Miss Sweden
beauty contest
The Miss Sweden or Miss Universe Sweden (Swedish: Fröken Sverige), is the title of the Swedish beauty pageant, qualifying delegates to the Miss Universe competition. In 2009 the pageant renamed as Miss Universe Sweden and the first national final was held on 6 June 2009, the National Day of Sweden. Among the judges were Yvonne Ryding, Miss Universe 1984. The pageant is a late branch of the Miss Sweden contest. The director of the contest is Joakim Granberg of the Starworld Entertainment Corporation.
History
Miss Sweden which ran from 1949 to 2003, introduced by the female magazine Vecko Revyn and later operated by production company Strix in partnership with MTG. The competition qualified delegates to the global contest Miss Universe.
The event was founded by Bonnier Media Group in 1948; the franchise was held from 1949 until 1999 by the magazine VeckoRevyn, and from 2000 to 2004 by the production company Strix. The first Miss Sweden pageant was won by Kerstin Ringberg. Through the years, many of the contestants went on to notable careers in music, acting and modelling, both domestically and internationally, including Anita Ekberg, Sivi Aberg, Mary Stävin, Lena Olin, Jessica Folcker and Victoria Silvstedt.
Franchise holder between 2001 and 2004 were Strix Productions and Moore Magazine.
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