Face of Denmark was a national beauty pageant in Denmark that selected the representative to the Miss Universe, Miss International, and

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Organization

In 2015 the Face of Denmark organization formed, and began their national competitions, run by Anders Hamilton de Voss and his partner John Paul Hamilton de Voss. Several former titleholders who achieved success representing Denmark at international beauty pageants are on the board of directors of the Face of Denmark organization, including: Catharina Svensson, the first

winner from Denmark; Aino Korva, Miss Denmark 1963 and first runner-up at

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; Pia Larsen, Miss Denmark 1986, and first runner-up at Miss International 1986 and

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; Zaklina Sojic,

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2007 and top 15 at Miss Universe 2007; and Mette Riis Sørensen, Miss International Denmark 2015.

Big Four pageants

The following women have represented Denmark in three of the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageant under the ownership of Face of Denmark organization. These are Miss Universe, Miss International and

with the exception of

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which belongs to another national franchise organization, Miss Denmark.

Miss Universe Denmark

;Color key '' List of Miss Universe Denmark representatives'' The Face of Denmark winner was automatically declared as Miss Universe Denmark and represented Denmark at the Miss Universe pageant.

Miss International Denmark

;Color key The Third title of Face of Denmark automatically declares as Miss International Denmark and represents Denmark at the Miss International pageant.

Miss Earth Denmark

;Color key The second title of Face of Denmark was automatically declared as Miss Earth Denmark and represented Denmark at the

pageant. In 2017, the Miss Earth franchise was awarded to Lisa Lents, national director of Miss Denmark. * Turið Elinborgardóttir resigned after representing Denmark at Miss Earth 2015, due to pregnancy. The runner-up, Laila Karim first runner-up, of Nørrebro took the title as Miss Earth Denmark 2015. * Klaudia was a top 6 finalist and "First Princess" at Face of Denmark 2015. She was appointed to be Miss Earth Denmark by the Face of Denmark organization after Alexandria Eissinger decided to not compete at

due to scheduling conflicts.

Notes

Supermodel Helena Christensen began her career in 1986 as Miss Universe Denmark. In the same year, Pia Rosenberg Larsen won Miss Denmark and competed at Miss International, where she placed as first runner-up. In 1993, TV personality and actress

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won Miss Universe Denmark, but like Helena Christensen, failed to place at Miss Universe. This contest is unrelated to the Miss Denmark pageant.

References

External links

Official site
{{Miss International countries and territories Denmark Denmark Denmark Universe Recurring events established in 1952 Danish awards