Iceland at major beauty pageants
This is a list of Iceland'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] This country has won four victories in among two of the pageants:
- Three — Miss World crowns (1985 • 1988 • 2005)
- One — Miss International crown (1963)
Iceland's Big Four titleholders
Iceland has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women.[3][13] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.[14][15][16]
- Color Key
- Ended as Runner-up
- Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
YEAR | MISS UNIVERSE | MISS WORLD | MISS INTERNATIONAL | MISS EARTH |
---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Elísabet Hulda Snorradóttir TBA |
↑ No Pageant Held | Dagbjört Rúriksdóttir | |
2019 | Birta Abiba Þórhallsdóttir Top 10 |
Kolfinna Mist Austfjörð | x | x |
2018 | Katrín Lea Elenudóttir | Erla Ólafsdóttir | x | x |
2017 | Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir | Ólafía Ósk Finnsdóttir | x | x |
2016 | Hildur María Leifsdóttir | Anna Orlowska | x | x |
2015 | x | Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir | x | x |
2014 | x | Tanja Ýr Ástþórsdóttir | x | x |
2013 | x | Sigríður Dagbjört Ásgeirsdóttir | Sigrún Eva Ármannsdóttir Top 15 |
x |
2012 | x | Íris Telma Jónsdóttir | x | x |
2011 | x | Sigrún Eva Ármannsdóttir | x | x |
2010 | x | Fanney Ingvarsdóttir | x | x |
2009 | Ingibjörg Egilsdóttir Top 15 |
Guðrún Dögg Rúnarsdóttir | x | x |
2008 | x | Alexandra Ívarsdóttir Top 15 |
x | x |
2007 | x | Jóhanna Vala Jónsdóttir | x | Katrín Dögg Sigurdardóttir |
2006 | Sif Aradóttir | Ásdís Hallgrímsdóttir | x | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines. Iceland send their first delegate in 2007) |
2005 | x | Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir WINNER |
x | |
2004 | x | Hugrún Harðardóttir | Halldóra Rut Bjarnadóttir | |
2003 | Manuela Ósk Harðardóttir (Withdrew) |
Regína Dilja Jónsdóttir | x | |
2002 | x | x | x | |
2001 | x | Kolbrún Pálina Helgadóttir | Íris Dögg Oddsdóttir | |
2000 | x | Elva Dögg Melsted | Anna Lilja Björnsdóttir | |
1999 | x | Katrin Baldursdóttir | Ásbjörg Kristinsdóttir | |
1998 | x | x | Guðbjörg Sigridur Hermannsdóttir | |
1997 | Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir | x | x | |
1996 | Hrafnhildur Hafsteinsdóttir | x | Auður Geirsdóttir | |
1995 | Margrét Skúladóttir | x | Lovísa Guðmundsdóttir Top 15 | |
1994 | Svala Björk Arnardóttir | Birna Bragadóttir | x | |
1993 | Maria Rún Haflidadóttir | Gudrun Hreidarsdóttir | x | |
1992 | Svava Haraldsdóttir | Maria Rún Haflidadóttir | Þórunn Larusdóttir Top 15 | |
1991 | Dis Sigurgeirsdóttir | Svava Haraldsdóttir | Sólveig Kristjansdóttir | |
1990 | Hildur Dungalsdóttir | Ásta Sigriður Einarsdóttir | Þórdis Steinunn Steinsdóttir | |
1989 | Guðbjörg Gissurardóttir | Hugrún Linda Gudmundsdóttir | Guðrun Eyjólfsdóttir Top 15 | |
1988 | Anna Margrét Jónsdóttir | Linda Pétursdóttir WINNER |
Guðbjörg Gissurardóttir Top 15 | |
1987 | x | Anna Margrét Jónsdóttir 2nd Runner-Up |
Magnea Magnúsdóttir | |
