The Frøken Norge 2010 beauty pageant was held at the Sole Hotell & Herregaard in Noresund

Noresund

Noresund is a small village in Krødsherad, in the county of Buskerud, Norway.Noresund is located on Lake Krøderen. Highway 7 passes through the village. Norefjell Ski Area is located 3 kilometers northwest of Noresund...

, Norway

Norway

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 on 26 June 2010. 7 finalists competed for the two winner titles.

The eventual winners were Mariann Birkedal

Mariann Birkedal

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 from Stavanger

Stavanger

Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...

, a former Frøken Norge

Miss Norway

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 (2008) runner-up and Miss Universe

Miss Universe

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 (2008

Miss Universe 2008

Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Crown Convention Center in the Diamond Bay Resort, Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008...

) contestant – Frøken Norge for Miss World – who represented Norway in Miss World 2010

Miss World 2010

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 in Sanya

Sanya

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, China

People's Republic of China

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 where she was a Top 7 finalist; and half Motswana

Botswana

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 Melinda Elvenes from Larvik

Larvik

is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. Larvik kommune - has about 41 364 inhabitants and covers 530 km2....

 – Frøken Norge for Miss Universe – who represented Norway in Miss Universe 2010

Miss Universe 2010

Miss Universe 2010, the 59th edition of the pageant, was held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on August 23, 2010. It was hosted by Bret Michaels and Natalie Morales...

 in Las Vegas

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, the United States

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Final results

Final result	Contestant|
Frøken Norge World 2010	Mariann Birkedal Mariann Birkedal -External links:*...
Frøken Norge Universe 2010	Melinda Elvenes

The 7 finalists

Contestant	Age	Height (cm)	Hometown
Ida Myhrvold	18	167	Fredrikstad Fredrikstad is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad....
Louise Angelica Markussen	19	165	Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
Maria Kassandra Barbantonis	18	165	Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
Mariann Birkedal	23	174	Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
Marte Heggedal	19		Drammen Drammen Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...
Melinda Elvenes	23	172	Larvik Larvik is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. Larvik kommune - has about 41 364 inhabitants and covers 530 km2....
Toril Tranø	24		Trondheim Trondheim Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...