Linda Pétursdóttir (born 27 December 1969) is an Icelandic businesswoman and beauty queen who won

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. Linda was born in

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and raised there and in

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. She won

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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

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beauty pageant in

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. In 2019, Pétursdóttir became the license holder for Miss World Iceland.

References

External links

Official website

Linda Petursdottir Linda is an English feminine given name, derived from the Spanish word , meaning "pretty." Linda may also refer to: Names * Linda (given name), a female given name (including a list of people and fictional characters so named) * Linda (singer) ...

Miss World winners Miss World 1988 delegates 1969 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people)

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