From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Miss World Sweden
Miss World Sweden
Year Winner Origin Placement
2003 Ida Söfringsgärd Växjö
2004 Eva Helena Hjertonsson Kalmar 20th place
2005 Liza Berggren Gothenburg 21st place
2006 Cathrin Skoog Östersund 18th place
2007 Annie Oliv Gothenburg Top 5
2008 Jennifer Palm Lundberg Sigtuna
2009 Erica Harrison Stockholm
2010 Daniela Karlsson Stockholm
2011 Nicoline Artursson Halmstad Top 15
• Not to be confused with Miss Sweden after years of corruption, favoritism, and human rights
Miss World Sweden Inc. is a private-owned competition, abuses.)
tasked with verifying a Swedish delegate, to the global Rita Rudolfsson Berntsson, at the 1972 Miss World
contest, Miss World. The contest was sponsored from pageant, created a mild sensation at the luncheon, where
1949–1999 partly by the magazine VeckoRevyn and the ti- she wore a gown which had the flag of Sweden attached
tle was handed out to the first runner-up in the Miss Swe- to her derriere. The crew were likely much more im-
den pageant, but lost the franchise in 2003. The pageant pressed with top front panel of her gown which barely
is under sponsorship by Studio Fashion Inc and the mar- covered the sides of her breasts. She was told to change
keting is made by the women’s magazine Hänt Extra. the outfit.
Sweden has the longest unbroken participation at the Jennifer Palm Lundberg placed third runner-up in the
Miss World pageant, having appeared every year since national pageant, but won the title when each of the
the first edition in 1951. Many of the contestants have original top three placers declined the crown. This hap-
gone on to notable careers in television and film. pened after arguments over the contract for the winner.
It was revealed that the original winner was fired when
Controversry her lawyer suggested her not to sign the contract written
by the agency. The first and second runner-ups each de-
In the 1970 Miss World pageant, held in London, United clined the crown for various reasons.
Kingdom, controversy followed after the result was an-
nounced. Black contestant Jennifer Hosten (1928-) of Gre-
nada won, and black contestant Pearl Jansen of South
Miss World Sweden
Africa placed second, after which the BBC and newspa- The Miss World Sweden Organization was created in 2003
pers received numerous protests about the result, and ac- in response to Sweden’s recent lack of interest at the Miss
cusations of racism were made by all sides. Four of the World pageant. It is a branch from the late Miss Sweden
nine judges had given first-place votes to Miss Sweden pageant.
Marjorie Christel Johansson, while Miss Grenada received
only two firsts, yet Johansson finished fourth. Since the
Prime Minister of Grenada, Sir Eric Gairy, was on the
Selected delegates
judging panel, inevitably there were many accusations
that the contest had been rigged. Some of the audience External links
gathered in the street outside Royal Albert Hall after the
• Miss World Sweden
contest and chanted "Swe-den, Swe-den". Four days lat-
• Hänt Extra
er, organising director Julia Morley (1941-) resigned be-
cause of the intense pressure from the newspapers. Years
later, Johansson was reported as saying that she had been
cheated out of the title. (In 1979 Gairy was overthrown
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Miss World Sweden
Year Name Result
1951 Kicki Håkansson Miss World 1951
1952 May Louise Flodin Miss World 1952
1953 Ingrid Johansson
1954 Margareta Westling
1955 Anita Åstrand 4th Runner-Up
1956 Eva Bränn 4th Runner-Up
1957 Ellenor Edin
1958 Harriett Margareta Wågström 3rd Runner-Up
1959 Carola Håkansson
1960 Barbara Olsson
1961 Ingrid Margareta Lundquist
1962 Margareta Palin
1963 Greta Qviberg 4th Runner-Up
1964 Agneta Malmberg
1965 Britt Marie Lindberg Semi-finalist
1966 Ulla Andersson
1967 Eva Englander Semi-finalist
1968 Gunilla Friden Semi-finalist
1969 Ingrid Marie Ahlin
1970 Marjorie Christal Johansson 3rd Runner-Up
1971 Simonetta Kohl Semi-finalist
1972 Rita Rudolfsson Berntsson
1973 Mercy Nilsson
1974 Jill Lindquist 4th Runner-Up
1975 Agneta Catharina Magnusson
1976 Anne Christine Gernandt
1977 Mary Ann Catrin Stävin Miss World 1977
1978 Ossie Margareta Carlsson 1st Runner-Up
1979 Ingrid Marie Säveby
1980 Kerstin Monica Jernemark Semi-finalist
1981 Carita Gustafsson
1982 Annelie Margareta Sjöberg
1983 Eva Lisa Törnquist
1984 Birgitta Madeleine Gunnarsson
1985 Anne Bolette Jill Christophersson Semi-finalist
1986 Elisabeth Marita Ulvan
1987 Karin Charlotta Trydell
1988 Cecilia Margareta Hörberg Semi-finalist
Miss Hawaiian Tropic 1984
1989 Lena Berglind
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1990 Daniela Maria Jessica Almen
1991 Catrin Olsson
1992 Ulrika Johansson
1993 Victoria Silvstedt Semi-finalist
1994 Sofia Andersson
1995 Jeanette Hassel
1996 Åsa Johansson
1997 Sofia Joelsson
1998 Jessica Almenäs
1999 Jenny Louise Torsvik
2000 Ida Sofia Manneh
2001 Camilla Bäck
2002 Sofia Hedmark
2003 Isabelle Jonsson (Disqualified)
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Miss World Sweden
Mary Stävin, 1977 Miss World, in the James Bond- film, A View
to a Kill.
Annie Oliv, at Miss World 2007, Top 5
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