Miss Sweden

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Miss Sweden

Candidates for Miss Sweden 1967 seated on a gymnastic bench
Formation	1949
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Stockholm
Location	Sweden
Membership	Miss World Miss Earth Miss Grand International
Official language	Swedish

Annika Duckmark, Fröken Sverige 1996, during a television ceremony in 2009

Miss Sweden (in Swedish: Fröken Sverige), is the title of the Swedish beauty pageant, which ran from 1949 to 2003, introduced by the female magazine VeckoRevyn and later operated by production company Strix in partnership with MTG. The competition qualified delegates to the global contest Miss Universe. After this Miss Sweden competition stopped running, it was replaced by separate pageants from various franchises.

In 2020, Miss Sweden is back with the new franchise holder under the new Miss Sweden Organization and the winners will be sent to Miss World, Miss Earth & Miss Grand International.

Pageant history[]

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, Mary Stävin, Lena Olin, Jessica Folcker and Victoria Silvstedt.

The event was cancelled after 2004, due to harassment by feminist organizations of the organizers, Strix.^[1]

Titleholders[]

• List of Miss Sweden titleholders

Franchise holder between 1949 and 2000: VeckoRevyn

Franchise holder between 2001 and 2004: Strix Productions and  [sv].

Delegates living abroad[]

• Hillevi Rombin, lived in Los Angeles, CA.

Format[]

Edition	Year	Presenter	Version	Winner	Represented	Venue	Voting	Delegates	Franchise	Broadcast
44th	1992	Adam Alsing	Dubai	Monica Brodd	Uppland	Grand Hôtel	Celebrity Panel	28	VeckoRevyn	TV4
45th	1993	Yvonne Ryding		Johanna Lind	Östergötland			28
46th	1994			Domenique Forsberg	Lappland			28
47th	1995	Martin Timell		Petra Hultgren	Stockholm	TV4 Television Centre		28
48th	1996		Canary Islands	Annika Duckmark	Västergötland	Berns Entertainment Centre		28
49th	1997	Agneta Sjödin		Victoria Lagerström	Stockholm			28
50th	1998			Jessica Olérs	Dalarna			28
51st	1999	Sofia Wistam		Emma-Helena Nilsson	Jämtland	Circus Theatre		28
52nd	2000			Valerie Aflalo	Malmö		Hot Picks & Televoting	28
53rd	2001	Lydia Capolicchio	Barbados	Malin Olsson	Dalarna	Grand Hôtel	SMS & Televoting	28	Strix	TV3/MTG
54th	2002	Ulrika Jonsson		Malou Hansson	Uppland			28
55th	2003	Fredrik Birging		Helena Stenbäck	Norrbotten			28

The year of 1992 was the first time the pageant was broadcast. The promoters were a commercial channel alongside a magazine released for females. The readers picked their favourites and the winner was chosen among a panel of judges. The Miss Universe pageant was shown on Swedish television for the first time ever a few months later.

In 2001, winners were picked via a telephone poll. There was still an acting jury, giving suggestions over whom they might believe be potential for the Miss Universe pageant.

The last winner was crowned in early 2004, with the winner being Katarina Wigander, and she was crowned by .

Notes[]

See also[]

• Miss Universe Sweden
• Miss World Sweden
• Miss Earth Sweden
• Nya Fröken Sverige

References[]

External links[]

• Official website