Manuela Ósk Harðardóttir (born 29 August 1983) is an Icelandic beauty queen and a model. She was crowned Miss Reykjavik and
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 yea ...
in 2002. She represented her country in
Miss Scandinavia
''Miss Scandinavia'' is a beauty pageant for Nordic countries, 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.
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and was 1st runner-up. She also went to compete in
Miss Universe 2003
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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
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, 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
The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) is a private college in downtown Los Angeles. It offers degree programs in majors including fashion, entertainment, beauty, interior design, and graphic design. The college was founded in ...
,
Los Angeles
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.
Since 2016, Manuela has been National Director for Miss Universe Iceland along with Jorge Esteban.
References
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1983 births
Living people
Manuela Osk Hardardottir