Malou Hansson
Encyclopedia
Malou Hansson, served as Miss Sweden
in 2002. She was the first black woman to hold this beauty pageant title.
Hansson, competing as "Miss Uppland
", was suggested as a potential candidate for the Miss Universe
pageant by a celebrity panel, and the viewers selected her as the winner via a telephone poll. She served as Sweden's representative in the Miss Universe 2002
pageant but she did not place in the top 10.
Hansson, while the first black woman to win the crown, was not the first black woman to compete for the title of Miss Sweden. Other black Miss Sweden-contestants during the years have included such as Jessica Folcker
(2nd R-UP 1993) and Ida Sofia Manneh (1st R-UP 2001).
and Mikael Persbrandt
.
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...
in 2002. She was the first black woman to hold this beauty pageant title.
Hansson, competing as "Miss Uppland
Uppland
Uppland is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders Södermanland, Västmanland and Gästrikland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic sea...
", was suggested as a potential candidate for the Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
pageant by a celebrity panel, and the viewers selected her as the winner via a telephone poll. She served as Sweden's representative in the Miss Universe 2002
Miss Universe 2002
Miss Universe 2002, the 51st edition of the Miss Universe pageant, was held in Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico on May 29, 2002. There were 75 delegates from around the world who competed for the title Miss Universe 2002. Oxana Fedorova of Russia was crowned Miss Universe 2002 by...
pageant but she did not place in the top 10.
Hansson, while the first black woman to win the crown, was not the first black woman to compete for the title of Miss Sweden. Other black Miss Sweden-contestants during the years have included such as Jessica Folcker
Jessica Folcker
Jessica Folcker born , is a Swedish singer.-Biography:Folcker was born as Jessica Elisabeth Angelique Folcker in Täby, a Stockholm suburb, on . Her mother is Swedish and her father is from Senegal....
(2nd R-UP 1993) and Ida Sofia Manneh (1st R-UP 2001).
Film career
Since her time as Miss Sweden ended, Hansson has appeared in several Swedish films in small roles. These include Stockholm Boogie (2005), Blodsbröder (2005), and Sökarna - Återkomsten (2006). In 2007 Hansson performed her first leading movie role as "Nathalie" in the Swedish movie Gangster, alongside actors Kjell BergqvistKjell Bergqvist
Kjell Bergqvist , born 23 February 1953 in Enskede, Stockholm County; Swedish actor.Bergqvist finished Dramatens elevskola in 1973 and made his debut in En enkel melodi and Jack. He has since cooperated for many years with scriptwriter and director Ulf Malmros...
and Mikael Persbrandt
Mikael Persbrandt
Mikael Åke Persbrandt is a Swedish actor. In Swedish films he usually has lead roles and “tough guy” parts. He is perhaps most famous for his recurring role as the no-nonsense police officer Gunvald Larsson in the latest installment of the Martin Beck movies...
.