Nina Elise Fjalestad (born 27 April 1993 in
Asker
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,
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) is a
Norwegian
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model, dancer and
beauty pageant
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titleholder.
Nina was a finalist in
Frøken Norge 2011
The Frøken Norge 2011 ("Miss Norway 2011") beauty pageant was held on 27 August 2011 in Storefjell, Gol, Norway.
The eventual winner was 23-year-old Anna Larsen Zahl from Sortland. Anna represented Norway at the 2011 Miss World pageant which was ...
, the Norwegian national preliminary for
Miss World
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and
Miss Universe
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.
Later the same year she was chosen to represent Norway in the annual Miss Globe International pageant held in
Northern Cyprus
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, which she won.
Miss Globe International
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On 28 September 2012, she competed in the finals of the newly created Miss Universe Norway pageant. She placed as the 1st runner-up, and therefore won the title of Miss Earth Norway 2012 and the rights to represent Norway in the Miss Earth 2012
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pageant to be held on 24 November in the Philippines
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.
Fjalestad has also been active as a dancer in a group called VIVA Performance Couture. She went to Dønski upper secondary school in Bærum
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.
References
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1993 births
Norwegian beauty pageant winners
Living people
Miss Earth 2012 contestants