Viivi Pumpanen (born 20 July 1988) is a Finnish
beauty pageant
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titleholder, who was crowned
Miss Finland 2010, the official representative of Finland to the 2010
Miss Universe
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pageant. Pumpanen currently lives in
Nurmijärvi
Nurmijärvi () is the most populated rural municipality of Finland, located north of the capital Helsinki. The neighboring municipalities of Nurmijärvi are Espoo, Vantaa, Tuusula, Hyvinkää and Vihti, and it is part of the Greater Helsinki. Th ...
.
Early life
Born in
Vantaa
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, Pumpanen was Miss Helsinki in 2009.
Miss Finland 2010
As the 71st Miss Finland, Pumpanen accepted the crown from Essi Pöysti, the 2009 titleholder, on 17 January 2010 and said "I have been dreaming about this since I was eight years old. My mother and father have been supporting me."
She competed in the
Miss Universe 2010
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pageant on 23 August 2010 in
Las Vegas
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,
Nevada
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.
Tanssii tähtien kanssa
In 2011, Pumpanen won Tanssii tähtien kanssa, the Finnish version of
Strictly Come Dancing. Her professional partner was
Matti Puro.
References
External links
Official Miss Suomi website
1988 births
Living people
Miss Finland winners
People from Vantaa
Miss Universe 2010 contestants
Dancing with the Stars winners
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