Sweden at major beauty pageants
This is a list of Sweden's representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world.
Hundreds of beauty pageants are conducted yearly, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious,[1] widely covered and broadcast by media.[2] The Wall Street Journal,[3] BBC News,[4] CNN,[5] Xinhua News Agency,[6] and global news agencies such as Reuters[7] and Agence France-Presse[8][9] collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth.[10][11][12]
Sweden has won six victories:
- Three — Miss Universe crowns (1955 • 1966 • 1984)
- Three — Miss World crowns (1951 • 1952 • 1977)
The criteria for the Big Four inclusion are based on specific standards such as the pageant's global prominence and prestige approved by worldwide media; the quality and quantity of crowned delegates recognized by international franchisees and pageant aficionados; the winner's post pageant activities; the pageant's longevity, consistency, and history; the sincerity of the pageant's specific cause, platform, and advocacy; the overall pre-pageant activities, production quality and global telecast; the enormity of internet traffic; and the extent of popularity amongst pageant fans across the globe.[13][14][15][16][17]
Sweden's Big Four Titleholders
Sweden has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women.[3][18] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.[19][20][21]
- Color key
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
YEAR | MISS UNIVERSE | MISS WORLD | MISS INTERNATIONAL | MISS EARTH |
---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Lina Ljungberg | Daniella Lundqvist | Paulina Kielczewska | x |
2018 | Emma Strandberg | x | Izabell Hahn | Yasmine Mindru |
2017 | Frida Fornander | Hanna-Louise Haag Top 40 |
Lina Ljungberg | Camilla Fogestedt |
2016 | Ida Ovmar | Emma Strandberg | Maria Taipaleenmäki | Cloie Skarne Top 8 |
2015 | Paulina Brodd | Natalia Fogelund | x | Maria Taipaleenmäki |
2014 | Camilla Hansson | Olivia Asplund Top 25 |
Moa Sandberg | Frida Fornander |
2013 | Alexandra Friberg | Agneta Myhrman | Eleonore Lilja | Denice Andrée |
2012 | Hanni Beronius | Sanna Jinnedal Top 30 |
Katarina Konow | Camilla Hansson |
2011 | Ronnia Fornstedt | Nicoline Artursson Top 15 |
Denice Andrée Top 15 |
Renate Cerljen Top 16 |
2010 | Michaela Savic | Daniela Karlsson | Cecilia Ragnarsson | x |
2009 | Renate Cerljen Top 15 |
Erica Harrison | x | Giulia Simone Olsson |
2008 | x | Jennifer Palm Lundberg | Jenny Jansson | Fanny Blomé |
2007 | x | Annie Oliv Top 5 |
x | Ivana Gagula Top 16 |
2006 | Josephine Alhanko Top 20 |
Cathrin Skoog | x | Cecilia Zatterlöf Kristensen |
2005 | x | Liza Berggren | Cecilia Zatterlöf Kristensen | Therese Denitton |
2004 | Katarina Wigander | Eva Helena Hjertonsson | x | Sara Jelena Lundemo |
2003 | Helena Stenbäck | Ida Söfringsgärd | x | Caroline Sonath |
2002 | Malou Hansson | Sofia Hedmark | Emelie Lundqvist | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines) |
2001 | Malin Olsson | Camilla Bäck | Sara Nicole Cameron | |
2000 | Valerie Aflalo | Ida Sofia Manneh | Gabrielle Elisabeth Heinerborg Top 15 | |
1999 | Emma Helena Nilsson | Jenny Louise Torsvik | x | |
1998 | Jessica Olérs | Jessica Almenäs | x | |
1997 | Victoria Lagerström Top 10 |
Sofia Joelsson | x | |
1996 | Annika Duckmark Top 10 |
Åsa Johansson | x | |
1995 | Petra Hultgren | Jeanette Hassel | x | |
1994 | Domenique Forsberg Top 10 |
Sofia Andersson | Mirja Kristina Haglöf Top 15 | |
1993 | Johanna Lind | Victoria Silvstedt Top 10 |
Anna Hovenstam | |