1986 | Thora Thrastardóttir | Gígja Birgisdóttir | Ragna Sæmundsdóttir | |
1985 | Halla Bryndis Jonsdóttir | Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir WINNER |
Anna Margret Jónsdóttir Top 15 | |
1984 | Berglind Johansen | Berglind Johansen Top 15 |
Guðlaug Stella Brynjólfsdottir Top 15 | |
1983 | Unnur Steinsson | Unnur Steinsson Top 7 |
Steinunn Jóhanna Bergmann | |
1982 | Guðrún Möller | Maria Björk Sverrisdóttir | x | |
1981 | Elisabet Traustadóttir | Ásdís Eva Hannesdóttir | Hlíf Hansen | |
1980 | Guðbjörg Sigurdardóttir Top 12 |
x | x | |
1979 | Halldóra Jónsdóttir | Sigrún Sætran | Sigrún Björk Sverrisdóttir | |
1978 | Anna Björk Edwards | Ásdís Loftsdóttir | Sigurlaug Halldórsdóttir | |
1977 | Kristjana Þráinsdóttir | Sigurlaug Halldórsdóttir | Guðrún Helgadóttir | |
1976 | Guðmunda Johannesdóttir | Sigríður Olgeirsdóttir | Sigrún Saevarsdóttir | |
1975 | Helga Eldon Jonsdóttir | Halldóra Jonsdóttir | Þorbjörg Garðarsdóttir | |
1974 | Anna Björnsdóttir | x | Þórunn Stefánsdóttir | |
1973 | x | Nína Breiðfjörd | Helga Eldon Jonsdóttir 2nd Runner-Up | |
1972 | María Kristín Jóhannesdóttir | Rósa Helgadóttir | Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir | |
1971 | Guðrún Valgarðsdóttir | Fanney Bjarnadóttir | Matthildur Guðmundsdóttir | |
1970 | Erna Jóhannesdottir | Anna Scheving Hansdóttir | Erla Hardardóttir Top 15 | |
1969 | María Baldursdóttir | Ragnheidur Pétursdóttir | Helen Knútsdóttir | |
1968 | Helen Knuttsdóttir | x | x | |
1967 | Guðrún Pétursdóttir | Hrefna Wigelund Steinthorsdóttir | Kolbrún Einarsdóttir | |
1966 | Erla Traustadóttir | Audur Hardardóttir | ↑ No Pageant Held | |
1965 | Bára Magnúsdóttir | Sigrún Vignisdóttir | Rósa Einarsdóttir | |
1964 | Thelma Ingvarsdóttir | Rósa Einarsdóttir | Elisabet Sigríður Ottósdóttir Top 15 | |
1963 | Theódóra Þórðardóttir | María Ragnarsdóttir | Guðrún Bjarnadóttir WINNER | |
1962 | Anna Geirsdóttir 1st Runner-Up |
Rannveig Olafsdóttir | María Guðmundsdóttir Top 15 | |
1961 | Kristjana Magnúsdóttir Top 15 |
Jóhanna Kolbrún Kristjansdóttir | Sigrún Ragnarsdóttir 4th Runner-Up | |
1960 | Svanhildur Jakobsdóttir | Kristin Thorvaldsdóttir | Sigriður Geirsdóttir 2nd Runner-Up | |
1959 | Sigríður Þorvaldsdóttir Top 15 |
Sigurbjörg Sveinsdóttir | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan) | |
1958 | x | Hjordis Sigurvinsdóttir | ||
1957 | Bryndís Schram | Runa Brynjolfdóttir | ||
1956 | Guðlaug Guðmundsdóttir | Agusta Gudmundsdóttir | ||
1955 | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States. Iceland send their first delegate in 1956) |
Arna Hjorleifsdóttir | ||
↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1951 in London, United Kingdom. Iceland send their first delegate in 1955) |
× Did not compete
↑ No pageant held
Pageant | Placements | Best result |
---|---|---|
Miss Universe | 6 | 1st Runner-up (1962) |
Miss World | 7 | Winner (1985 • 1988 • 2005) |
Miss International | 14 | Winner (1963) |
Miss Earth | 0 | None |
Total | 27 | 4 TITLES |
See also
References
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