Malou Hansson

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Malou Hansson
Born	1983 Järfälla, Sweden
Nationality	Sweden
Occupation	Actress/Model
Title	Miss Sweden
Term	2002
Predecessor	Malin Olsson
Successor	Helena Stenbäck

Malou Hansson, born in 1983 in Järfälla, Sweden, served as Miss Sweden in 2002. She was the first black woman to hold this beauty pageant title.

Hansson, competing as "Miss Uppland", was suggested as a potential candidate for the Miss Universe pageant by a celebrity panel, and the viewers selected her as the winner via a telephone poll. She served as Sweden's representative in the Miss Universe 2002 pageant but she did not place in the top 10.

Hansson, while the first black woman to win the crown, was not the first black woman to compete for the title of Miss Sweden. Other black Miss Sweden-contestants during the years have included such as Jessica Folcker (2nd R-UP 1999) and Ida Sofia Manneh (1st R-UP 2001).

[edit] Film career

Since her time as Miss Sweden ended, Hansson has appeared in several Swedish films in small roles. These include Stockholm Boogie (2005), Blodsbröder (2005), and Sökarna - Återkomsten (2006). In 2007 Hansson performed her first leading movie role as "Nathalie" in the Swedish movie Gangster, alongside actors Kjell Bergqvist and Mikael Persbrandt.