Miss Universe Denmark

Miss Danmark Organization
Formation	1952; 72 years ago
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Copenhagen
Location	Denmark;
Membership	Miss Universe;
Official language	Danish
President	Lisa Lents
Key people	Lisa Lents
Website	Official site

Miss Universe Denmark is a national beauty pageant in Denmark that selects the representative to the Miss Universe pageant.

History

Between 1986 and 1995 Bo Andersen handled the Miss Universe Denmark franchise. From 1996 until 2013, Memborg Models with Lene Memborg operated the franchise.^[1] 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.

Titles

Number of wins under Miss Danmark

Pageant	Wins

Miss Universe	0

Note that the year designates the time Miss Danmark has acquired that particular pageant franchise.

Current

Miss Universe (1952–present)

Titleholder

: Declared as Winner
: Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
: Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
: Ended as special awards winner

Between 2015 and 2016 the Face of Denmark Org. went to Miss Universe. began 2018 the Miss Danmark Org. by Lisa Lents sets a return to Denmark at Miss Universe. A separate pageant of Miss Universe Denmark winning contest goes to Miss Universe pageant. Denmark did not compete at Miss Universe in the following years: 1954–57, 1962, 1971, 1974, 1991, 1997–99, 2001–2003, 2009, 2014, and 2017.

Year	Municipality	Miss Danmark	Placement at Miss Universe	Special Awards	Notes
2022	TBA	TBA	TBA
2021	Copenhagen	Sara Langtved	Unplaced		Appointed — Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, the Miss Earth Denmark 2019 crowned as the Miss Universe Denmark 2021.
2020	Copenhagen	Amanda Petri	Unplaced		Appointed — Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, the Miss World Denmark 2017 crowned as the Miss Universe Denmark 2020.
2019	Odense	Katja Stokholm^[2]	Unplaced
2018	Copenhagen	Helena Heuser	Unplaced		Miss Universe Denmark 2018 by Lisa Lents (Miss Danmark org.)
Face of Denmark
2017	Did not compete
2016	Copenhagen	Christina Mikkelsen	Unplaced		Christina was Miss Bride of the World 2012 and Top 15 at Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 2011.
2015	Hørsholm	Cecilie Wellemberg	Unplaced		Face of Denmark by Anders Hamilton de Voss and John Hamilton
Pretty Danish — Miss Danmark
2014	Did not compete
2013	Copenhagen	Cecilia Iftikhar	Unplaced
2012	Copenhagen	Josefine Hewitt	Unplaced
2011	Copenhagen	Sandra Amer Hamad	Unplaced		The first Miss Danmark who has Danish–Iraqi multicultural heritage.
2010	Sønderborg	Ena Sandra Causevic	Unplaced
2009	Did not compete
2008	Copenhagen	Marie Sten-Knudsen	Unplaced
2007	Copenhagen	Žaklina Šojić	Top 15
2006	Copenhagen	Betina Faurbye	Top 20
2005	Roskilde	Gitte Hanspal	Unplaced
2004	Copenhagen	Tina Christensen	Unplaced		Miss Danmark Organization by Pretty Danish (Memborg Models)
Did not compete between 2001—2003
2000	Copenhagen	Heidi Meyer Vallentin	Unplaced		Officially Miss Danmark 2000, Cecilie Elisa Dahlstrøm did not compete at Miss Universe; Heidi Meyer won the Miss Universe Danmark competition from Memborg models.
Miss Danmark
Did not compete between 1997—1999
1996	Copenhagen	Anette Oldenborg	Unplaced
1995	Aalborg	Tina Dam	Unplaced
1994	Copenhagen	Gitte Andersen	Unplaced
1993	Copenhagen	Maria Josephine Hirse	Unplaced
1992	Copenhagen	Anne Mette Voss	Unplaced
1991	Did not compete
1990	Copenhagen	Maj-Britt Jensen	Unplaced
1989	Copenhagen	Louise Mejlhede	Unplaced
1988	Favrskov	Pernille Nathansen	Unplaced
1987	Sønderborg	Nanna-Louise Johansen	Unplaced	Best Swimsuit (60th)
1986	Copenhagen	Helena Christensen	Unplaced	Best Swimsuit (33rd)	Miss Universe Danmark 1986; Bon andersen held the separation of Miss Universe Denmark competition, the Miss Danmark 1986 was Pia Rosenberg who allocated to Miss World 1986.
1985	Copenhagen	Susan Boje Rasmussen	Unplaced
1984	Copenhagen	Catharina Clausen	Unplaced	Best Swimsuit (21st)
1983	Copenhagen	Inge Ravn Thomsen	Unplaced	Best Swimsuit (5th)
1982	Copenhagen	Tina Maria Nielsen	Unplaced	Best Swimsuit (31st)
1981	Copenhagen	Tina Brandstrup	Unplaced	Miss Photogenic
1980	Copenhagen	Jane Bill	Unplaced	Best Swimsuit (21st)
1979	Odense	Lone Jørgensen	Unplaced	Best Swimsuit (26th)
1978	Copenhagen	Anita Heske	Unplaced
1977	Copenhagen	Inge Eline Erlandsen	Unplaced
1976	Copenhagen	Brigitte Trolle	Unplaced
1975	Stevns	Berit Frederiksen	Unplaced
1974	Copenhagen	Jane Møller	Did not compete
1973	Copenhagen	Anette Grankvist	Unplaced		Designated as Miss Universe Denmark 1973 after Miss Danmark pageant postponed.
1972	Copenhagen	Marianne Schmidt	Unplaced
1971	Did not compete
1970	Copenhagen	Winnie Hollmann	Unplaced
1969	Copenhagen	Jeanne Perfeldt	Unplaced
1968	Copenhagen	Gitte Broge	Unplaced
1967	Copenhagen	Margrethe Rhein-Knudsen	Top 15
1966	Copenhagen	Gitte Fleinert	Top 15
1965	Copenhagen	Jeannette Christjansen	Top 15
1964	Copenhagen	Yvonne Mortensen	Unplaced
1963	Copenhagen	Aino Korva	1st Runner-up
1962	Did not compete
1961	Copenhagen	Jyette Nielsen	Unplaced
1960	Copenhagen	Lizzie Ellinor Hess	Unplaced
1959	Copenhagen	Lisa Stolberg	Unplaced
1958	Copenhagen	Evy Norlund	Top 15
Did not compete between 1954—1957
1953	Copenhagen	Jytte Olsen	Top 15
1952	Copenhagen	Hanne Sørensen	Unplaced		A Danish Beauty Committee Directorship

Notes

Supermodel 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.^[3]^[4]

This contest is unrelated to the Miss Denmark pageant.

References

^ https://www.facebook.com/missuniversedenmark/ ^{[user-generated source]}
^ "Miss Universe Denmark 2019 is Katja Stokholm". Missosology. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
^ Mueller, Andrew (31 August 2003). "Reversing the lens: Helena Christensen". Sunday Tribune. Ireland. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
^ Mottram, James (10 June 2006). "Helena Christensen: Role Model". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2010.

External links

Official site(not valid)

[1] ttps://www.facebook.com/missuniversedenmark/ ^{[user-generated source]}

[2] "Miss Universe Denmark 2019 is Katja Stokholm". Missosology. Retrieved 8 June 2019.

[3] Mueller, Andrew (31 August 2003). "Reversing the lens: Helena Christensen". Sunday Tribune. Ireland. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2010.

[4] Mottram, James (10 June 2006). "Helena Christensen: Role Model". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2010.

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