Lina Maria Hahne (born 15 January 1984) is a Swedish beauty queen and
Miss Sweden 2007 titleholder, who was crowned on June 26 after the original winner
Isabel Lestapier Winqvist
Isabel Lestapier Winqvist (born 8 May 1987) is a former Miss Sweden titleholder who resigned.
Biography
Winqvist was born in Helsingborg, Scania, Sweden and studied business and social science at upper secondary school. She studied at ProCiv ...
was dethroned from the title.
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Aftonbladet
''Aftonbladet'' (, lit. "The evening paper") is a Swedish daily newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the largest daily newspapers in the Nordic countries.
History and profile
The newspaper was founded by Lars Johan H ...
22 March 2017 It seems that Lina won't be a representative for Sweden at Miss Universe 2008
Miss Universe 2008 was the 57th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Crown Convention Center in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008. This was the first time that the Miss Universe pageant was broadcast in 1080i High-definition.
At the end of th ...
after several unsuccessful attempts to participate and the sponsor has most probably dropped out for the future pageants. In the end Miss Sweden organization boycotted the event for a second year in a row. Lina is currently studying to become a doctor in the last year of Medical School
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution, or part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians. Such medical degrees include the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS, M ...
. She is involved in UNICEF
UNICEF (), originally called the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund in full, now officially United Nations Children's Fund, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing Humanitarianism, humanitarian and Devel ...
and children charities.
Year as Miss Sweden
The new concept is in line with the vision of Miss Universe. Both visions aim to find a good representative for the modern woman of today. On the basis of the society of today and its development the organization has decided to modernize the Miss Sweden concept. New elements are added and the candidates need to pass a mandatory competence prediction which is focused on how the person is able to manage different situations. Based on the results of the tests the personalities of the candidates will be defined. Another new aspect is an ethical advisory board which is involved to be consulted by the organization in different matters and elements.
2008
Beside working alongside UNICEF
UNICEF (), originally called the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund in full, now officially United Nations Children's Fund, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing Humanitarianism, humanitarian and Devel ...
, Lina is currently an activist for women's right in Sweden. She has appeared in television and radio shows. She will be living in Luleå
Luleå ( , , locally ; smj, Luleju; fi, Luulaja) is a city on the coast of northern Sweden, and the capital of Norrbotten County, the northernmost county in Sweden. Luleå has 48,728 inhabitants in its urban core (2018) and is the seat of Lu ...
to study medicine after living five weeks in Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
.
A new Miss Sweden was crowned on April 30, 2009, and from then Linas obligations as Miss Sweden was ended. When Azra Duliman
Azra Duliman (born 14 February 1986) was the 2009 Miss Sweden winner. She came to Sweden as a 7 year old from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Duliman is currently studying law in Stockholm. Azra Duliman will not participate in Miss Universe or any other b ...
took over the crown
References
External links
Miss Sweden Blogg
Miss Sweden hompepage
Interview with Lina Hahne on TV4 morning news
1984 births
Living people
Swedish beauty pageant winners
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors
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