1992 | Monica Brodd Top 10 |
Ulrika Johansson | Camilla Ingeborg Unsgaard | |
1991 | Susanna Gustafsson | Catrin Olsson | Charlotte Victoria Wallden | |
1990 | Linda Isacsson | Daniela Maria Jessica Almen | Monika Halina Andersson Top 15 | |
1989 | Louise Drevenstam 1st Runner-Up |
Lena Berglind | Isabelle Soelmann | |
1988 | Annika Davidsson | Cecilia Margareta Hörberg Top 10 |
Ulrika Helena Westerberg | |
1987 | Suzanne Thörngren Top 10 |
Karin Charlotta Trydell | x | |
1986 | Anna Lena Rahmberg | Elisabeth Marita Ulvan | Susanna Marie Lundmark Top 15 | |
1985 | Carina Marklund | Anne-Bolette Jill Christophersen Top 15 |
x | |
1984 | Yvonne Ryding WINNER |
Brigitta Madeleine Gunnarsson | Gunilla Maria Kohlström 2nd Runner-Up | |
1983 | Viveka Miriam Jung | Liza Eva Törnqvist | x | |
1982 | Anna Kari Bergström | Anne-Lie Margareta Sjöberg | Camilla Engström | |
1981 | Eva-Lena Lundgren 2nd Runner-Up |
Carita Gustafsson | Anna Helena Lindgow Top 15 | |
1980 | Eva Birgitta Andersson 4th Runner-Up |
Kerstin Monika Jenemark Top 15 |
Raili Ranta | |
1979 | Anette Marie Ekström 4th Runner-Up |
Ingrid Marie Säveby | Anna Angela Bratt | |
1978 | Cécilia Rodhe 4th Runner-Up |
Ossie Margareta Carlsson 1st Runner-Up |
Birgitta Eriksson | |
1977 | Birgitta Lindvall | Mary Stävin WINNER |
Lena Jernberg | |
1976 | Caroline Westerberg | Anne Christine Gernandt | Maria Gunilla Borhäll Top 15 | |
1975 | Catharina Sjödahl 3rd Runner-Up |
Agneta Catharina Magnusson | Kicki Anita Olsson Top 15 | |
1974 | Eva-Christine Römpke | Jill Lindquist Top 7 |
Monica Söderqvist Top 15 | |
1973 | Monica Sundin | Mercy Nilsson | Suzanna Andersson | |
1972 | Britt Marie Johansson | Rita Berntsson | Eva Andersson | |
1971 | Vivian Öihanen | Simonetta Kohl Top 15 |
Maud Andersson | |
1970 | Kristina Wayborn Top 15 |
Marjorie Johansson 3rd Runner-Up |
Rita Berntsson | |
1969 | Birgitta Lindloff Top 15 |
Ingrid Marie Ahlin | Bodil Jensen | |
1968 | Anette Marie Hellqvist Top 15 |
Gunilla Friden Top 15 |
Annika Hemminge 1st Runner-Up | |
1967 | Eva-Lisa Svensson Top 15 |
Eva Englander Top 15 |
Gunilla Margareta Sundberg Top 15 | |
1966 | Margareta Arvidsson WINNER |
Ulla Andersson | ↑ No Pageant Held | |
1965 | Ingrid Norman 3rd Runner-Up |
Britt Marie Lindberg Top 16 |
Agneta Evelyne Holst | |
1964 | Siv Märta Åqvist 4th Runner-Up |
Agneta Malmberg | Birgitta Elisabeth Alverljung Top 15 | |
1963 | Kicki Margareta Jonsson | Greta Qviberg 4th Runner-Up |
Rina Krusvik Top 15 | |
1962 | Karin Hyldegaard-Jensen | Margareta Palin | Karin Hyldegaard-Jensen | |
1961 | Gunilla Knutsson Top 15 |
Ingrid Lundquist | Elisabeth Oden | |
1960 | Birgitta Öfling | Barbara Olsson | Gunilla Elm | |
1959 | Marie Louise Ekström Top 15 |
Carola Håkansson | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan) | |
1958 | Birgitta Elisabeth Gårdman Top 15 |
Harriett Wågström Top 6 | ||
1957 | Ingrid Jonsson Top 15 |
Ellenor Edin | ||
1956 | Ingrid Goude 2nd Runner-Up |
Eva Bränn 5th Runner-Up | ||
1955 | Hillevi Rombin WINNER |
Anita Åstrand 4th Runner-Up | ||
1954 | Ragnild Olausson 4th Runner-Up |
Margareta Westling | ||
1953 | Ulla Marianne Sandklef | Ingrid Johansson | ||
1952 | Anne Marie Thistler Top 10 |
May-Louise Flodin WINNER | ||
1951 | ↑ | Kicki Håkansson WINNER |
Name of Pageant | Placements | Best Result |
---|---|---|
Miss Universe | 29 | Winner ![]() |
Miss World | 23 | Winner ![]() |
Miss International | 14 | 1st Runner-up (1968) |
Miss Earth | 3 | Top 8 (2016) |
Total | 69 | 6 Winners |
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