Hólmfríður "Hófí" Karlsdóttir (born 3 June 1963) is an Icelandic former model and beauty queen who won the 1985 Miss World contest.
She was the first Icelandic contestant to won the Miss World title, although later she was followed by Linda Pétursdóttir in 1988, and the recent Icelandic winner: Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir in 2005.
Miss World Hólmfríður finished runner-up at the 1985 Miss Iceland contest behind Halla Jonsdóttir. 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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