Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir
Icelandic model
Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir | |
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| Born | Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir (1963-06-03) 3 June 1963 (age 60) Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss World Iceland Miss World 1985 |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Major competition(s) | Ungfrú Ísland 1985 (Runner-up) Miss World 1985 (Winner) (Miss World Europe) |
Hólmfríður "Hófí" Karlsdóttir (born 3 June 1963) is an Icelandic former model and beauty queen who won the 1985 Miss World contest.[1]
Miss World
Hólmfríður finished runner-up at the 1985 Miss Iceland contest behind Halla Jonsdóttir.[2] Halla went to Miss Universe while Hólmfríður won the title of Miss World Iceland and represented Iceland at Miss World, where she was named Europe's Queen of Beauty and Miss World 1985, with Mandy Shires (UK) second and Brenda Denton (USA) third.
Life after Miss World
Hólmfríður is married to Elfar Rúnarsson and they have three children together, Anton Örn Elfarsson ('89), Rúnar Karl Elfarsson ('91) and Ásta Gígja Elfarsdóttir ('97). The family lives in Iceland, Garðabær, where Hófí works in a local kindergarten and Elfar works nearby as a lawyer.
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Preceded by Astrid Carolina Herrera | Miss World 1985 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Vivienne Rooke | Miss World Europe 1985 | Succeeded by Pia Rosenberg Larsen |
| Preceded by Berglind Johansen | Miss Iceland 1985 | Succeeded by Gígja Birgisdóttir |
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- Kiki Håkansson (1951)
- May-Louise Flodin (1952)
- Denise Perrier (1953)
- Antigone Costanda (1954)
- Susana Duijm (1955)
- Petra Schürmann (1956)
- Marita Lindahl (1957)
- Penelope Coelen (1958)
- Corine Rottschäfer (1959)
- Norma Cappagli (1960)
- Rosemarie Frankland (1961)
- Catharina Lodders (1962)
- Carole Crawford (1963)
- Ann Sidney (1964)
- Lesley Langley (1965)
- Reita Faria (1966)
- Madeleine Hartog-Bel (1967)
- Penelope Plummer (1968)
- Eva Rueber-Staier (1969)
- Jennifer Hosten (1970)
- Lúcia Petterle (1971)
- Belinda Green (1972)
- Marjorie Wallace (1973)
- Helen Elizabeth Morgan/Anneline Kriel (1974)
- Wilnelia Merced (1975)
- Cindy Breakspeare (1976)
- Mary Stävin (1977)
- Silvana Suárez (1978)
- Gina Swainson (1979)
- Gabriella Brum/Kimberley Santos (1980)
- Pilín León (1981)
- Mariasela Álvarez (1982)
- Sarah-Jane Hutt (1983)
- Astrid Carolina Herrera (1984)
- Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir (1985)
- Giselle Laronde (1986)
- Ulla Weigerstorfer (1987)
- Linda Pétursdóttir (1988)
- Aneta Kręglicka (1989)
- Gina Tolleson (1990)
- Ninibeth Leal (1991)
- Julia Kourotchkina (1992)
- Lisa Hanna (1993)
- Aishwarya Rai (1994)
- Jacqueline Aguilera (1995)
- Irene Skliva (1996)
- Diana Hayden (1997)
- Linor Abargil (1998)
- Yukta Mookhey (1999)
- Priyanka Chopra (2000)
- Agbani Darego (2001)
- Azra Akın (2002)
- Rosanna Davison (2003)
- María Julia Mantilla (2004)
- Unnur Vilhjálmsdóttir (2005)
- Taťána Kuchařová (2006)
- Zhang Zilin (2007)
- Ksenia Sukhinova (2008)
- Kaiane Aldorino (2009)
- Alexandria Mills (2010)
- Ivian Sarcos (2011)
- Yu Wenxia (2012)
- Megan Young (2013)
- Rolene Strauss (2014)
- Mireia Lalaguna (2015)
- Stephanie Del Valle (2016)
- Manushi Chhillar (2017)
- Vanessa Ponce (2018)
- Toni-Ann Singh (2019)
- Karolina Bielawska (2021)
- Krystyna Pyszková (2023)
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Miss Iceland winners in the Big Four international beauty pageants | ||
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| Miss Earth |
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