Unnur Steinsson (born April 27, 1963) was
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 ...
1983 who competed in
Miss Universe 1983
Miss Universe 1983, the 32nd Miss Universe pageant, was held on 11 July 1983 at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Lorraine Downes of New Zealand was crowned by Karen Dianne Baldwin of Canada. Eighty contestants competed in ...
and came in the Top 7 position at the
Miss World 1983
Miss World 1983, the 33rd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 17 November 1983 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was Sarah-Jane Hutt from United Kingdom. She was crowned by Miss World 1982, Mariasela Álvarez of Dom ...
. She is the mother of
Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir
Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir (born 25 May 1984) is an Icelandic actress, lawyer, model and beauty queen who won Miss Iceland 2005 and later won Miss World 2005 pageant.
Career Beauty Queen
She was crowned Miss World 2005 on 10 December 2005, in ...
who won the Miss Iceland pageant in 2005 and became Miss World 2005.
Unnur was three months pregnant when she competed in the 1983 contest, which was strictly forbidden and could lead to disqualification. Her daughter, Unnur Birna, as mentioned, won the pageant 22 years later.
External links
Miss World official site
1963 births
Unnur Steinsson
Living people
Miss Universe 1983 contestants
Miss World 1983 delegates
Flight attendants
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