Renate Cerljen

Renate Cerljen
Born
Renate Veronica Cerljen

(1988-03-26) 26 March 1988 (age 36)
Staffanstorp, Sweden
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title
  • Miss Universe Sweden 2009
  • Miss Earth Sweden 2011
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)

Renate Veronica Cerljen (born 26 March 1988 in Staffanstorp, Sweden) is a Swedish model and beauty pageant titleholder who the first ever winner of the Miss Universe Sweden pageant, which she won on 6 June 2009.[1] Cerljen represented Sweden at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant on the Bahamas on 23 August 2009, reaching the Top 15. Renate was the first non-winner of the Miss Sweden pageant since 1952 to represent Sweden at Miss Universe since Miss Sweden lost its rights to crown a contestant for Miss Universe earlier in 2009.[2]

Cerljen represented Sweden in Miss Earth 2011, which took place in Manila, Philippines on 3 December.[3] She was chosen internally by the organization as Miss Earth Sweden 2011.[3] In the final she made the Top 16.

Cerljen has previously been an elite gymnast but had to quit in 2005 because of an injury during training.[2]

  1. ^ Miss Universe Sweden:Renate Cerljen Archived August 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b [1] Archived June 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "Miss Earth". Miss Universe Sweden. Retrieved 2011-11-08.