- Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir
Pageant titleholder bio
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title=Miss Iceland 2005,Miss World 2005
nationalcompetition=Miss Iceland 2005 (winner)Miss World 2005 (winner)
location=Seltjarnarnes ,Iceland
birthname= Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir
height=height|ft=5|in=8.5Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir (born
May 25 ,1984 ref|birthdate inReykjavík ,Iceland ) is a former winner of theMiss Iceland pageant. She was crowned Miss World 2005 onDecember 10 ,2005 in the Beauty Crown Theatre located in the Chinese beach city ofSanya , by the reigning beauty queen, 2004'sMiss Peru Maju Mantilla .Mexico (Dafne Molina Lona) andPuerto Rico (Ingrid Marie Rivera Santos ) were the first and second runners up. Other contestants who made it into the final six were MissItaly (Sofia Bruscoli), MissKorea (Eun Young Oh ) and MissTanzania (Nancy Abraham Sumari ).For the past year she has been studying
anthropology at theUniversity of Iceland and next autumn she will commence her studies in law as she plans to graduate as a lawyer, as well as an anthropologist. During the summer of 2005 Unnur Birna temped as a police officer atKeflavík International Airport . She is the chairman of the college social club and teaches dance. She enjoys acting, singing, all types of dancing, snow-boarding, hiking, camping, horsemanship and has a special talent for choreography and playing the piano.Her mother,
Unnur Steinsson , won the Miss Iceland pageant in1983 and was a finalist at the 1983Miss World pageant. Unnur's mother was 3-4 months pregnant during the 1983 pageant. This was against the pageant rules and warrants disqualification. However, this was not found out until after the pageant was over. Unnur is the third Miss World from Iceland, the former two wereLinda Pétursdóttir in1988 andHólmfríður Karlsdóttir in1985 .She stands 174 cm (5'8.5") tall. Unnur's reign only lasted 9 months because the pageant was scheduled for September 2006.
She is succeeded by
Sif Aradóttir who represented Iceland at the 2006Miss Universe in Los Angeles, California.She crowned her successor,
Taťána Kuchařová ofCzech Republic , on September 30, 2006.[http://piotrsobon.i365.pl/ol/161.jpg]
Notes
* According to the Icelandic census in November 2005.
External links
* [http://www.missworld.tv/ Miss World official site]
* [http://www.missosology.org/missworld2005 Special features on Miss World 2005]Big Four Pageants titleholders
Year=2005
Miss Universe=Natalie Glebova
Miss World=Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir
Miss Earth=Alexandra Braun Waldeck
Miss International=Precious Lara Quigaman
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