Tuula Anneli Björkling (born 1952) is a Finnish beauty queen who was adjudged
Miss International 1973
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on 13 October, held at the Exposition Hall Fairgrounds in
Osaka
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,
Japan.
[ Retrieved on 11 Apr 2008.] She is the first
Finn to win the title.
Björkling joined the
Miss World 1972 pageant in
London
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,
United Kingdom
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, wherein she placed sixth. She is also the winner of the
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 Mi ...
1973 contest, held in
Helsinki
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, Finland.
References
External links
Miss International former titleholders(official website)
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Miss International winners
Miss International 1973 delegates
Miss World 1972 delegates
Living people
1952 births
Finnish beauty pageant winners
Place of birth missing (living people)