Tuula Anneli Björkling (born 1952) is a Finnish model and beauty queen who won the 1973 Miss International pageant held at the Exposition Hall Fairgrounds in

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. Retrieved on 11 April 2008. She is the first Finn to win the title. Björkling joined the

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pageant in

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, United Kingdom, wherein she placed sixth. She is also the winner of the

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1973 contest, held in

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, Finland, in October 1972.

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Miss International former titleholders
(official website) {{DEFAULTSORT:Bjorkling, Anneli 1952 births Living people Miss International winners Miss International 1973 delegates Miss World 1972 delegates Finnish beauty pageant winners Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Finnish women