María Guðmundsdóttir (born 12 February 1942) is an Icelandic filmmaker, photographer and model. She is a former

supermodel A supermodel is a highly paid fashion model who has a worldwide reputation and background in ''haute couture'' and commercial modeling. The term became popular in the 1990s. Supermodels usually work for prominent fashion designers and clothin ...

and

Miss Iceland The Miss Iceland or Miss Universe Iceland () is a national beauty pageant in Iceland. Beginning in 2023, the winner represents Iceland at Miss Universe pageant. History The competition has been carried out since 1950; in the first year, it wa ...

in 1961.

Biography

María was born in

Reykjavík Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the worl ...

and grew up in

Djúpavík Djúpavík () is a small village in the North-West of Iceland. It is located at the head of Reykjarfjörður on the Strandir coast in the Westfjords region (Vestfirðir), in the municipality of Árneshreppur. It is approximately 70 km away ...

until the age of 11. She was crowned

in 1961. By 1967, she was modeling for

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in New York. In 2015 she produced and directed the documentary ''Ferðin heim - smásögur úr Árneshreppi á Ströndum'', about the people of

Árneshreppur Árneshreppur () is an Icelandic municipality, located in the Westfjords peninsula of northwestern Iceland." ...

, the municipality where she grew up.

References

External links

Ferðin heim - smásögur úr Árneshreppi á Ströndum
Icelandic Films summary page 1942 births Living people Maria Gudmundsdottir Maria Gudmundsdottir Maria Gudmundsdottir Maria Gudmundsdottir Maria Gudmundsdottir Maria Gudmundsdottir Maria Gudmundsdottir {{Iceland-bio-stub