Margareta Arvidsson | |
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| Born | Margareta Arvidsson 12 October 1947 |
| Title | Miss Sweden (1966) Miss Universe (1966) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Blue |
Margareta Arvidsson (born 12 October 1947) is a Swedish actress, fashion model and beauty queen who was crowned as the 1966 Miss Universe at age 18.[1] She represented Vänersborg in the 1966 Miss Sweden Pageant. She was the second Swedish beauty to win the crown, 11 years after Hillevi Rombin.
Margareta also won the Miss Photogenic title at the 15th Annual Miss Universe Pageant which was held in Miami Beach, Florida, culminating with her crowning on 16 July 1966.[2] After her crowning, she walked to greet the audience, interviewed the pageant host, and posed for pictures with her runners-up, sitting on the throne.
After her reign as Miss Universe, Margareta became a fashion model for the Ford Modeling Agency and had great success as an international model.[3] Margareta also appeared on stage and in films.[4] She was married for nine years to the late Brazilian photographer, Otto Stupakoff, with whom she had two children.
In March 1999, Margareta Arvidsson was a guest of honor at the 50th Anniversary of the Miss Sweden Pageant.[5]
References
- ^ NewspaperArchive.com Margareta Arvidsson, age 18, July 1966
- ^ NewspaperArchive.com Margareta Arvidsson pageant on Saturday, July 16, 1966.
- ^ Global Beauties - accessed 2011-07-11 Archived 2011-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ EvandroSilvaBlogspot.com, accessed 2011-07-10 Archived March 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Fröken Sverige genom tiderna Archived 2010-08-21 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2010-05-19 (in Swedish)
External links
- Margareta Arvidsson wins competition Miss Universe 1966 - accessed 2017-09-25 on YouTube
- A Tribute to Margareta Arvidsson - accessed 2017-09-25 on YouTube
- Beauty School Pantheon - accessed 2017-09-25
| Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Apasra Hongsakula | Miss Universe 1966 | Succeeded by Sylvia Hitchcock |