The Miss World Iceland organization announced Hugrun Birta Egilsdottir as the official representative of Iceland at Miss World 2021, in a statement released on 15th November 2021.The diva succeeded former queen Kolfinna Mist Austfjörð to the title.
The diva is perfect example of ‘strength is beautiful’, being one of the strongest candidates at the competition both figuratively and literally. Hugru´n is a jiu-jitsu practitioner and hails from Gardabaer, a municipality in the capital region of Iceland. She is also a spokesperson at ‘Reykjavík Maternity Support Committee’, an organization that works to support women and mothers in the low-income group, by funding their education and helping them achieve their dreams.
The 26-year-old is makeup artist by profession and is currently a marketing student. She enjoys playing the piano and dancing and is fluent in Icelandic, English, Danish and Spanish. This beauty queen is no stranger to the world of pageantry, previously she represented ‘the land of fire and ice’, i.e., Iceland at Miss Supranational 2019, where she made it to the Top 25 finalists and won the Miss Supranational Supramodel of Europe 2019 award.