{{Short description|Nordic beauty contest}} {{Unreferenced|date=October 2021}}
'''''Miss Scandinavia''''' is a '''[[beauty pageant]]''' for '''[[Nordic countries|Nordic]]''' women. The contest was merged with the [[Miss Baltic Sea]] pageant for the years 2007 and 2008 and after that the merged pageant was also discontinued.
It was sponsored by''' [[MTV3]]'''.
After a hiatus between 2009 and 2020, the Miss Scandinavia pageant returned in 2021 with new organizers under the Miss Scandinavia Organization.
==Titleholders== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Year ! Miss Scandinavia Titleholder ! Comments |- | colspan=4 align=center|'''Miss Scandinavia''' |- | 2021 | Moa Sandberg<br> {{SWE}} | |- | colspan=5 {{n/a|No pageant between 2009—2020.}} |- | colspan=5 align=center|'''Miss Scandinavia and Miss Baltic Sea''' |- | 2008 | Fanney Lára Guðmundsdóttir<br>{{ISL}} | Miss Scandinavia & Miss Baltic Sea |- | 2007 | [[:pl:Dorota Gawron|Dorota Gawron]]<br>{{POL}} | Miss Scandinavia & Miss Baltic Sea |- | colspan=5 align=center|'''Miss Scandinavia''' |- | 2006 | colspan=5 {{n/a|No pageant in 2006.}} |- | 2005 | Gitte Hanspal<br>{{DEN}} | |- | 2004 | Piritta Hannula<br>{{FIN}} | |- | 2003 | Marna Haugen<br>{{NOR}} | |- | 2002 | Íris Björk Árnadóttir<br>{{ISL}} | Semi-finalist Miss Europe 01 |- | 2001 | [[Jenni Dahlman|Jenni Maria Dahlman]]<br>{{FIN}} | |- | 2000 | Saija Palin<br>{{FIN}} | 2nd Runner-Up Miss International 99 |- | 1999 | Jonna Kauppila<br>{{FIN}} | |- | 1998 | Dagmar Íris Gylfadóttir<br>{{ISL}} | |- | 1997 | [[Lola Odusoga|Lola Iyabode Odusoga]]<br>{{FIN}} | 2nd Runner-Up Miss Universe 96 |- | 1996 | Sandra Hjort<br>{{SWE}} | |- | 1995 | Birna Bragadóttir<br>{{ISL}} | |- | 1994 | Beatrice Magnusson<br>{{SWE}} | |- | 1993 | Thorunn Larusdóttir<br>{{ISL}} | Semi-finalist Miss International 92 |- | 1992 | Nina Autio<br>{{FIN}} | |- | 1991 | Nina Björkfelt<br>{{FIN}} | 3rd Runner-Up Miss World 90 |- | 1990 | [[Louise Drevenstam]]<br>{{SWE}} | 1st Runner-Up Miss Universe 89 |- | 1989 | Helle Hansen<br>{{NOR}} | |- | 1988 | Maria Valtonen<br>{{FIN}} | |- | 1987 | Hege Rasmussen<br>{{NOR}} | |- | 1986 | Sif Sigfúsdóttir<br>{{ISL}} | |- | colspan=5 {{n/a|No pageant between 1982—1985.}} |- | 1981 | [[Eva-Lena Lundgren]]<br>{{SWE}} | 3rd Runner-Up Miss Europe 81, 2nd Runner-Up Miss Universe 81 |- | 1980 | Mona Olsen<br>{{DEN}} | Semi-finalist Miss Universe 81 |- | 1979 | Käte Nyberg<br>{{FIN}} | 3rd Runner-Up Miss International 79 |- | 1978 | Susanne Olsson<br>{{SWE}} | |- | 1977 | Birgitta Lindwall<br>{{SWE}} | |- | 1976 | Bente Lihaug<br>{{NOR}} | Semi-finalist Miss Universe 76 |- | 1975 | colspan=3 {{n/a|No pageant in 1975.}} |- | 1974 | [[Lena Olin]]<br>{{SWE}} | |- | 1973 | Monica Sundin<br>{{SWE}} | |- | 1972 | [[Tuula Anneli Björkling]]<br>{{FIN}} | 5th Runner-Up Miss World 72, Winner Miss International 73 |- | 1971 | Eila Kivistö<br>{{FIN}} | |- | 1970 | [[Kristina Wayborn]]<br>{{SWE}} | Semi-finalist Miss Universe 70 |- | 1969 | Harriet Marita Eriksson<br>{{FIN}} | 3rd Runner-Up Miss Europe 69, 1st Runner-Up Miss Universe 69 |- | 1968 | Tone Knaran<br>{{NOR}} | Semi-finalist Miss Universe 68, 4th Runner-Up Miss Europe 68 |- | 1967 | Eva Englander<br>{{SWE}} | Semi-finalist Miss Universe 67 |- | 1966 | Satu Charlotta Östring<br>{{FIN}} | 1st Runner-Up Miss Universe 66, 1st Runner-Up Miss International 69 |- | 1965 | Elsa Brun<br>{{NOR}} | |- | 1964 | Birgitta Elisabeth Alverljung<br>{{SWE}} | Semi-finalist Miss International 64 |- | 1963 | Thelma Ingvarsdóttir<br>{{ISL}} | |- | 1962 | Kaarina Marita Leskinen<br>{{FIN}} | 2nd Runner-Up Miss Europe 62, 1st Runner-Up Miss World 62 |- | colspan=5 align=center|'''Miss Norden''' |- | 1961 | Rigmor Trengereid<br>{{NOR}} | |}
===Winners by countries and territories===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" !Country/Territory !Titles !Year(s) |- |'''{{flag|Finland}}''' |style="text-align:center;"| 14 |1962, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1979, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 |- |'''{{flag|Sweden}}''' |style="text-align:center;"| 11 |1964, 1967, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996 |- |'''{{flag|Norway}}''' |style="text-align:center;"| 7 |1961, 1965, 1968, 1976, 1987, 1989, 2003 |- |'''{{flag|Iceland}}''' |style="text-align:center;"| 6 |1963, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2002, 2008 |- |'''{{flag|Denmark}}''' |style="text-align:center;"| 2 |1980, 2005 |- |'''{{flag|Poland}}''' |style="text-align:center;"| 1 |2007 |- |}
==Hosts== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Hosts (s) |- |1963 | Jaakko Jahnukainen and [[Jutta Zilliacus]] |- |1964 | [[Carl-Erik Creutz]] and [[Lenita Airisto]] |- |1965 | [[Carl-Erik Creutz]] and Liisa Tähkä |- |1966 | Hugo Ahlberg and [[Lenita Airisto]] |- |1967 | Hugo Ahlberg and Tuula Ignatius |- |1971 | Voitto Kotilainen |- |}
==See also== * [[Miss Denmark]], [[Face of Denmark]], [[Miss World Denmark]] * [[Suomen Neito]], [[Miss Finland]] * [[Miss Iceland]], [[Miss World Iceland]] * [[Miss Norway]] * [[Miss Sweden]], [[Miss World Sweden]] * [[Miss Europe]]
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20200512103320/http://lempimissit.suntuubi.com/ Miss Scandinavia] * [http://www.prettydanish.com/ Frøken Danmark] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060613055631/http://frokennorge.no/ Frøken Norge] * [http://frokensverige.se Fröken Sverige] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070510091305/http://www.misssuomi.fi/ Suomen Neito] * [http://www.ungfruisland.is/ Ungfrú Ísland]
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