Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir Explained

Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir
Birth Date:1963 6, df=yes
Birth Name:Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir
Birth Place:Reykjavík, Iceland
Miss World Iceland
Miss World 1985
Nationalcompetition:Ungfrú Ísland 1985
(Runner-up)
Miss World 1985
(Winner)
(Miss World Europe)
Height:1.73m (05.68feet)
Eye Color:Blue
Hair Color:Blonde

Hólmfríður "Hófí" Karlsdóttir (born 3 June 1963) is an Icelandic former model and beauty queen who won the 1985 Miss World contest.[1]

Miss World

Hólmfríður finished runner-up at the 1985 Miss Iceland contest behind Halla Jonsdóttir.[2] 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.

Notes and References

  1. News: Miss World and runners-up . Associated Press--> . 16 November 1985 . United States . Gainesville Sun . 15 September 2010.
  2. Web site: Miss Iceland 1985 . Miss Iceland . 14 August 2017 . 5 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180905214922/http://www.lempimissit.suntuubi.com/?cat=254 . dead .