Marita Lindahl

Marita Lindahl
Born (1938-10-07)October 7, 1938[1]
Helsinki, Finland
Died March 21, 2017(2017-03-21) (aged 78)[2]
Occupation Model, entrepreneur[3]
Years active 1957–2017
Beauty pageant titleholder
Major
competition(s)		 Miss Suomi 1957
(Winner)
(Miss Photogenic)
Miss World 1957
(Winner)

Marita Lindahl (17 October 1938 – 21 March 2017[1]) was a Finnish model and beauty queen who won the 1957 Miss World beauty pageant, after being crowned Miss Finland World 1957 by Miss Finland World 1956, Sirpa Helena Koivu.[4] She became the first woman from Finland to win the title and the third Scandinavian woman; after Sweden had won the two first contests.

Marita Lindahl in 1957.

The pageant was held in London, England. Lindahl was described by pageant director Eric Morley as having "the haunting beauty and intrigue of a Greta Garbo". The first runner-up was Lilian Madsen from Denmark, second runner-up Adele Kruger from South Africa and third runner-up Jacqueline Tapia from Tunisia.

Lindahl ran one of the most popular restaurants in Helsinki.[5] Later she moved to England. She lived in Oxford.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Yle: Miss Maailma Marita Lindahl on kuollut". Iltalehti.fi.
  2. ↑ "Marita Lindahl Miss World 1957 from Finland is no more". Times of India. June 29, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Marita Lindahl won Miss World 1957 Pageant". May 6, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "MARITA LINDAHL MISS MAAILMA 1957". Lempimissit.
  5. ↑ "Miss World 1957 Marita Lindahl Profile". Retrieved February 14, 2018.


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