Katrín Lea Elenudóttir (born Ekaterina Skorobogatova, russian: Екатерина Скоробогатова; 22 February 1999) is an Icelandic model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Iceland 2018. She represented

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at Miss Universe 2018 pageant in

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Early life

Katrín was born on 22 February 1999 in

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, Russia to a Russian mother Elena Skorobogatova. She is of mixed

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, and Russian descent. When she was nine years old, Katrín emigrated from Russia to Iceland after her mother married an Icelandic man, settling in Reykjavík. After arriving in Iceland, she received

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and learned to speak Icelandic; she is additionally fluent in English and Russian. Katrín attended Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík, the most prestigious high school in Iceland.

Pageantry

Katrín began her pageantry career at Miss Universe Iceland 2018, competing as Miss Midnight Sun. She went on to win the competition, held in Reykjanesbær, being crowned by outgoing titleholder Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir. As Miss Universe Iceland 2018, Katrín represented Iceland at Miss Universe 2018 in

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* * 1999 births Living people Katrin Lea Elenudottir Katrin Lea Elenudottir Katrin Lea Elenudottir Katrin Lea Elenudottir Katrin Lea Elenudottir Katrin Lea Elenudottir Miss Universe 2018 contestants Katrin Lea Elenudottir Katrin Lea Elenudottir Female models from Omsk Russian models Katrin Lea Elenudottir Katrin Lea Elenudottir {{Europe-pageant-bio-stub