Miss Denmark
| Motto | Beauty with a Purpose |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1926 |
| Type | Beauty Pageant |
| Headquarters | Copenhagen |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss World |
Official language | Danish |
National Director | Lisa Lents |
| Website | Official site |
Miss Denmark (Danish: Miss Danmark or Frøken Danmark) is a national beauty pageant in Denmark.
Organization
The Miss Danmark pageant was established in 1926 when the country hosted its first national beauty contest whose winner was Edith Jørgensen. Between 1951 and 2003, Miss Denmark/Frøken Danmark selected one winner to represent Denmark at several major international beauty competitions. Among the famous Miss Danmarks include Aino Karwo, Miss Danmark 1963.
From 1986 until 2013, Memborg models operated the contest. In 2015, the rights to hold the Miss Denmark national beauty pageant have been purchased by Lisa Lents of Miss & Mister Denmark Org. The winner of Miss Denmark from now on will compete only at Miss World.[1]
Titleholders
- Color key
- Winner
- Runner-up
- Finalist or semifinalist
1926-present
Below are the official winners of Miss Danmark winners since 1926.[2]
| Year | Miss Danmark |
| 1926 | Edith Jørgensen |
| 1929 | Vibeke Mogensen |
| 1930 | Esther Petersen |
| 1931 | Inga Marie Arvad |
| 1932 | Åse Clausen |
| 1933 | Karen Marie Løwert |
| 1934 | Ethel Louis |
| 1935 | Ellen Ørregård |
| 1937 | Tove Arni |
| 1938 | Inger Eriksen |
| 1952 | Hanna Sørensen |
| 1953 | Jytte Olsen |
| 1958 | Evy Norlund |
| 1959 | Lys Stolberg |
| 1960 | Lizzie Hess |
| 1961 | Jette Nielsen |
| 1963 | Aino Korwa |
| 1964 | Yvonne Mortensen |
| 1965 | Yvonne Hanne Ekman |
| 1966 | Gitte Fleinert |
| 1967 | Margrethe Rhein-Knudsen |
| 1968 | Gitte Broge |
| 1969 | Jeanne Perfeldt |
| 1970 | Winnie Hollman |
| 1972 | Marianne Schmit |
| 1974 | Jane Møller |
| 1975 | Beriti Frederiksen |
| 1976 | Brigitte Trolle |
| 1977 | Inge Eline Erlandsen |
| 1978 | Anita Heske |
| 1979 | Lone Gladys Jørgensen |
| 1980 | Jano Bill |
| 1981 | Tina Brandstrup |
| 1982 | Tina Marie Nielsen |
| 1983 | Inge Ravn Thomsen |
| 1984 | Katrina Clausen |
| 1985 | Susan Rasmussen |
| 1986 | Pia Rosenberg Larsen |
| 1987 | Nana Louise Wildfang Jørgensen |
| 1988 | Pernille Nathansen |
| 1989 | Louise Mejhede |
| 1990 | Maj Britt Jensen |
| 1992 | Anne Mette Voss |
| 1993 | Maria Josephine Hirse |
| 1994 | Gitte Andersen |
| 1995 | Tina Dam |
| 1996 | Anette Oldenborg |
| 1997 | Mette Ravn Ibsen |
| 1998 | Tina Christensen |
| 1999 | Zahide Bayram |
| 2000 | Cecilie Elisa Dahlstrøm |
| 2001 | Maj Petersen |
| 2002 | Masja Juel |
| 2015 | Jessica Hvirvelkær |
| 2016 | TBA |
1952-present
Denmark did not compete at Miss World in 1971–73, 1996-1999, 2001-2002.[3]
| Year | Miss World Denmark | Placement |
|---|---|---|
 1951 | Lily Jacobson | Unplaced |
| 1952 | Lillian Christensen | Unplaced |
| 1953 | Ingrid Andersen | Unplaced |
| 1954 | Grete Hoffenblad | 5th Runner-Up |
| 1955 | Karin Palm-Rasmussen | Unplaced |
| 1956 | Anne Rye Nielsen | 4th Runner-Up |
| 1957 | Lilian Juul Madsen | 1st Runner-Up |
| 1958 | Vinnie Ingemann | 2nd Runner-Up |
| 1959 | Kirsten Olsen | 4th Runner-Up |
| 1960 | Lise Bodin | Unplaced |
| 1961 | Inge Jörgensen | 4th Runner-Up |
| 1962 | Rikki Stisage | Unplaced |
| 1963 | Aino Korwa | 3rd Runner-Up |
| 1964 | Yvonne Mortensen | Semi-finalist |
| 1965 | Yvonne Ekman | Semi-finalist |
| 1966 | Irene Poller Hansen | Unplaced |
| 1967 | Sonja Jensen | Unplaced |
| 1968 | Yet Schaufuss | Unplaced |
| 1969 | Jeanne Perfeldt | Unplaced |
| 1970 | Winnie Hollman | Unplaced |
| 1974 | Jane Moller | Unplaced |
| 1975 | Pia Isa Lauridsen | Unplaced |
| 1976 | Susanne Juul Hansen | Unplaced |
| 1977 | Annette Dybdal Simonsen | Semi-finalist |
| 1978 | Birgit Stefansen | Unplaced |
| 1979 | Lone Gladys Joergensen | Unplaced |
| 1980 | Jane Bill | Unplaced |
| 1981 | Tina Brandstrup | Unplaced |
| 1982 | Tina Maria Nielsen | Semi-Finalist |
| 1983 | Tina-Lissette Dahl Joergensen | Unplaced |
| 1984 | Pia Melchioren | Unplaced |
| 1985 | Jeanette Kroll | Unplaced |
| 1986 | Pia Rosenberg Larsen | 1st Runner-Up |
| 1987 | Zelma Hesselmann | Unplaced |
| 1988 | Susanne Johansen | Unplaced |
 1989 | Charlotte Pedersen | Unplaced |
| 1990 | Charlotte Christiansen | Unplaced |
 1991 | Sharon Givskav | Unplaced |
 1992 | Anja Hende Brond | Semi-finalist |
| 1993 | Charlotte Als | Unplaced |
| 1994 | Sara Maria Wolf | Unplaced |
| 1995 | Tine Bay | Unplaced |
| 2000 | Anne Katrin Vrang | Unplaced |
 2003 | Maj Buchholtz Pedersen | Unplaced |
| 2004 | Line Solling Larsen | Unplaced |
| 2005 | Trine Lundgaard | Unplaced |
 2006 | Sandra Spohr | Unplaced |
| 2007 | Line Kruuse | Unplaced |
| 2008 | Lisa Lents | Unplaced |
| 2009 | Nadia Pederson | Unplaced |
| 2010 | Nataliya Averina | Unplaced |
| 2011 | Maya Olesen | Unplaced |
| 2012 | Iris Thomsen | Top 30 |
 2013 | Malene Riis Sorensen | Unplaced |
| 2014 | Pernille Sørensen | Unplaced |
| 2015 | Jessica Hvirvelkær | Unplaced |
 2016 | TBA | TBA |
Notes
So far, no Dane has ever won Miss World; the closest to the crown was Pia Rosenberg Larsen in 1986, when she placed as the 1st Runner-up to the eventual winner, Giselle Laronde of Trinidad & Tobago.
This pageant is unrelated to Miss Universe Denmark, which sends representatives to Miss Universe, Miss Earth, Miss International and Miss United Continent
See also
References
- ↑ "Miss Danmark - History".
- ↑ Mottram, James. "Miss Danmark winners 1926-2015". lempimissit.suntuubii.com. Retrieved 2014.
- ↑ "Miss Danmark - Titleholders".