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Mona Grudt

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Mona Grudt
Born (1971-04-06) 6 April 1971 (age 53)
Stjørdal, Norway
Spouses
Lasse Berre
(m. 1995; div. 1999)
Brody Bittrick
(m. 2005; div. 2012)
Children3
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Norway 1990
Miss Universe 1990
Hair colorLight Brown
Eye colorBlue
Major
competition(s)
Miss Norway 1990
(Winner)
Miss Universe 1990
(Winner)

Mona Grudt (born 6 April 1971) is a Norwegian tv host, model, editor and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1990.[1] She is so far the only Norwegian to capture the Miss Universe title.[2][failed verification]

Miss Universe

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She became the clear favorite of the judges, winning the interview and swimsuit preliminaries and all three segments of the semi-finals. During the 1990 Miss Universe competition, she listed herself as "The beauty queen from Hell" as a publicity stunt[citation needed] (because she was born in the village of Hell, located in Stjørdal, Norway; however 'hell' also means 'luck' in Norwegian).[2] Her runners-up were Carole Gist and Lizeth Mahecha, representing United States and Colombia, respectively.

During her reign, she appeared in Star Trek: The Next Generation as Ensign Graham in the episode "Identity Crisis". Grudt was also the last Miss Universe to accompany Bob Hope on his USO tour.

Life after Miss Universe

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In 2013, Grudt was the editor of the Norwegian wedding magazine Ditt Bryllup (en. Your Wedding).[3] Also, Mona Grudt came in second place in the Norwegian version of Dancing with the Stars, in Norway called Skal vi danse (Shall we dance).[citation needed]

Grudt returned to the Miss Universe pageant in 1994 as a member of the panel of judges.[citation needed] In 2010, she became the host of the seventh Cycle of Norway's Next Top Model, which aired in 2011.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Hanstveit, Inga (11 August 2016). "Kjæresten om Mona Grudt: -Hun kan godt bli mer rampete" [Mona Grudt's Partner: "She Could Very Well Become More Mischievous"]. Dagbladet (in Norwegian Bokmål).
  2. ^ a b "Lawrence Journal-World - Google News Archive Search". Dagbladet. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  3. ^ Bråthen, Jennifer (11 July 2013). "Single Mona Grudt: - Man må ha ungene i fokus" [Single Mona Grudt: "You Need to Keep Your Kids in Focus"]. Dagbladet (in Norwegian Bokmål).
  4. ^ "Mona Grudt ny "Top Model"-programleder | God Kveld Norge – TV 2 Underholdning" (in Norwegian). Mobil.tv2.no. 2010-05-16. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Universe
1990
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Lene Ørnhoft
Frøken Norge Universe
1990
Succeeded by
Lene Maria Pedersen