Renate Cerljen
Born
Renate Veronica Cerljen

(1988-03-26) March 26, 1988
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 March 26, 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 June 6, 2009.[1] Cerljen represented Sweden at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant on the Bahamas on August 23, 2009 and placed in 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 December 3.[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]

References

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