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Linda Pétursdóttir (born 27 December 1969 in
Húsavík Húsavík () is a town in Norðurþing municipality on the north coast of Iceland on the shores of Skjálfandi bay with 2,307 inhabitants. The most famous landmark of the town is the wooden church Húsavíkurkirkja, built in 1907. Húsavík is s ...
) is an Icelandic business woman and beauty queen who won
Miss World 1988 Miss World 1988, the 38th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 17 November 1988 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was Linda Pétursdóttir (''Queen of Europe'') from Iceland. She was crowned by Miss World 1987, Ulla ...
. Linda was born in
Húsavík Húsavík () is a town in Norðurþing municipality on the north coast of Iceland on the shores of Skjálfandi bay with 2,307 inhabitants. The most famous landmark of the town is the wooden church Húsavíkurkirkja, built in 1907. Húsavík is s ...
and raised there and in
Vopnafjörður Vopnafjörður () is a village and municipality in Northeast Iceland, standing on a peninsula in the middle of a mountainous bay by the same name. The main industries of Vopnafjörður are fish processing, agriculture and tourism and other servic ...
. She won
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 ...
on 23 May 1988 and Miss World that November. She operated a spa company named Baðhúsið for over 20 years, which closed in 2014. In 2003, with Reynir Traustason, she published her autobiography, ''Linda - ljós & skuggar''.JPV,
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at Félag íslenskra bókaútgefenda (Association of Icelandic Publishers) . In 2015, she was guest judge in the final
Miss World 2015 Miss World 2015, the 65th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 19 December 2015 at the outdoor arena of the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China. 114 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. Rolene Strauss of S ...
beauty pageant in
Sanya Sanya (; also spelled Samah) is the southernmost city on Hainan Island, and one of the four prefecture-level cities of Hainan Province in South China. According to the 2020 census, the total population of Sanya was 1,031,396 inhabitants, li ...
,
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,
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. In 2019, Pétursdóttir became the license holder for
Miss World Iceland Miss World Iceland (originally Miss Iceland; is, Ungfrú Ísland), is a national beauty pageant in Iceland. The winner of this contest represents Iceland at Miss World. History The competition has been carried out since 1950; in the first year ...
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Linda Petursdottir Linda may refer to: As a name * Linda (given name), a female given name (including a list of people and fictional characters so named) * Linda (singer) (born 1977), stage name of Svetlana Geiman, a Russian singer * Anita Linda (born Alice Lake ...
Linda Petursdottir Linda may refer to: As a name * Linda (given name), a female given name (including a list of people and fictional characters so named) * Linda (singer) (born 1977), stage name of Svetlana Geiman, a Russian singer * Anita Linda (born Alice Lake ...
Miss World winners Miss World 1988 delegates 1969 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people)
Linda Petursdottir Linda may refer to: As a name * Linda (given name), a female given name (including a list of people and fictional characters so named) * Linda (singer) (born 1977), stage name of Svetlana Geiman, a Russian singer * Anita Linda (born Alice Lake ...
Linda Petursdottir Linda may refer to: As a name * Linda (given name), a female given name (including a list of people and fictional characters so named) * Linda (singer) (born 1977), stage name of Svetlana Geiman, a Russian singer * Anita Linda (born Alice Lake ...
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