competed in three "fast track" events, Beach Beauty, Miss Talent, and Beauty With a Purpose contests. The winner of each competition immediately became one of the fifteen pageant semi-finalists. She becaming the third Icelandic woman to win Miss World. Results Placements Continental Queens of Beauty Judges * Julia Morley – Chairwoman of the Miss World Organization * Denise Perrier – Miss World 1953 from France * Ann Sidney – Miss World 1964 from United Kingdom * Lúcia Petterle – Miss World 1971 from Brazil * Wilnelia Merced – Miss World 1975 from Puerto Rico * Mariasela Álvarez – Miss World 1982 from Dominican Republic * Julia Kourotchkina – Miss Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir
Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir (born 25 May 1984) is an Icelandic actress, lawyer, model and beauty queen who won Miss Iceland 2005 and later won Miss World 2005 pageant. Career Beauty Queen She was crowned Miss World 2005 on 10 December 2005, in the Beauty Crown Theatre located in the Chinese beach city of Sanya, by the reigning beauty queen, 2004's Miss Peru Maju Mantilla. Mexico (Dafne Molina Lona) and Puerto Rico ( Ingrid Marie Rivera) were the first and second runners up. Other contestants who made it into the final six were Miss Italy (Sofia Bruscoli), Miss Korea ( Oh Eun-young) and Miss Tanzania ( Nancy Abraham Sumari). Education and Miss World For the year of 2005 she studied anthropology at the University of Iceland, and planned to proceed with studies for a lawyer. During the summer of 2005 Unnur Birna did temporary work as a police officer at Keflavík International Airport. She was the chairperson of the college social club and teaches dance. She enjoys acting, sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir
Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir (born 29 April 1981) is an Icelandic actress and television presenter who is the assistant director of RÚV, the Icelandic national broadcaster. She is a former Miss Iceland. Life and career Ragnhildur was born Keflavík where she lived most of her youth, excluding four years the family spent in Denmark. Her father is Jón Þór Harðarson, a mechanical engineer. Her mother, Ragnhildur Steinunn Maríusdóttir, died when she was seven years old. In the 1990s Ragnhildur was a gymnast; she won a bronze medal in the national championships in 1998 and was named to the national team. She completed an undergraduate degree in physiotherapy at the University of Iceland. In 2003, she won Miss Iceland. Ragnhildur began working for RÚV in 2004, with ''Ópið'', a programme for teenagers, and was later a journalist and co-host on the primetime news/talk show '' Kastljós'', and host of ''Dans dans dans'', the Icelandic version of the American TV show ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuela Ósk Harðardóttir
Manuela Ósk Harðardóttir (born 29 August 1983) is an Icelandic beauty queen and a model. She was crowned Miss Reykjavik and Miss Iceland in 2002. She represented her country in Miss Scandinavia and was 1st runner-up. She also went to compete in Miss Universe 2003 in Panama City. She was hospitalized two days before the pageant, due to dehydration, and could not compete. Manuela married footballer Grétar Rafn Steinsson on 27 November 2007 in Alkmaar, Netherlands and they renewed their vows in 2009 in Reykjavik, Iceland. They got divorced in 2011. In 2016 she completed her B.A. degree in Fashion design from the Icelandic Academy of the Arts in Reykjavik. Currently she is studying for a B.A. in social media at FIDM, Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
