The Frøken Norge 2011 ("Miss Norway 2011") beauty pageant was held on 27 August 2011 in Storefjell in Gol Municipality, Norway.Frøken Norge-finalen 2011
The eventual winner was 23-year-old Anna Larsen Zahl from Sortland Municipality.Frøken Norge 2011 is Anna Zahl Anna represented Norway at the 2011 Miss World pageant which was held on 6 November 2011 in London, the United Kingdom. The runner-up was 19-year-old Fay Teresa Vålbekk from Oslo.
There was no winner crowned for Miss Universe this year, as the final was held too late to send the winner to the 2011 edition of the pageant. This marked the first time that Norway was not represented in Miss Universe since 1999.
From over 500 applicants from all over the country, 40 quarter-finalists were chosen to compete in duels. The duel winners, who were announced on 23 May after a round of SMS voting, then made up the 20 semi-finalists. On 8 July, Ine Drikakisi from Oslo was announced as the winner of the Save the Children fast-track competition, and she was therefore guaranteed a spot in the Top 10.Vinneren av Redd Barna-konkurransen er Ine Drikakisi The competition was about collecting the most money for the charity in a creative way. The nine girls who would join her competing for the crown the final night were announced on 8 August after another round of voting (40% jury votes, 40% SMS votes, 20% Facebook votes).Finalistene i Frøken Norge 2011
Final results
Placement County Contestant Age Height Hometown Frøken Norge 2011 TromsAnna Zahl23Tromsø Runner-up OsloFay Teresa Vålbekk19OsloTop 10Finalists AkershusNina Elise Fjalestad18AskerFinnmarkGuro Olaussen18KarasjokHordalandNerea Hernández Eide18StordNordlandHanna Grav19BodøOsloIne Drikakisi20Oslo Sør-TrøndelagCharlotte Svee Hestnes19TrondheimVest-AgderLive Guttu18KristiansandØstfoldAnette Hunstad Frøland19AskimTop 20Semi-finalistsAust-AgderMay-Britt Hagane26ArendalHordalandMalin Unneland22BergenMøre og RomsdalKaroline Kalvø19GiskeOpplandNora Muqkurtaj18BrandbuRogalandEllen Svendsen18StavangerSør-TrøndelagHanne Tinderholt Lenes22TrondheimMari Westad20TrondheimTelemarkVilde Knutsen Varø20PorsgrunnTromsMarte Idrupsen17TromsøØstfoldArita Fejzulai21FredrikstadTop 40Quarter-finalistsAkershusMarie Fougner Wang19AskerMarianne Lindbeck18BjørkelangenIda Nicoline Mosen Nyberg20StrømmenAust-AgderMaren Elise Stribolt19 GrimstadBuskerudStina Marie Bakken18HokksundHedije Tahiri19DrammenHedmarkMarita Michelsen18KongsvingerRenate Haga Ommestad19HofHordalandHanne Otterå Årland17AustevollMøre og RomsdalStine Bjørsvik18MoldeMarion Dyrvik21EidsdalEirin SøbstadAverøyOsloCamilla Haukaas19OsloRogalandTonje Holen21StavangerKaroline R. Samuelsen23StavangerVestfoldElisabeth Askimdal Hersvik23ÅsgårdstrandAndrea Indrehus18LarvikCharlotte Weber18NøtterøyØstfoldMartine Johansen19Sarpsborg DisqualifiedcontestantHordalandIselin Jeanett Eknes23Bergen
Semi-final Jury Geir Hamnes, national director of Miss World and Miss Universe in Norway Kathrine Sørland, Frøken Norge for Miss World 2002, and Miss Universe Norway 2004 Mariann Birkedal, Miss Universe Norway 2008, and Frøken Norge for Miss World 2010 Omer Bhatti, rapper Bjørn Engberg, partner of the Frøken Norge Organization
Final Jury Geir Hamnes, national director of Miss World and Miss Universe in Norway Mariann Birkedal, Miss Universe Norway 2008, and Frøken Norge for Miss World 2010 Lillian Müller, model and actress, and former Playboy Playmate Carina Dahl, singer and model Alexx Alexxander, illusionist Lise Nilsen, choreographer, model and TV presenter Rolf Ørjan Høgseth, photographer Odd Rolfsen, coach and motivator Tina Rismoen, hairdresser and director of the Hairport hair salons Solvår Hegge, skin therapist
Notes Iselin Jeanett Eknes (Hordaland) originally made it into the Top 20, but she was disqualified because she passed a certain unknown time limit set by the Frøken Norge Organization. She was replaced by Nerea Hernández Eide (Hordaland).Iselin ut, Nerea inn Ine Drikakisi (Oslo) is half Fijian. Guro Olaussen (Finnmark) is Sámi. Nerea Hernández Eide (Hordaland) is half Spanish. Marion Dyrvik (Møre og Romsdal) was Miss Water (1st runner-up) at Miss Norway 2010. She went on to represent Norway at Miss International 2010.Marion Dyrvik at Miss International 2010 Three of the girls in the Top 40 are ethnic Albanians: Hedije Tahiri (Buskerud), Nora Muqkurtaj (Oppland), and Arita Fejzulai (Østfold).
References
External links Frøken Norge official website Froken.no, Frøken Norge magazine