Miss Norway
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Miss Norway (Norwegian; Frøken Norge) is a Norwegian beauty pageant, qualifying the winner to the global contests Miss Universe and Miss World. It has been on since the beginning of the 1950's. The winner used to be handpicked by the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet.
Since 1985, Miss Norway is a registered trademark in Norway and the supervisor is Geir Hamnes. The pageant is televised by the broadcaster TVN.
[edit] Miss Norway winners
1952-1980: Franchise: Dagbladet Magazine
Year | Miss Norway |
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1952 | Eva Roine |
1953 | Synnøve Guldbrandsen |
1954 | Mona Stornes |
1955 | Solveig Borstad |
1956 | NOT HELD |
1957 | Elisabeth Gronning |
1958 | Greta Andersen |
1959 | Jorunn Kristjansen |
1960 | Lise Hammer |
1961 | Åse Marie Schmedling |
1962 | Beate Brevik Johansen |
1963 | Mette Stenstad |
1964 | Eva Carlberg |
1965 | Jorunn Nystedt |
1966 | Siri Gro Nielsen |
1967 | NOT HELD |
1968 | NOT HELD |
1969 | Patricia Ingrid Walker |
1970 | Vibeke Steineger |
1971 | Ruby Reiten |
1972 | Liv Hanche Olsen |
1973 | Anne Katrine Ramstad |
1974 | NOT HELD |
1975 | NOT HELD |
1976 | Jenny Ottesen |
1977 | Bente Lihaug |
1978 | Jeanette Aarum |
1979 | Unni Margret Øgleland |
1980 | Heidi Louise Oiseth |
1981-1985: Franchise: Miss Norway Models Agency Inc.
Year | Miss Norway Winner |
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1981 | Helen Holager |
1982 | Jeanette Carine Krefting |
1983 | Christine Zeiner |
1984 | Ingrid Maria Martens |
1985 | Jeanette Blixt |
1986-1999: Franchise: Frøken Norge Corporation
Year | Miss Norway |
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1986 | Catherine Alexandra Gude |
1987 | Mette Veiseth |
1988 | Bente Charlotte Brunland |
1989 | Lene Ørnhoft |
1990 | Mona Grudt |
1991 | Hege Cathrin Baardsen |
1992 | Anne Sofie Galaasen |
1993 | Ine Beate Strand |
1994 | Anna Lena Hansen |
1995 | Lise Ebeltoft |
1996 | Eva Sjøholt |
1997 | Stine Bergsvand |
1998 | Henriette Dankertsen |
1999 | Anette Haukass |
2000-2007: Franchise: TV2
Year | Miss Norway |
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2000 | Tonje Wøllo |
2001 | Linda Marshall |
2002 | Kathrine Sørland |
2003 | Hanne Karine Sørby |
2004 | Hege Tørresdal |
2005 | Helene Tråsavik |
2006 | Tonje Elise Skjærvik
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2007 | Lisa Marie Moen Jünge |
2008: Franchise: TVN
Year | Miss Norway |
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2008 | Mariann Birkedal |
[edit] Disqualified contestants
According to the Miss Norway regulations, candidates must not have been pictured naked in a commercial production or publication.
In 2004, contestant Aylar Lie was disqualified from the contest when it was found she had appeared in many pornographic movies.
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