Face of Denmark

Face of Denmark is a national Beauty pageant in Denmark that selects the representative to the Miss Universe, Miss Earth, Miss International and Miss Supranational pageants.

Organization

Since 2015 The Face of Denmark competition operates its own production under Anders Hamilton de Voss and his partner John Paul Hamilton de Voss.

Several former titleholders who have achieved success abroad representing Denmark are on the board of national directors for the Face of Denmark organization. They include: Catharina Svensson, the first Miss Earth winner from Denmark, Aino Korva, Miss Denmark 1963 and first runner-up at Miss Universe 1963, Pia Larsen, Miss Denmark 1986, and first runner-up at Miss International 1986 and Miss World 1986, Zaklina Sojic, Miss Universe Denmark 2007 and top 15 at Miss Universe 2007, and Mette Riis Sørensen, Miss International Denmark 2015 serve on the board of directors for Face of Denmark.

Pageant system

Girls that apply for Face of Denmark must submit applications online to be considered. Starting in 2016, these delegates will be narrowed down to a top 15 decided on by the organization.

The delegates do not pay an entrance fee, and are selected based on their physical beauty, personality, intelligence, and competitive edge. Physical measurements are not taken into consideration. Once the semi-finalists are selected, they are given the option to choose three regional titles depending on where they are originally from or where they currently live in Denmark. The titles are then assigned based on a "first come, first serve" basis, and the girls are subsequently "crowned" and unveiled to the public. The girls undergo rigorous boot camps for walking, interview, physical fitness, styling and more. The semi-finalists participate in photoshoots, videotaping and more. During the finale weekend, hair, make-up, swimsuit, and evening gowns are provided for the finalists free of charge. The competitors are judged in a preliminary competition prior to the finals, which includes an individual four-minute personality interview, and swimsuit preview. Preliminaries are held privately and are not open to the public.

During the finals, the girls recompete in swimsuit, evening gown, and all are asked two on stage questions, one in Danish and one in English. The combined scores from the prelims and the finale determine the placements. In 2016 these placements are: Miss Supranational Denmark, Miss International Denmark, Miss Earth Denmark, and Miss Universe Denmark. The four titles are considered equally important and have separate duties.

Editions

The following is a list of all Face of Denmark editions since 2015.

Year	Face of Denmark	Represented	Venue	Entries
2016	Christina Mikkelsen	Copenhagen	Amager Bio, Copenhagen	15
2015	Cecilie Wellemberg	Rungsted Kyst	AC Bella Sky Hotel, Copenhagen	25

Titleholders

The following is a list of all Face of Denmark titleholders since 2015.

Year		Universe	Represented		Earth	Represented		International	Represented		Supranational	Represented		United Continents	Represented
2016		Christina Mikkelsen	Copenhagen		Alexandria Eissinger	Roskilde		Sara Skals Danielsen	Odense		Malene Sørensen	Hellerup		Silvija Vuckovic	Frederiksberg
											Sofie Knielsen	Christianshavn
2015		Cecilie Wellemberg	Rungsted Kyst		Laila Karim	Nørrebro		Mette Riis Sørensen	Østerbro		NA	NA		Monica Isabella Hartig	Kongens Nytorv
					Turið Elinborgardóttir	Faroe Islands

• ^a Turið Elinborgardóttir resigned due to pregnancy. The runner-up, Laila Karim of Nørrebro took the title as Miss Earth Denmark 2015.
• ^b Malene was crowned the new Miss Supranational Denmark 2016 since Miss Christianshavn, Sofie, due to scheduling difficulties, resigned from the title. Malene was the 1st Runner-up of Face of Denmark 2016.

Miss Universe Denmark

Color key

•      Declared as the Winner
•      Ended as a Runner-Up
•      Ended as one of the Finalists or Semifinalists

The Face of Denmark winner automatically declares as Miss Universe Denmark and represents Denmark at the Miss Universe pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.

Year	Represented	Face of Denmark	Ethnicity	Placement	Special Awards
2016	Copenhagen	Christina Mikkelsen	Danish	TBA
2015	Rungsted Kyst	Cecilie Wellemberg	Spanish	Unplaced

Miss Earth Denmark

Color key

•      Declared as the Winner
•      Ended as a Runner-Up
•      Ended as one of the Finalists or Semifinalists

The Second title of Face of Denmark automatically declares as Miss Earth Denmark and represents Denmark at the Miss Earth pageant.

Year	Represented	Face of Denmark	Ethnicity	Placement	Special Awards
2016	Roskilde	Alexandria Eissinger	American	TBA	TBA
2015	Faroe Islands	Turið Elinborgardóttir	Faroese	Unplaced	Snowman Building

Miss International Denmark

Color key

•      Declared as the Winner
•      Ended as a Runner-Up
•      Ended as one of the Finalists or Semifinalists

The Third title of Face of Denmark automatically declares as Miss International Denmark and represents Denmark at the Miss International pageant.

Year	Represented	Face of Denmark	Ethnicity	Placement	Special Awards
2016	Odense	Sara Skals Danielsen	Danish	TBA
2015	Østerbro	Mette Riis Sørensen	Danish	Unplaced

Notes

Supermodel Helena Christensen began her career in 1986 as Miss Universe Denmark. In the same year, Pia Rosenberg Larsen won Miss Denmark and competed at Miss International, where she placed as first runner-up. In 1993, T.V. personality and actress Maria Hirse won Miss Universe Denmark, but like Helena Christensen, failed to place at Miss Universe.

This contest is unrelated to the Miss Denmark pageant.

See also

• Miss Universe Denmark

External links

• Official site
• Face of Denmark @Angelopedia