Katarina Wigander
Encyclopedia
Katarina Agnes Wigander (born 1983 in Lerum
, Västergötland
, Sweden
) is a model and formerly Miss Sweden
.
Her winning was controversial in her home country, as she was crowned by Moore Magazine
, a magazine for men which publishes pictures for other Swedish
"men's" magazines, such as Slitz
. In 2004, Moore Magazine and Bingo Rimér
, managed to take over crowning after the old arrangers had stopped holding the pageant after 2003. Wigander was the only Miss Sweden to be crowned under this regime, as there was no 2005 Miss Sweden, and "New Miss Sweden" was staged from 2006. For this reason, her title is sometimes said to be "unofficial".
Lerum
Lerum is a locality and the seat of Lerum Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 15,819 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:Lerum has a station on the Gothenburg commuter rail system and is a suburb of Gothenburg....
, Västergötland
Västergötland
', English exonym: West Gothland, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden , situated in the southwest of Sweden. In older English literature one may also encounter the Latinized version Westrogothia....
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
) is a model and formerly Miss Sweden
Miss Sweden
Miss Sweden , is the title of the Swedish beauty pageant, which ran from 1949-2003, by the female magazine VeckoRevyn and production company Strix in partnership with MTG. The competition qualified delegates to the global contests Miss Universe and first runner ups to Miss World...
.
Her winning was controversial in her home country, as she was crowned by Moore Magazine
Moore Magazine
Moore Magazine is Sweden's largest lifestyle portal for men on the Internet, where many thousands of visitors daily partake of the articles and advice covering everything from fashion , fitness, dating, gadgets and more...
, a magazine for men which publishes pictures for other Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
"men's" magazines, such as Slitz
Slitz
Slitz is a Swedish men's magazine similar to Maxim or FHM.- History :Slitz was initially created in 1980 when two music magazines Schlager and Ritz merged. The magazine continued to be a music publication until 1996 when it became a men's lifestyle magazine similarly to Café...
. In 2004, Moore Magazine and Bingo Rimér
Bingo Rimér
Bingo Rimér, born 23 June 1975 in Hällaryd, Sweden, is a Swedish photographer. He is by a newspaper considered to be Sweden's answer to Hugh Hefner.- Photography :...
, managed to take over crowning after the old arrangers had stopped holding the pageant after 2003. Wigander was the only Miss Sweden to be crowned under this regime, as there was no 2005 Miss Sweden, and "New Miss Sweden" was staged from 2006. For this reason, her title is sometimes said to be "unofficial".