Miss World Sweden
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Miss World Sweden Inc.® is a competition for Swedish females, qualifying the winner to the global contest, Miss World. The contest was sponsored from 1949-1999 partly by the magazine Vecko-Revyn. The title was handed out to the 1st Runner-Up in the Miss Sweden pageant, but lost the franchise in 2003. Since then, the competition is sponsored by Studio Fashion Inc and the marketing is made by the women's magazine Hänt Extra.
The recruitment process begins in April each year and finishes in the last week of July. The Miss World Sweden delegation is on tour across the country and introduces finalists in the biggest cities of Sweden. The selected delegates are qualified to the final that is always held in the country's most famous nightclub, Café Opera, located in an opera house from 1787 in Stockholm. Since the first edition of the contest in 1951 many of the contestants have gone on to notable careers in television and film.
The current titleholder, Annie Oliv will crown the new winner on June 12, 2008, that will compete in the 58th Miss World edition, on October 4th, held in Kiev, Ukraine.
[edit] Miss World Sweden
The Miss World Sweden Organization was created in 2003 in response to Sweden's recent lack of interest at the Miss World pageant. It is a branch from the late Miss Sweden pageant.
Sweden has the longest unbroken participation at the Miss World pageant, having appeared every year since the first edition in 1951.
| Year | Winner | Origin | Placement | Placements at Miss World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Ida Söfringsgärd | Växjö | ||
| 2004 | Eva Helena Hjertonsson | Kalmar | ||
| 2005 | Liza Berggren | Gothenburg | 21st in Preliminary | 15 |
| 2006 | Cathrin Skoog | Nalden | 18th in Preliminary | 15 |
| 2007 | Annie Oliv | Gothenburg | 5th Place | 16 |
| 2008 | TBA June 12, 2008 |
[edit] Selected Delegates
| 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 Wagström | 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 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 | ||
| 1990 | Daniela Maria Jessica Almen | ||
| 1991 | Catrin Olsson | ||
| 1992 | Ulrika Johansson | ||
| 1993 | Karen Victoria Silvstedt | Semi-finalist | |
| 1994 | Sofia Andersson | ||
| 1995 | Jeanette Hassel | ||
| 1996 | Åsa Johansson | ||
| 1997 | Sofia Joelsson | ||
| 1998 | Jessica Therése Almenäs | ||
| 1999 | Jenny Louise Torsvik | ||
| 2000 | Ida Sofia Manneh | ||
| 2001 | Camilla Bäck | ||
| 2002 | Sofia Hedmark | ||
| 2003 | Isabelle Jonsson | Disqualified |
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