The Faroe Islands, a self-governing territory of Denmark, will hold its first official beauty pageant on Saturday, November 18, 2017 in the capital city of Torshavn. The pageant is one of multiple events - such as boxing, weightlifting, power lifting, crossfit, kettleball and men's and women's fitness - that will take place starting Friday, November 17. The events are produced and organized by Burn Fitness.
Turið Elinborgardóttir is the national director for Miss Faroe Islands. Turið was Miss Earth Denmark 2015 and competed in Miss Earth 2015 pageant in Austria.
Meet the 8 official contestants for Miss Faroe Islands 2017 (Miss Føroyar 2017):
Sissal Magnussen, Miss Streymoy, 18Maria Andreasdóttir Sørensen, Miss Gjógv, 24Birgit Johannessen, Miss Klaksvík, 18Sólja Johannessen, Miss Tórshavn, 18Monika Nolsøe, Miss Suðuroy, 18Hananja Dánjalsdóttir, Miss Kollafjørður, 20Benita Winther Jensen, Miss Sandoy, 18Leyvoy Í Gerðinum, Miss Vestmanna, 18
Critical Beauty is the official media partner of Miss Faroe Islands, and we are happy to present the first Miss Critical Beauty Faroe Islands 2017 award to the contestant who receives the most number of likes on their Instagram photos. The winner will be crowned during pageant show on November 18. Please checkout the photos of each of the contestant in the official Miss Faeroe Islands Instagram account by clicking the banner above.
The winner of the national pageant will have the opportunity to represent the islands at the next edition of Miss Universe, pending approval of the license.