Mariann Birkedal

Mariann Birkedal

Beauty pageant titleholder
Born	Mariann Birkedal 1987 (age 23–24) Stavanger, Norway
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)[1]
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Blue/Green
Title(s)	Norske Miss Universe 2008 Frøken Norge 2010
Major competition(s)	Frøken Norge 2008 (1st runner-up) Miss Universe 2008 Frøken Norge 2010 (Winner) Miss World 2010 (Top 7) (Miss World Top Model)

Mariann Birkedal (born c. 1987 in Stavanger) is a Norwegian beauty queen who has represented Norway in Miss Universe 2008 and Miss World 2010.

Miss Universe 2008

After participating in Frøken Norge 2008 and placing first runner-up, she was selected in a separate competition to be her country's representative to the 2008 Miss Universe pageant held in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008.

Miss World 2010

Birkedal competed and won the 2010 Frøken Norge pageant celebrated in Noresund on June 26, gaining the right to represent Norway in Miss World 2010.

As the official representative of her country to the 2010 Miss World pageant, held in Sanya, China, she won the Miss World Top Model fast-track event on October 23, and automatically became one of the Top 25 semifinalists, the first Norwegian woman to place in Miss World since 2003.^[2]

Birkedal also placed third in both Miss World Beach Beauty^[3] and Miss World Sportswoman^[4] fast-track events of Miss World 2010, which made her the early bookies' favourite to win the contest. In the end, she finished in the Top 7.^[5]

References

1. ^ "Contestant profile - Norway". missworld.com. http://missworld.com/contestant2010/showcontestant2010/norway/. Retrieved 24 October 2010. 
2. ^ "Mariann ready for the Miss World finals". Verdens Gang. October 23, 2010. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=no&tl=en&u=http://www.vg.no/rampelys/artikkel.php%3Fartid%3D10025760. Retrieved 23 October 2010. 
3. ^ "2010 Beach Beauty Final". missworld.com. October 19, 2010. http://www.missworld.com/news/miss-world-news/beach-beauty-final.html. Retrieved 23 October 2010. 
4. ^ "Miss World Sportswoman 2010". missworld.com. October 22, 2010. http://www.missworld.com/news/miss-world-news/miss-world-sportswoman-2010.html. Retrieved 23 October 2010. 
5. ^ "American teen crowned Miss World 2010". Sydney Morning Herald. October 31, 2010. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/american-teen-crowned-miss-world-2010-20101031-178gx.html. Retrieved 30 October 2010. 

External links

• Official Frøken Norge website

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Perla Beltrán	Miss World Top Model 2010	Incumbent
Preceded by Sara Skjoldnes	Frøken Norge for Miss World 2010	Incumbent
Preceded by Kirby Ann Basken	Frøken Norge for Miss Universe 2008	Succeeded by Eli Landa

Persondata
Name	Birkedal, Mariann
Alternative names
Short description	Frøken Norge 2010, contestant at Miss Universe 2008 and Top 25 at Miss World 2010
Date of birth	c. 1987
Place of birth	Stavanger, Norway
Date of death
Place of death