Miss Universe Denmark

Miss Universe Denmark
Motto Confidently Beautiful
Formation 2015
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Copenhagen
Location
  • Denmark
Membership
Miss Universe
Official language
Danish
Executive National Director
Anders Hamilton de Voss
Key people
Aino Korva
Staff
20
Website www.faceofdenmark.dk

Miss Universe Denmark is a national beauty pageant in Denmark that selects the representative to the Miss Universe. Since 2015, Miss Universe Denmark is selected by the Face of Denmark organization.

Organization

Since 2015 The Face of Denmark competition operates as its own production under Anders Hamilton de Voss and his partner John Paul Hamilton de Voss.

Aino Korva, the only Dane to place in the top 5 at Miss Universe, Žaklina Šojić, the last Dane to place in the top 15 at Miss Universe in 2007, are directly involved with the fundamentals of the new "Face of Denmark" competition.[1][2]

History

Since 2015 The [Face of Denmark] competition operates as its own production under Anders Hamilton de Voss and his partner John Paul Hamilton de Voss.

Between 1986 and 1995, Bo Andersen handled the Miss Universe Denmark franchise, where such notable Danish icons, who were not Miss Denmark, but competed at Miss Universe, were found, including supermodel Helena Christensen and Danish T.V. personality Maria Hirse.

From 1996 until 2013, Memborg models operated the franchise.[3]

Pageant System

Interested delegates that apply for Face of Denmark must submit an application online to be considered. Starting in 2016, these delegates will be narrowed down to a top 14 decided on by the organization.

The delegates do not pay an entrance fee, and are selected based on their physical beauty, personality, intelligence, and competitive edge. Physical measurements are not taken into consideration. Once the semi-finalists are selected, they are given the option to choose three regional titles depending on where they are originally from or where they currently live in Denmark. The titles are then assigned based on a "first come, first serve" basis, and the girls are subsequently "crowned" and unveiled to the public. The girls undergo rigorous boot camps for walking, interview, physical fitness, styling and more. The semi-finalists participate in photoshoots, videotaping and more. During the finale weekend, hair, make-up, swimsuit, and evening gowns are provided for the finalists free of charge. The competitors are judged in a preliminary competition the day before finals, which includes an individual four-minute personality interview, swimsuit competition, and evening gown competition. Preliminaries are held privately and are not open to the public.

During the finals, the girls recompete in swimsuit, evening gown, and all are asked two on stage questions, one in Danish and one in English. The combined scores from the day before and the finale determine the placements. These placements are: Second Princess, First Princess, Miss United Continent Denmark, Miss International Denmark, Miss Earth Denmark, and Miss Universe Denmark. The four titles are considered equally important and have separate duties.

In 2016, the pageant date is scheduled for April, and will allow for the delegates to have six to eight months to prepare for their respective pageants.

In 2017, the competition will be held between September – December 2016, giving the 2017 titleholders over a year to prepare for their respective pageants. [4]

Miss Universe Denmark

Color key
  •      Declared as the Winner
  •      Ended as a Runner-up
  •      Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists

Denmark did not compete at Miss Universe in the following years: 1954–57, 1962, 1971, 1974, 1991, 1997–99, 2001–2003, 2009, 2014.

YearMiss DanmarkRepresentedPlacementSpecial Awards
United States 1952 Hanne Sørensen Copenhagen Unplaced
United States 1953 Jytte Olsen Copenhagen Top 15
United States 1958 Evy Norlund Copenhagen Top 15
United States 1959 Lisa Stolberg Copenhagen Unplaced
United States 1960 Lizzie Ellinor Hess Copenhagen Unplaced
United States 1961 Jyette Nielsen Copenhagen Unplaced
United States 1963 Aino Korva Copenhagen 1st Runner-up
United States 1964 Yvonne Mortensen Copenhagen Unplaced
United States 1965 Jeannette Christjansen Copenhagen Top 15
United States 1966 Gitte Fleinert Copenhagen Top 15
United States 1967 Margrethe Knudsen Copenhagen Top 15
United States 1968 Gitte Broge Copenhagen Unplaced
United States 1969 Jeanne Perfeldt Copenhagen Unplaced
United States 1970 Winnie Hollmann Copenhagen Unplaced
Puerto Rico 1972 Marianne Schmidt Copenhagen Unplaced
Greece 1973 Anette Grankvist Copenhagen Unplaced
El Salvador 1975 Berit Frederiksen Stevns Unplaced
Hong Kong 1976 Brigitte Trolle Copenhagen Unplaced
Dominican Republic 1977 Inge Eline Erlandsen Copenhagen Unplaced
Mexico 1978 Anita Heske Copenhagen Unplaced
Australia 1979 Lone Jørgensen Funen Unplaced Swimsuit (26th)
South Korea 1980 Jane Bill Copenhagen Unplaced Swimsuit (21st)
United States 1981 Tina Brandstrup Copenhagen UnplacedMiss Photogenic
Peru 1982 Tina Maria Nielsen Copenhagen Unplaced Swimsuit (31st)
United States 1983 Inge Ravn Thomsen Copenhagen Unplaced Swimsuit (5th)
United States 1984 Catharina Clausen Copenhagen Unplaced Swimsuit (21st)
United States 1985 Susan Boje Rasmussen Copenhagen Unplaced
Panama 1986 Helena Christensen Copenhagen Unplaced Swimsuit (33rd)
Singapore 1987 Nanna-Louise Johansen Sønderborg Unplaced Swimsuit (60th)
Taiwan 1988 Pernille Nathansen Favrskov Unplaced
Mexico 1989 Louise Mejlhede Copenhagen Unplaced
United States 1990 Maj-Britt Jensen Copenhagen 56th placed
Thailand 1992 Anne Mette Voss Copenhagen 50th placed
Mexico 1993 Maria Josephine Hirse Copenhagen 19th placed
Philippines 1994 Gitte Andersen Copenhagen 15th placed
Namibia 1995 Tina Dam Aalborg 76th placed
United States 1996 Anette Oldenborg Copenhagen 56th placed
Cyprus 2000 Heidi Meyer Vallentin Copenhagen Unplaced
Ecuador 2004 Tina Christensen Copenhagen Unplaced
Thailand 2005 Gitte Hanspal Roskilde Unplaced
United States 2006 Betina Faurbye Copenhagen Top 20
Mexico 2007 Žaklina Šojić Copenhagen Top 15
Vietnam 2008 Marie Sten-Knudsen Copenhagen Unplaced
United States 2010 Ena Sandra Causevic Sønderborg Unplaced
Brazil 2011 Sandra Amer Hamad Copenhagen Unplaced
United States 2012 Josefine Hewitt Copenhagen Unplaced
Russia 2013 Cecilia Iftikhar Copenhagen Unplaced
United States 2015 Cecilie Wellemberg Rungsted Kyst 19th placed

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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.[6][7]

This contest is unrelated to the Miss Denmark pageant.

References

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