Miss Denmark (Danish: Miss Danmark or Frøken Danmark) is a national Beauty pageant in Denmark.
Organization
The Miss Danmark pageant was established in 1926 when the country hosted its first national beauty contest whose winner was Edith Jørgensen. Between 1951 and 2003, Miss Denmark/Frøken Danmark selected one winner to represent Denmark at several major international beauty competitions. Among the famous Miss Danmarks include Aino Korva, Miss Danmark 1963.[citation needed]
From 1986 until 2013, Memborg models operated the contest. In 2015, the rights to hold the Miss Denmark national beauty pageant have been purchased by Lisa Lents (Miss World Denmark 2008) of Miss & Mister Denmark Org. The winner of Miss Denmark from now on will compete only at Miss World.[1]
In 2013, the organization obtained the Miss Earth franchise license where they sent representatives in 2013 & 2014. After a few years break, they were back at working with Miss Earth in 2017 & 2018.[citation needed]
In 2018, the organization obtained the Miss Universe, Miss International, Miss Grand International & Miss Supranational franchise licenses.[citation needed]
Titleholders
Below are the official winners of Miss Danmark winners since 1926. As of 2019, the winner goes to Miss Universe and Miss Grand International.[2][3]
The winners of Miss Denmark from 1952 to 1996 represented their country at Miss Universe pageant.[4][5]
Between 1986 and 1995 Bo Andersen handled the Miss Universe Denmark franchise.[citation needed]
From 1996 until 2013, Memborg Models with Lene Memborg operated the franchise.[6]
Began in 2018 Lisa Lents took over the Miss Universe franchise. The winner of Miss Universe Denmark independent competition holds for the first tome in Miss Denmark 2019. In 2018 the Miss World Denmark 2016, Helena Heuser appointed to compete.[citation needed]
Aino Korva, the only Dane to place in the top 5 at Miss Universe, Žaklina Šojić, the last Dane to place in the top 15 at Miss Universe in 2007, are directly involved with the fundamentals of the new "Face of Denmark" competition.[7][8]
Titleholder
: Declared as Winner
: Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
: Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
: Ended as special awards winner
The winner of Miss Danmark went to Miss Universe until 2013. Between 2015 and 2016 the Face of Denmark Org. went to Miss Universe. Beginning in 2018 the Miss Danmark Org. by Lisa Lents sets a return to Denmark at Miss Universe. A separate pageant of Miss Universe Denmark winning contest goes to Miss Universe pageant. Denmark did not compete at Miss Universe in the following years: 1954–57, 1962, 1971, 1974, 1991, 1997–99, 2001–2003, 2009, 2014, and 2017.
Officially Miss Danmark 2000, Cecilie Elisa Dahlstrøm did not compete at Miss Universe. Heidi Meyer won the Miss Universe Danmark competition from Memborg models
Miss Universe Danmark 1986; Bon andersen held the separation of Miss Universe Denmark competition, the Miss Danmark 1986 was Pia Rosenberg who allocated to Miss World 1986
Miss Danmark Organization by Pretty Danish (Memborg Models)
Miss Supranational Denmark
Year
Miss Supranational Denmark
Placement at Miss Supranational
Special Awards
Notes
2020
TBA
TBA
2019
Monika Midjord Nolsøe
Did not compete
2018
Celina Riel
Top 25
Miss Grand Denmark
Year
Miss Grand Denmark
Placement at Miss Grand International
Special Awards
Notes
2020
TBA
TBA
2019
Did not compete
2018
Natasja Kunde
Unplaced
Notes
So far, no Dane has ever won Miss World; the closest to the crown was Pia Rosenberg Larsen in 1986, when she placed as the 1st Runner-up to the eventual winner, Giselle Laronde of Trinidad & Tobago.