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Frøken Norge 2010

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Frøken Norge 2010
Date26 June 2010
VenueNoresund, Norway
Entrants7
WinnerMelinda Elvenes

The Frøken Norge 2010[1][2] 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 LarvikFrøken Norge for Miss Universe – who represented Norway in Miss Universe 2010 in Las Vegas, the United States.

Final results

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Final result Contestant|
Frøken Norge 2010

Melinda Elvenes

Frøken Norge World 2010

Mariann Birkedal

The 7 finalists

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Contestant Age Height
(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

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  • Mariann Birkedal represented Norway in Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam. Even though she was among the favourites to win the crown,[3] she did not place in the Top 15.
  • Melinda Elvenes was born in Maun, Botswana to a Batswana mother and a Norwegian father.[4]
  • Lene Kaland Eriksen was originally one of the eight finalists, but she withdrew from the contest due to unknown reasons.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Frøken Norge 2010
  2. ^ Dette er Norges vakreste
  3. ^ Norske Mariann Miss Universe-favoritt
  4. ^ Melinda fra Larvik ble Frøken Norge
  5. ^ "Frøken norge - Bedt om å trekke seg fra Frøken Norge - SEHER.NO : Norske". www.seher.no. Archived from the original on 2010-06-19.