Suomen Neito

Suomen Neito is a traditional Finnish beauty contest. The most prestigious beauty contest in Finland, however, is Miss Suomi (in English, Miss Finland).

In 1952, Armi Kuusela won Suomen Neito, which qualified her into the first-ever Miss Universe pageant, which she also won.

Former titleholders

Year Winner Comments
2007 Essi Hellsten
2006 Jenniina Tuokko
2005 Saana Anttila
2004 Niina Tikanmäki
2003 Johanna Hynninen
2002 Hanne Hynynen
2001 Jenni Hietanen
2000 Salima Peippo
1999 Maria Laamanen
1998 Maaret Nousiainen
1997 Minna Lehtinen
1996 Hanna Hirvonen
1995 Terhi Koivisto
1994 Mia Forsell
1993 Janina Frostell
1992 Petra von Hellens
1991 Nina Autio
1990 Nina Björkfelt
1963 Nadine Gustafsson
1962 Aulikki Järvinen 2nd runner-up at Miss Universe 1962
1955 Sirkku Talja
1954 Lenita Airisto
1953 Teija Sopanen
1952 Armi Kuusela Miss Universe 1952

See also

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, March 03, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.