Lucia Bride of Sweden
National Lucia Bride of Sweden (in Swedish: Sveriges Lucia) is a competition for Swedish females.[1] The contest is usually held in churches or in Skansen, an open-air museum. Since 1973, the competition has been sponsored by the publications Året Runt and Stockholm City. The first competitions took place in the 1930s without sponsorship.
The National Lucia Bride of Sweden competition is held annually on December 13 (Saint Lucy's Day).[2] One of the competition's traditions involves four contestants, two runners-up and the winner singing Christmas carols on Christmas Day.
The contestant are primarily judged on their responses during an interview with the competition's judges and their ability to sing gospels and carols. Every contestant represents a Swedish charity organization.
Yvonne Ryding, titleholder of the 1983 contest, also took part in the Miss Sweden pageant and was subsequently crowned Miss Universe the following year.
On December 13, 2008, the 2007 titleholder, Emma Johansson,[3] crowned the new winner.
Finalists 2008
| Draw | Name | Organization | English Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johanna Bergman | Bris | Protecting the rights of children in society |
| 2 | Li Melander | Stadsmissionen Enter | Advocating for rights of the homeless, access to education and issues affecting the elderly |
| 3 | Nicole Wångne | Hungerprojektet | Preventing hunger in society |
| 4 | Katharina Bäcklin | Anorexi och Bulemi Kontakt | Supporting people with eating disorders |
| 5 | Alexandra Rahm | A Non Smoking Generation | Presenting information to children about the health risks of smoking |
| 6 | Emma Andersson | Stiftelsen MSD | Granting wishes to disabled children |
| 7 | Emma Johansson | Save the Children Sweden | Protecting the rights of children |
Past winners
| Year | Lucia Bride | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | May Gret Andersson | Princess Christina |
| 1974 | Anne Olofsdotter | Nils Erik Baehrendtz |
| 1975 | Birgitta Lindvall | Liv Ullmann |
| 1976 | Liselotte Cargain | Saul Bellow |
| 1977 | Maria Sandahl | Bertil Ohlin |
| 1978 | Elisabeth Bernhoff | Ola Ullsten |
| 1979 | Gunilla Nilsson | Britt Mogård |
| 1980 | Monica Rydell | Jan Erik Wikström |
| 1981 | Laura Wessberg | Kai Siegbahn |
| 1982 | Carina Vogestedt | Kai Siegbahn |
| 1983 | Yvonne Ryding | William Golding |
| 1984 | Cecilia Gullin | Ingemund Bengtsson |
| 1985 | Cecilia Ericsson | Sten Andersson |
| 1986 | Martina Jansson | Anders Wijkman |
| 1987 | Annelie Ericsson | Astrid Lindgren |
| 1988 | Sophie Andersson | Cyndee Peters |
| 1989 | Anna Kohlström | Alice Babs |
| 1990 | Anna Jansson | Princess Christina |
| 1991 | Monica Andreasson | Eva Nordenson |
| 1992 | Linda Olofsson | Derek Walcott |
| 1993 | Victoria Reichel | Ulf Adelsohn |
| 1994 | Lisa Almgren | Hans Alfredson |
| 1995 | Camilla Johansson | Börje Ahlstedt |
| 1996 | Therése Nilsson | Marita Ulvskog |
| 1997 | Linda Harritz | Ulf Adelsohn |
| 1998 | Jenny Åkerström | Peter Harrysson |
| 1999 | Linda Pettersson | Herman Lindqvist |
| 2000 | Amanda Gustafsson | Anna Maria Bildt |
| 2001 | Linda Cahling | Thomas Di Leva |
| 2002 | Emma Johannesson | Bibi Andersson |
| 2003 | Therése Andersson | Lars Berghagen |
| 2004 | Karin Westerberg | Leif Pagrotsky |
| 2005 | Isolde Palombo | Michael Nyqvist |
| 2006 | Jennie Samuelsson | Ernst Billgren |
| 2007 | Madeleine Gustafsson | Paolo Roberto |
| 2008 | Emma Johansson | Paolo Roberto |
References
- ↑ "Swedish Lucia Feast". CatholicCulture.org. Trinity Communications. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ↑ "THE FESTIVAL OF SANTA LUCIA". News Sweden. http://www.newsweden.org. Retrieved 19 May 2012. External link in
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External links
- Sveriges Lucia official website
- Lucia Bride of Sweden 2000
- Lucia Bride
- History of Santa Lucia, article by Christian historian Bill Petro exploring how missionaries introduced the Santa Lucia celebration to Sweden