Miss Universe Denmark
Miss Universe Denmark is a national beauty pageant in Denmark that selects the representative to the Miss Universe pageant.
Motto | Confidently Beautiful |
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Formation | 1952 |
Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | Copenhagen |
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Official language | Danish |
President | Lisa Lents |
Key people | Lisa Lents |
Website | Official site |
History
The winners of Miss Denmark from 1952 to 1996 represented their country at the Miss Universe pageant.[1][2] Between 1986 and 1995 Bo Andersen handled the Miss Universe Denmark franchise. From 1996 until 2013, Memborg Models with Lene Memborg operated the franchise.[3] Starting in 2018, Lisa Lents took over the Miss Universe Denmark franchise. The winner of Miss Universe Denmark independent competition holds for the first time in 2019. In 2018 the Miss World Denmark 2016, Helena Heuser won the pageant.
Aino Korva is the only Dane to place in the top 5 at Miss Universe and Žaklina Šojić is the last to place in the top 15, at Miss Universe in 2007.
Titleholder
NotesSupermodel Helena Christensen began her career in 1986 as Miss Universe Denmark. In the same year, Pia Rosenberg Larsen won Miss Denmark and competed at Miss International, where she placed as first runner-up. In 1993, T.V. personality and actress Maria Hirse won Miss Universe Denmark, but like Helena Christensen, failed to place at Miss Universe.[5][6] This contest is unrelated to the Miss Denmark pageant. See alsoReferences
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