Josephine Alhanko | |
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| Born | Josephine Alhanko 24 April 1981 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Sweden 2006 |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Sweden 2006 (Winner) Miss Universe 2006 (Top 20) |
Josephine Elisabeth Larissa Alhanko (born 24 April 1981) is a Swedish actress and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Sweden 2006 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2006 where she placed Top 20.[1] She is a niece of the ballet dancer, Anneli Alhanko.
Alhanko was Sweden's 28th semi-finalist at the Miss Universe 2006 pageant, held on 23 July in Los Angeles.[2][3] She was the first Miss Sweden to place in nine years. Alhanko won Miss Sweden title in 2006, with the judges describing her as "professional, humble and sympathetic."[citation needed] At the Miss Universe pageant in 2006, Alhanko beat favorites including Erin McNaught of Australia. She has acted in various TV productions, movies and plays. She was also a student in the English National Ballet School (1997–98). [citation needed] She played Flash/Florence in the series Real Humans, which was broadcast on SVT and on Yle in Finland,[4] and has since become an underground cult classic.
- ^ "Sexy Miss Sweden Not Just a Pretty Face". ABC News. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ Axel Bard Bringéus. "Nya tider för ny Fröken Sverige". SvD.se. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ "Fröken Sverige gifter sig". Expressen. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ "Man blir berörd av hubotarnas situation". Metro. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2014.