The Frøken Norge 2010Frøken Norge 2010Dette er Norges vakreste beauty pageant was held at the Sole Hotell & Herregaard in Noresund, Norway on 26 June 2010. 7 finalists competed for the two winner titles.
The eventual winners were Mariann Birkedal from Stavanger, a former Frøken Norge (2008) runner-up and Miss Universe (2008) contestant – Frøken Norge for Miss World – who represented Norway in Miss World 2010 in Sanya, China where she was a Top 7 finalist; and half Motswana Melinda Elvenes from Larvik – Frøken Norge for Miss Universe – who represented Norway in Miss Universe 2010 in Las Vegas, the United States.
Final results Final resultContestant| Frøken Norge 2010Melinda Elvenes Frøken Norge World 2010Mariann Birkedal
The 7 finalists ContestantAgeHeight (cm)Hometown Ida Myhrvold 18 167 Fredrikstad Louise Angelica Markussen 19 165 Oslo Maria Kassandra Barbantonis 18 165 Oslo Mariann Birkedal 23 174 Stavanger Marte Heggedal 19 Drammen Melinda Elvenes 23 172 Larvik Toril Tranø 24 Trondheim
Notes Mariann Birkedal represented Norway in Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam. Even though she was among the favourites to win the crown,Norske Mariann Miss Universe-favoritt she did not place in the Top 15. Melinda Elvenes was born in Maun, Botswana to a Batswana mother and a Norwegian father.Melinda fra Larvik ble Frøken Norge Lene Kaland Eriksen was originally one of the eight finalists, but she withdrew from the contest for unknown reasons.
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