Malou Hansson (born 1983 in Jrflla, Uppland, Sweden) served as Miss
Sweden in 2002.[1] She was the first woman with black African ancestry
to hold this beauty pageant title.[2]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 woman of African ancestry to win the
crown, was not the first woman of African ancestry 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), Ida Sofia
Manneh (1st R-UP 2001) and her own sister Nanna Hansson in 2001.[3]
Sweden in 2002.[1] She was the first woman with black African ancestry
to hold this beauty pageant title.[2]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 woman of African ancestry to win the
crown, was not the first woman of African ancestry 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), Ida Sofia
Manneh (1st R-UP 2001) and her own sister Nanna Hansson in 2001.[3]
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