Margareta Arvidsson
Margareta Arvidsson | |
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![]() Arvidsson as Miss Universe in 1967 | |
Born | Margareta Arvidsson (1947-10-12) 12 October 1947 (age 76) Gothenburg, Sweden |
Spouse | Otto Stupakoff (divorced after 9 years)[1] |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss Sweden Miss Universe |
Hair color | Blonde |
Eye color | Blue |
Major competition(s) | Miss Sweden 1966 (Winner) Miss Universe 1966 (Winner) |
Margareta Arvidsson (born 12 October 1947) is a Swedish actress, fashion model and beauty queen who was crowned as the 1966 Miss Universe at age 18.[2] She represented Vänersborg in the 1966 Miss Sweden Pageant. She was the second Swedish woman to win the crown, 11 years after Hillevi Rombin.
Arvidsson won the Miss Photogenic title at the 15th Annual Miss Universe Pageant which was held in Miami Beach, Florida, culminating with her crowning on 16 July 1966.[3] After her crowning, she walked to greet the audience, interviewed the pageant host, and posed for pictures with the runners-up, sitting on the throne.
In March 1999, Margareta Arvidsson was a guest of honor at the 50th Anniversary of the Miss Sweden Pageant.[4]
Post-Miss Universe career
After her crowning as Miss Universe, Arvidsson worked as a model for the Ford Modeling Agency and appeared on stage and in film.[1][5]
Personal life
Arvidsson was married to Brazilian fashion photographer Otto Stupakoff for nine years and had two children with him.[6] Her granddaughter and fellow model Kianna Stupakoff wrote that Arvidsson was spurned for her weight as a model in the 1970s and had told her that Ford Models executive “Eileen Ford called me fat as an elephant”.[5]
In the 1970s, Arvidsson was diagnosed with Addison's disease.[5]
Arvidsson moved to and settled in Fairfield, Iowa prior to 2019.[7]
Political activities
In May 2019, amid the 2020 United States presidential election, Arvidsson, who had become an Iowa resident, praised Democratic candidate and Project Angel Food founder Marianne Williamson as someone who could bring “consciousness” to the national debate, and similarly praised U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders after his campaign visit in Fairfield.[8] In August 2019, Arvidsson endorsed and volunteered for Williamson, helping drive Williamson's campaign RV around the Hawkeye State.[7] She also endorsed Williamson in her 2024 presidential bid.[9]
References
- ^ a b Rosales, Jericho (2016-02-14). "Politics is temporary, family is forever". PressReader. Tempo Philippines. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ NewspaperArchive.com Margareta Arvidsson, age 18, July 1966
- ^ NewspaperArchive.com Margareta Arvidsson pageant on Saturday, July 16, 1966.
- ^ Fröken Sverige genom tiderna. Sverigesman. Archived 2010-08-21 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2010-05-19 (in Swedish)
- ^ a b c Stupakoff, Kianna (2016-03-09). "Losing and Finding My Worth Through Modeling". The New School Free Press. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ Ralston, Anna Carolina (2016-11-12). "Pioneer of fashion photography in Brazil, Otto Stupakoff gains exhibition in Rio". Vogue Global (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ a b McCullough, Caleb (2019-12-03). "Marianne Williamson promotes 'outside the box' agenda at Iowa yoga studio". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ Bailey, Holly (2019-05-31). "Marianne Williamson gets adoring crowds and sells millions of books. Can she make a mark on the presidential field?". The Washington Post.
- ^ Arvidsson, Margareta (@MargaretaArvid4) (2023-03-25). "Women of the world gather and support Marianne2024". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
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External links
- Margareta Arvidsson wins competition Miss Universe 1966 - accessed 2017-09-25 on YouTube
- A Tribute to Margareta Arvidsson - accessed 2017-09-25 on YouTube
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Preceded by | Miss Universe 1966 | Succeeded by |
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- Armi Kuusela (1952)
- Christiane Martel (1953)
- Miriam Stevenson (1954)
- Hillevi Rombin (1955)
- Carol Morris (1956)
- Gladys Zender (1957)
- Luz Marina Zuluaga (1958)
- Akiko Kojima (1959)
- Linda Bement (1960)
- Marlene Schmidt (1961)
- Norma Nolan (1962)
- Iêda Maria Vargas (1963)
- Corinna Tsopei (1964)
- Apasra Hongsakula (1965)
- Margareta Arvidsson (1966)
- Sylvia Hitchcock (1967)
- Martha Vasconcellos (1968)
- Gloria Diaz (1969)
- Marisol Malaret (1970)
- Georgina Rizk (1971)
- Kerry Anne Wells (1972)
- Margie Moran (1973)
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- Dayanara Torres (1993)
- Sushmita Sen (1994)
- Chelsi Smith (1995)
- Alicia Machado (1996)
- Brook Lee (1997)
- Wendy Fitzwilliam (1998)
- Mpule Kwelagobe (1999)
- Lara Dutta (2000)
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- Iris Mittenaere (2016)
- Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (2017)
- Catriona Gray (2018)
- Zozibini Tunzi (2019)
- Andrea Meza (2020)
- Harnaaz Sandhu (2021)
- R'Bonney Gabriel (2022)
- Sheynnis Palacios (2023)