Linda Pétursdóttir

Linda Pétursdóttir (born 27 December 1969) is an Icelandic business woman and beauty queen who won Miss World 1988.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Linda.

Linda was born in Húsavík and raised there and in Vopnafjörður. She won Miss Iceland on 23 May 1988[1] and Miss World that November.[2]

She operated a spa company named Baðhúsið for over 20 years, which closed in 2014.[3] In 2003, with Reynir Traustason, she published her autobiography, Linda - ljós & skuggar.[4]

In 2015, she was guest judge in the final Miss World 2015 beauty pageant in Sanya, Hainan, China PR.

In 2019, Pétursdóttir became the license holder for Miss World Iceland.

References
  1. "Fólk í Fréttum: Linda Pétursdóttir", Dagblaðið Vísir, 1 June 1988 (in Icelandic).
  2. "Miss World was shy", Wilmington Morning Star, 28 November 1988.
  3. Stefán Árni Pálsson, "Baðhúsið lokar: Linda Pé gefst upp á rekstrinum", Vísir (365), 10 December 2014 (in Icelandic).
  4. JPV, ISBN 9979-775-85-8: listing at Félag íslenskra bókaútgefenda (Association of Icelandic Publishers) (in Icelandic).


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