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

Final resultContestant|
Frøken Norge 2010

Melinda Elvenes

Frøken Norge World 2010

Mariann Birkedal

The 7 finalists

ContestantAgeHeight
(cm)
Hometown
Ida Myhrvold18167Fredrikstad
Louise Angelica Markussen19165Oslo
Maria Kassandra Barbantonis18165Oslo
Mariann Birkedal23174Stavanger
Marte Heggedal19Drammen
Melinda Elvenes23172Larvik
Toril Tranø24Trondheim

Notes

  • 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

  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.
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